shopping for turkey day

I don't really know why I decided to go to Whole Foods to buy the stuff for our Thanksgiving meal since I don't go there regularly. But anyway, I went there in search of a light turkey (less than 8 lbs - impossible) and came across this huge, expensive one in the turkey section. Insane how much people will pay for turkey!

Anyway, before that, I asked someone that I thought worked in the produce department if they had any brussel sprouts. After being taken to the baking aisle and then asking the guy again if he knew that I had asked for brussel sprouts, he led me back to the produce section to a woman. She didn't know what I was talking about so she got a real dude that worked in the produce section. After I asked him where the brussel sprouts were, he - probably laughing in his head thinking I was a total moron - led me to this giganomous display at the front of the produce section that I obviously (read: stupidly) did not see. Wow. I have to say that that is a brussel sprout lovers' dream of a display. You get to pick your own! Woo hoo!

turkey day 2007

This was our first Thanksgiving without family. Our friend, Renee, came over and joined us for the holiday. I couldn't find a small turkey by the time that we had decided to cook at home, so I opted for 3 stuffed turkey breasts which turned out to be way too much (total of 9 pounds -- oops!)!! One was stuffed with cranberry pecan stuffing, one had an herb and butter stuffing (we actually didn't even carve into that one!), and then one had a blue cheese and asparagus stuffing. They were from Whole Foods and I think we did a pretty good job of roasting them. I made a sweet potato casserole, biscuits, and brussel sprouts for sides and then we had chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Oh and I made us some cinnamon rolls for breakfast this morning (from scratch!). It was a low-key, relaxed, and fun time. Afterwards, Renee and I did some crafting while Tony passed out on the couch.