Thanksgiving

As I mentioned the other day, we are hosting our first Thanksgiving this year! Jeremy and I have always had assignments for Thanksgiving dinner (mashed potatoes, 1-2 pies, etc.) but we've never done it all and never had it at our house, so we're excited! Unfortunately, since this is our first time, I don't have a ton of Thanksgiving recipes to share, but I plan on taking lots of pictures this year so I have plenty to add next year.

Old-fashioned Apple Pie

I realize it has been awhile since I have posted, but we have been so busy lately! Among many other things, we have been busy preparing for our first time hosting Thanksgiving! My in-laws are coming into town and we are super excited (and a little nervous) to take on the big job of preparing the Thanksgiving feast. In planning what pies to make, we decided to nix poor Apple Pie. I felt bad for the pie, so I decided we'd just have to make one before Thanksgiving! So Sunday my sister came up, which gave me an excuse to bake a pie, and we tried Martha Stewart's "Old-fashioned Apple Pie". This is your traditional, double-crust, heaping apple pie and it was delicious! If you've decided to keep on Apple Pie for Thanksgiving, give this one a try!

Pie Crust

If you prefer pie crusts with butter as your fat of choice, this is the recipe for you! Make sure your butter is COLD!

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

I hosted a baby shower this past weekend and served 2 of these quiches (one with spinach, bacon & swiss, the other with ham, broccoli, cheddar & green onion) and this tasty coffee cake. My sister actually made this coffee cake for my baby shower a couple years ago and it was delicious! Make sure to watch it carefully because although the recipe says to bake it 50-60 minutes, mine only baked for 45 and I thought it was a little dry. I should have taken it out sooner! Oh well. It was still delicious. And it looks really pretty, so it's great for something like a shower.

Soft Garlic Knots

I am a bread person. And a garlic person. Combine the two and it is heaven! These are really delicious and, as the title would indicate, very soft. They went great with our lasagna the other night and with our spaghetti a few weeks before that. :) I think they'd be good with all sorts of things. They may look hard since they're in a knot, but it's really easy. The recipe makes 10 "knots" (rolls) and I assembled the actual knots in just a couple minutes - no harder than any other roll/breadstick kind of thing. You do need to allow enough time for them to rise twice, so plan accordingly. They're topped with a glaze of butter, fresh garlic, and Italian seasoning and they are delicious!