Evolution of a Thanksgiving Dinner

I was pretty much on my own cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year. To be fair, my family offered to help but I’m stubborn and a bit of a control freak and just wanted to do it all myself. So here’s what I made: turkey (brined last night), stuffing (both in bird and out), mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, dinner rolls (not homemade), and pumpkin cookies. And here is the evolution of Thanksgiving Dinner: from taking the bird out of the brine, to claiming a drumstick for myself.

Brining the turkey.

Making the stuffing.

Making the stuffing.

Making the stuffing.

Stuffing the Thanksgiving turkey.

Preparing the Thanksgiving turkey.

The Thanksgiving turkey goes into the oven.

Pumpkin cookies for Thanksgiving desert.

Green beans for the green bean casserole.

Assembling the green bean casserole.

Assembling the green bean casserole.

Assembling the green bean casserole.

Assembling the green bean casserole.

Making sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner.

Making sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner.

Boiling potatoes to make mashed potatoes.

Boiling potatoes to make mashed potatoes.

Straining the potatoes.

Taking the Thanksgiving turkey out of the oven.

Taking the Thanksgiving turkey out of the oven.

Thanksgiving sides go in the oven.

Making gravy for Thanksgiving dinner.

Making gravy for Thanksgiving dinner.

Making gravy for Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving dinner: stuffing and gravy.

Thanksgiving dinner: green bean casserole.

Thanksgiving dinner: sweet potatoes with marshmallows.

My Thanksgiving dinner.

My Thanksgiving dinner.

My Thanksgiving dinner.

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