Buuuuuuuuuuuuurp!

Thanksgiving has got to be my most favoritest holiday. It's about food and friends and family, and what could be better than that?

I hosted a low-key potluck Thanksgiving for a few friends. Tuesday night Mr. W and I did all our shopping. Wednesday night, we prepped and cut and mixed, getting everything ready to cook. Thursday morning we put the squash in the slow cooker and went and picked up our smoked turkey at Hoover's. The friends started showing up around 2:30. I pulled out all of the appetizers--including the tomatoes rockafeller and the sundried tomato mozzarella skewers. We sat down to eat around 4:45. We went around the table and all said what we are thankful for. Geej said she's thankful for candy. What a surprise, no?I hadn't really eaten anything all day (except for a plate of appetizers), so about 15 minutes after we sat down to eat, my plate looked like this.

It was fun, and the food (except for the roasted potatoes I made, which were undercooked) was AMAZING.

Appetizers:

Marinated mushrooms

Celery/Carrots with veggie dip and hummus

Mozzarella skewers

Tomatoes rockafeller

Citrus stuffed olives

Cream cheese with Pick-a-pepper sauce

Dried cranberries and cherries

Manchego, Goat blue cheese, and White cheddar with cranberries

Assorted crackers

Dinner:

Smoked turkey

Chipotle sweet potatoes

Vegan veggie tart

Cornbread dressing

Artichoke spinach casserole

Mac and cheese

Dijon roasted potatoes

Braised acorn squash

Whole wheat rolls

Cranberry sauce

Mushroom gravy

Dessert:

Pumpkin pie

Rhubarb pie (First time I've ever had rhubarb...OMFG YUM!!)

Taaaaaaaaaaaaasty!

Sent everyone home with leftovers and still had plenty left for ourselves.

Man, I love Thanksgiving.