Can you pass the yellow stuff & the bread?

"Can you pass the yellow stuff & the bread?" That's what Jurgen asked on Thanksgiving, after he had already had his first helping. Obviously, the Cheese Grits & the Cornbread Dressing were hits with the Germans.

The week before Thanksgiving, I informed Dagmar that I wanted to celebrate with turkey & dressing. Really it was just a good excuse to make Derby pie & eat dressing. So Dagmar found me a 7lb turkey, mom sent me recipes, & off I wen to the grocery to buy everything I needed.

I baked the turkey, basting my little heart out. Of course I had to take out the "yucky" parts, i.e. the neck, heart, liver, & something else. Mom told me to use all but the liver in my gravy, but I didn't know what was what! So I decided against guessing & made the gravy from the drippings.

I made cheese grits, without my Kraft garlic cheese. So I had to guess as to what cheese would work (I chose middle aged gouda) & garlic. I put a little too much garlic, but oh well. It was still yummy!

The cornbread dressing was to die for! I wish I could eat it everyday! And with the gravy on top ... even better!

The girls helped me make Derby pie. My pie crusts were a bust - I think I prefer pre-made pie crusts, though they are not available in Germany (stupid Germans). The Derby pies were really good ... the dog thought so as well since she ATE more than HALF of one! Damn dog. I was SO mad at her. She didn't even get sick from eating all the chocolate!

But in the end, Thanksgiving was great. We had leftovers for dinner that night & some for lunch on Friday. And the girls loved the pies, though Jurgen said they were too sweet. Oh well, more for us!