McD: "What should I bring?" Me: "Thanksgiving stuff"... and so he rolls in with a bag of Tostitos and some Cool Ranch. Ha!
I had some friends over last night for the Thanksgiving Feast of the Millennium starting special guest chefs Stacey.H and Heather.D. I've been wanting to do this forever (since I moved to NYC) and can't even begin to describe how amazing this was (some 15 dishes!) and how much effort Stacey and Heather put into making this awesome (thank you 100x).
I woke up this morning being totally stuffed, reeking like bacon (bacon turkey, bacon dates, bacon ska-lops) and my apartment still smelling as if the oven was on fire (er, which is was for about 30% of last night . We set my upstairs neighbor's fire alarm off. Oops.)
Oh, and recipes here for all who asked:
Bacon Wrapped Turkey
Goat Cheese Pop-Overs
www.freshdirect.com/recipe.jsp?catId=rec_thanks&subCa...
Devils on Horseback (aka Bacon wrapped dates) <-- amazing
busycooks.about.com/od/appetizerrecipe1/r/devilshorseback...
Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing
allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cornbread-and-Sausage-Stuffing/Deta...
Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake <-- holy shit this is gooooood
www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Bourbon-Pumpkin-Che...
Potato Mushroom Gratin
www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2008/12/potato_mushroom_gratin
Butternut Squash and Sage Lasagna
www.marthastewart.com/recipe/butternut-squash-and-sage-la...
Wild Rice with Butternut Squash, Leeks and Corn
www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Wild-Rice-with-Butt...
Cauliflower and Brussels Sprout Gratin with Pine Nut-Breadcrumb Topping
www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cauliflower-and-Bru...
Citrust-Glazed Carrots