Happy Thanksgiving!

Ollie got to go to two Thanksgiving dinners with us, since my family and my in-laws both live in the same city we do!

So I've heard that ham biscuits are, for the most part, unheard-of outside of Virginia.
This right here, which Ollie is helping to plate (or maybe just sneaking bites of!) is "biscuit ham."
It's Smithfield ham (even saltier than straight salt) cut in scraps and sold as biscuit ham,
because we Virginians like to make biscuits and put slices of Smithfield ham in them.
It's really as simple as that. Anyone can do it! But this way of buying the ham is much
cheaper and easier than getting a whole ham, especially if you've just using it for ham biscuits!

Watching the re-airing of the Macy's parade, since we were busy making
mac and cheese during the live broadcast.

Watching my husband and his mom playing ping-pong while we wait until it's time
to start making side dishes.

Baked brie as an appetizer!!! Take a large Brie, cut off the top (but leave it on), bake it at 350F for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix 1 cup each of Kahlua, brown sugar, and pecans and heat on the stove.
Take out the Brie and remove the top skin, then pour the pecan mixture over the top. Serve with crackers.

Pretty table setting! My mother-in-law is very good at this.

The beautiful turkey!