A Couple of New Thanksgiving Traditions?

So, maybe next year we will try to find an open tourist attraction to get us all out of the house for a few hours. We all enjoyed going to see ICE! this year.

Maybe I will also make homemade bread again. This year I made Middle-Class Brioche. I blogged about it on Half-Baked Beauties.

Last year we had a Paula Deen Thanksgiving. This year we had her pumpkin cheesecake (which is one of my favorite desserts) but the rest of the meal was from Rachel Ray.

Herb Roasted Turkey Breast with Pan Gravy- the turkey breast was delicious, the gravy was okay.

Apple and Onion Stuffin' Muffins - my muffins fell apart, but the stuffin' was tasty.

Autumn Potato Gratin - yummy!

My mom's Sweet Potato Dish - probably the best thing on the table!

So, maybe next year we will try another the celebrity chef's Thanksgiving recipes. Perhaps Ina Garten.

Chris and his mom both helped me cook.

In the past we haven't had an after dinner tradition, but maybe we have found one.

On Friday morning, Dianna and I got up early and headed out to the mall. We got there about 6:15 and we got a great parking space because people were leaving. The mall opened at midnight! One sales clerk told me they were very busy from midnight until two and then it picked up again around five.

I don't think I will be going at midnight but I do hope to continue the tradition of going to the mall early on Black Friday.