thanksgiving madness!

So, I just wanted to recap my Thanksgiving meal experience and encourage anyone who is still on the fence about whether or not they want to cook next week.



The four recipes that I made cost a total of $22.75 and will feed 6 people easily. The total cost of what I purchased (including unused portions of ingredients but not things I already had in my kitchen like sugar, butter and spices) was still only $26.70. So, you can't use "it's too expensive" as an excuse.



I remember my mom cooking ALL DAY on Thanksgiving and that always intimidated me. But, today, I only cooked for four hours and that included photographing and posting some of the recipes (oh, and there were three loads of laundry in the mix too). So, if you were to make a Thanksgiving feast, I'm sure it could be achieved in less than "all day". So, there goes the "it takes too long" excuse.



If I really wanted to go all out, I would have also made something green like Lemon Butter Green Beans ($2.02 per recipe) and some potatoes like Parmesan Roasted Potatoes ($2.99 per recipe). Oh, and of course you need some cocktails so maybe some Spiced Apple Cider Cocktails. That would be a feast!



Still need more ideas? Check out The Food Network, they have put together an amazing Thanksgiving resource. Epicurious also has all of their Thanksgiving ducks in a row with a bunch of how-to videos and a ton of recipes to choose from.



Stay tuned for tons of turkey day left-over ideas! After all, I cooked for six and as far as I know, there is only one of me.