Cooking the entire meal by myself and trying out all these different thanksgiving recipes was a lot of fun, but it also taught me a new appreciation for how much work my mother and my mother-in-law put into these big holiday meals each year. Now that we are living closer to family again, we all get together and contribute to the meal, which makes things much easier on everyone involved. Which reminds me, I better figure out what I’ll be brining this year.  Happy Holidays.