A quick post. The Mister just took two of these chocolate Bourbon pecan pies out of the oven and the house smells wonderful!
It's just the refrigerated/rolled pie crust, unbaked, a handful of chocolate chips on the bottom, the recipe for pecan pie from the Karo Syrup bottle and you soak the pecans in Bourbon overnight.
Oh, and we are practicing with the new smoker and $1/pound turkey legs tonight, too. 
The finished product came out moist and tastes more like ham than turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving from mmm-yoso!
Happy Thanksgiving y'all! Love and Turkey's from the east coast!
Posted by: Jo | Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 05:51 AM
Thanks, Jo. I spent *many* Thanksgivings in Detroit, Boston and Norfolk...and wish I were in Detroit with my family right now...but the doctor's orders come first...everything is different this year...
Posted by: cathy | Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 10:10 AM
Ahhhh! Pie, I LOVE pies! Have a Happy Thanksgiving, and eat plenty :)
Posted by: Kathy | Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 06:41 PM
Hi Kathy- I'm going to post photos in a few minutes. We ate all we could and it was *wonderful*...now on to looking at sales circulars to see how early I want to wake up tomorrow!
Posted by: cathy | Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 07:44 PM
Boy but you said a "mouthful" when you mention that it's all different this year! There you are in California wishing you were here... I on the other hand have had Thanksgiving in Northern CA for years. Much as I enjoyed being with my daughter and my grandbabies... I sure missed California. ::smiles crookedly::
Posted by: Jo | Friday, 24 November 2006 at 03:15 PM
Hi Jo-I know...but different isn't/wasn't bad...just not the same. I kind of hate change...
Posted by: cathy | Friday, 24 November 2006 at 07:50 PM
Wow you guys pigged out like me :-)
Awesome!
Posted by: nhbilly | Saturday, 25 November 2006 at 11:42 AM
...and everything tasted good, too, Billy...
Posted by: cathy | Saturday, 25 November 2006 at 06:32 PM
::nod nod:: I hear ya. We have so much here that we didn't have there... but I miss the great variety of foods. Can you believe NO bakeries?!?! NO decent bread?!?!? NO decent donuts?!?! I can do my own bread but I'm a bit intimidated by the thought of donuts. I need to try making apple fritters.
Posted by: Jo | Monday, 27 November 2006 at 01:24 PM
Hi Jo- I don't know anyone who makes decent donuts at home...but, I'd be willing to sample and critique some time..:)
Posted by: cathy | Wednesday, 29 November 2006 at 03:24 PM
HA! I just bet you would!!! ;o) Will you promise to bring Kirk, the Missus, and the Magic Mic when you come? I promise to serve the best crusty french in town, the most authentic Chinese in town (it's really sad when a euro descendent makes the most authentic Asian) and provide the most... ummm... Help me here Kirk Vibrant? Noisy? Lively? well, with 4 little kids running around at any given time you kinda get the picture right? ;o)
Posted by: Jo | Thursday, 30 November 2006 at 06:58 PM