Amanda Victoria Duncan

    29 Nov 2011

    What I made for Thanksgiving, in the year 2011

    Holiday season is here! While most of us have our holiday traditions to look forward to, I think its fun to mix it up every year with something new. For Thanksgiving this year, I was in charge of desserts (a big, sorta scary first for me) and table setting (old-hat, but I still tried to make it interesting). I also learned a quick way to make quiche. Here’s the scoop on each:

    Thanksgiving Dessert (both recipes from Diana’s Desserts)

    Cranberry-Pear Crisp

     Fruit goes in ramekins  Topping goes on!  Baked to perfection

    Spiced Pumpkin Torte with Nut Topping

    Springform makes this possible  Browning the nut topping  the finished product!

    Thanksgiving Table Setting (fold instructions here)

    Waterlily Napkins

    my new favorite folding skills  Table setting coming together

    Thanksgiving Breakfast

    Quiche

    This one is crazy simple: Get a frozen pie shell, fill it with desired ingredients until is about 2/3 full (I used cubed ham, cheddar, parsley). Beat three eggs and a cup of milk together and pour over your toppings in the pie crust. Bake it in a 350 degree oven for an hour. Check with a toothpick. enjoy!

    so delicious!