Table for a family

Pardon my lack of posts, but I've been at home with my family relaxing for the last several days. The holidays are a good time for family bonding and good eats, both of which I have been enjoying. Seeing as I have a cooking blog, I thought it would be appropriate for me to contribute something to our Thanksgiving dinner. I also thought it would be appropriate to utilize my mother's kitchen, fancy amenities and all.

Over the long weekend, I made two dishes featured on the Smitten Kitchen. The first was sun dried tomato stuffed mushrooms.

I served these as an appetizer at our Thanksgiving dinner. They were tasty, but the parsley flavor got cooked out.

On Sunday, I made sweet potato buttermilk pie. This not only allowed me to use every dish in my mother's kitchen, but was also delicious. Considering that this was the first time I ever actually made a pie, it turned out well. The texture was perfect. Try it!