Harvest Dinner Week

One lesson everyone must learn is when you get married, the holidays become a much more hectic time. All my brothers & sisters have to split the holidays between 2 families (we split between 3), and half of them have moved away so we try to make things work the best we can. This year we are having a Harvest Dinner at our house this Sunday with Braden's parents, my family, and Kathie's family to make sure we share the holiday with everyone on a day where we can all be together without running around all day. I love any excuse to make a big fancy meal, so I'm sharing our menu ideas with all of you!



The main course of our Harvest Dinner is of course going to be turkey, and I'm making the same one I tried out last year. The Apple Sage Bacon Bourbon Turkey I found via Jaimee Rose. This was amazing, even though I smelled like an alcoholic for the rest of day when I made it. If you are up for trying something new and fabulous for Thanksgiving, you MUST make this. Save yourself the trouble, and go to AJ's wine specialist and he will find bourbon for you. I searched 3 different stores last before I wised up and went to AJ's. Those of you who are anti-alcohol, keep in mind the alcohol gets cooked off in the roasting process, so all you get is the delicious flavor.

Jaimee got the recipe from her friend, who is a chef; and I have put his recipe in a handy 4 x 6 card that you can print out and stick on your fridge when you decide to grow a pair and make this Holiday Masterpiece.