Thanksgiving!

So no recipes today (I didn't really measure when cooking) but here are some photos of our wonderful dinner. It was delicious, the flavors and complimented each other beautifully.

This being my first Thanksgiving dinner that I had to cook all on my own, and only having two mouths to feed (mine and my boyfriend's) we opted for smaller dishes and birds.

We roasted a butternut squash (with butter and pepper), made simple skin-on mashed potatoes, a "healthy-er" green bean casserole, a tart and tasty cran-raspberry sauce, Cornish game hens basted in olive oil, lemon zest/juice and herbs, all rounded off with two, count 'em TWO pumpkin pies lined with sugar dipped cranberries. 

Everything turned out fantastic! The hens were wonderfully juicy (I will admit, they aren't turkey by any means but, with a small crowd and budget they are perfect). The mashed potatoes were truly mashed, not whipped, giving them a more rustic taste and texture which I strive for in my cooking.

Needless to say, the pumpkin pies turned out amazing! So light and fluffy, and well balanced when topped with the fruity tangy cranberry sauce.