I am definitely a new cook. Don’t get me wrong, I could sauté since I was 10, but I almost never did anything outside of the stove top until this last year. However, in this short year, I have been trying to really make up for lost time.  I’ve been constantly trying new things, often texting Maddie to make sure that I’m going to be doing it right or to run a recipe idea by her. Long story short: I really have tried to break out of my ‘I only make pasta’ shell.

In culmination and as a final exam, if you will, of this fabulous year of culinary exploration, I am making the entire Thanksgiving dinner this year.  Ambitious you might say, but I am determined and very stubborn, so bring it on.

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