it it too early to talk thanksgiving menus?

[Nay]

25. Yeah, I try not to be irritated at the adult who can't manage to eat

anything but plain turkey, plain corn, and mac n cheese, but it's pretty hard -- she manages to eat every form of candy and other sweets, but can't eat mashed potatoes? OOOOOOKAY.....I have stopped letting it bother me .... much.

I actually like the rolls from Golden Corral. I have a wonderful recipe for my own yeast rolls that I would prefer to serve, but I don't see how I can fit them in into the cooking sequence on the Big Day. They are best straight out of the oven. The picky eater does love my rolls, so I'll give her that.

Of course, I'd be happy to share my recipe. This is Mr Nay's favorite pie of all time, and I make sure he always gets one on Thanksgiving.

Sour Cream Mince Pie

(Use your own pastry shell recipe, or storebought)

Pie filling:
1 9-oz. pkg mincemeat, crumbled
1 Cup apple juice or water (I always use apple juice)
1 apple, peeled and chopped
1 Tablespoon flour

Pie topping:
2 Cups sour cream
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Teaspoon vanilla
2-3 Tablespoons chopped pecans or walnuts

Heat oven to 425 deg. In saucepan, combine mincemeat and juice, bring to a boil and boil one minute.

In a bowl, mix flour and apples, then stir in mincemeat. Pour into pastry shell and bake for 15 minutes.

While the pie is baking, combine sour cream, eggs, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat until smooth. Pull the pie out of the oven after its 15 minutes, pour the sour cream mixture over the mincemeat and smooth it out. Sprinkle with the nuts. Bake 8-10 more minutes until the filling is set.