Thanksgiving Daily Updates!

Dinner is still hours away, and I have already burned my tongue. Burned it real bad, on fresh fudge- at about 200 degrees. whoops.

So the day started off with some eggs benedict, a holiday staple in my house. Shortly thereafter, we began the food preparation.

Dessert 1: Peanut Butter Pie with a layer of Chocolate Fudge.
Do you see where this is going?
So we made the fudge no problem, it was pretty easy. Then we made a a graham cracker pie crust, and poured the chocolate fudge on top to form the bottom layer. Carrying the pot and thermometer over to the sink, I could see a big glob a yummy shiny sticky fudge about to fall to the floor. To save some extra mess from the kitchen floor, I caught the fudge on my finger. Looking at it, I thought to myself, "Oh, Chocolate!" As I lifted my finger to my mouth, I realized, the thermometer still read over 200 degrees. Too late. oops. Words of wisdom... don't do what I just did!
Minutes later, my sister did the same thing. Sometimes, we aren't the sharpest tools in the shed.

So, then we whipped up the peanut butter filling... and let me just tell you, it's like eating peanut butter on a fluffy cloud in heaven. Yes, that good.

Still in the works:
Watergate salad resting in the fridge. (which is seriously one of the weirdest Thanksgiving dishes ever. But, my sister really loves making it, so... yeah)
Cornbread stuffing with sausage, currently in progress.
Brisket is smoking, turkey waiting to be fried.

Next up:
Pumpkin spice cake. yum.

Let The Games Begin!

The NEW Top Chef starts in just over an hour. Who is excited? Um... that would be me.
And even more exciting, there are two 'locals' on the show this year: Jill Snyder from Baltimore, and Carla Hall from Washington, DC. Two local women vying for the title. Maybe they can pull off another win like Stephanie's last season! There was actually an article in the campus paper about the show today. Glad to see a validation of my obsession!

In other news, I have begun my Keystone Project on women an food: "feminist food studies" you might say. My first chapter will be a historical background of women and food. Keep a lookout, I may update every once in awhile about my project. That is, if I can keep up with this blogging, which has proved rather difficult recently. We shall see...

Don't forget to watch TOP CHEF!!!!