there are so many things for which i’m thankful.
![butter under turkey skin butter under turkey skin](https://www.imeeshu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_0595-1024x682.jpg)
as if brining in grand marnier weren’t enough…a turkey with butter shoved under the skin makes it even that much better. butter is your friend. i promise.
![brussels sprouts with sweet & sour chili sauce brussels sprouts with sweet & sour chili sauce](https://www.imeeshu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_06001-1024x682.jpg)
i’ve learned to love brussels sprouts…mainly because of this new recipe
![hostess gift. wisk, vanilla, lemon extract, and mint extract. hostess gift. wisk, vanilla, lemon extract, and mint extract.](https://www.imeeshu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_0607-1024x682.jpg)
my friend Peilin Breller brought this gift to me for hosting our first collaboration: cook. shoot. eat. i need to take a page out of her social graces book!
![decimated turkey carcass decimated turkey carcass](https://www.imeeshu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_0611-1024x682.jpg)
i’m thankful to have a husband who attempts to carve a turkey. he is a brave man and i love him so much. go ahead…laugh. it was DELISH!