Pig goes BOOM!

Ok not really but we did make a 'fancypants' bacon explosion for Thanksgiving.  Since three of the four people at my thanksgiving were from the south we did a 'southern thanksgiving'.  Holy crap was there a lot of food.  My favorite part though was practicing my knife skills.  Watch out.

Making the pecan pie crust for the crabmeat cheesecake 

Crabmeat cheesecake baking

Chopping the porcinis and apples for the pork stuffing 

War zone.

That's me.  Cutting the fat layer off of the pork roast.

Butterflying the pork.

Boom!  That's what you do when you know how to use a knife. 

L smashing it to an even thinness

Layering w/ Kale

Rolled up and happy.  About to get wrapped in proscuitto

Trying to remember the proper method for tying w/ twine

Monster Chanterelles 

Crabmeat cheesecake for Turkey day brunch

Searing the pork

Buttermilk pie

Sweet potatoes w/ blue cheese and candied pecans

Whisking the grits dressing

Princess waiting for her wine.

All is right w/ the world

A thing of beauty

Sweet potatoes, biscuits, and collards!

Happy.

Grits dressing

Oooooo....

Post dinner walk for digestion