The life and times of my turkey

We had a pretty small Thanksgiving this year so I made my very first turkey. I think it was some kind of right of passage. You know that's something my mom and grandparents do, I show up with a salad and an appetite! Everyone said it turned out really well and now I'll have a better idea of what I'm doing next time.

Utah November '09

We went to Utah last week for my roommate's wedding. I didn't take pictures of the wedding, but here are the ones I did take-

Matthew helping Grandma make his favorite, pumpkin bread.

Playing with Uncle Brent

Helping Grandma rake leaves. He was so happy she had a rake just his size.

Eating breadsticks with his friend Logan.

Fake out eggplant parmesan

I have been super bored with food lately and just wanting to eat out. I decided to try and make eggplant Parmesan since I wasn't going to make it to Macaroni Grill. I need it to be simple so I read a couple of recipes and then made up my own. I thought it was pretty good-here's what I did:

One eggplant sliced then put in some Italian salad dressing and then Italian seasoned bread crumbs. Baked it in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes (but I think I'll do it for closer to 20 next time). I made just normal spaghetti for the family. Then I sprinkled some mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and put it back in the oven until it melted. I think the mozzarella is the star of the show so don't skimp on that one. I thought it turned out pretty well so I'll try it again; now I'll have to come up with something yummy for the leftovers. :)

Butter sneared on bread

Matthew was singing and "dancing" for about 30 minutes the other day. Here's a small piece-

Halloween and snow storms

Carving pumpkins at our house involves power tools.

Matthew didn't want to touch the pumpkin so he just supervised.

The snow storm

Getting ready to trick or treat. If you want to see more pictures you can go to Brian's page (I donated my memory card to him when he discovered he didn't have his).

Following a temper tantrum, he looks so peaceful and innocent doesn't he?