THANKSGIVING...and a recipe ♥

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

(cute lil poem for the day, hehe)

I am so thankful for our Lord! He has blessed me with everything else I am thankful for. I am so thankful for my family, especially Brian, my parents, and my brother. They have smothered me with love for so many years, and they are my world.

Today we had a wonderful feast for our family. It was just the four of us, my mom and dad, my brother, and myself. Brian is in Pecos, TX, on a job. He is on call for Thanksgiving, but off for Christmas Day, so this is why he is gone for the holiday. Everytime I thought of him, it made me very sad. I tried all day not to thik about missing him, but knowing that next year he will be able to spend Thanksgiving with us again. We already made him a plate and froze it for when he gets home next week. Here is a look at what we enjoyed.

our feast consisted of: Oven Roasted Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Walnut Stuffing, Mashed Ruttabagas, Rhodes Rolls, Sweet Potatoes, Egg Nog, Milk and Iced Tea!!!

sweet potatoeswith marshmallows

our scrumptious turkey

the dogs were jealous...haha

I snapped a pic of this Texas Yellow Rose in my mom's garden. It's now 36 degrees outside, so I knew it would be gone tomorrow!

and of course...the legendary chocolate pie I enjoyed hours after dinner, and couldn't finish...

mom also made (along with the chocolate pie): chocolate chip cookies, sweet potatoe pie, coconut cream pie, banana pudding, and brownies....all for dessert...all for 4 people...

You may be thinking to yourself...well that doesn't look too appetizing...oh but it is...its so decadent, silky, buttery, sweet and CHOCOLATEY!!!

would you like the recipe? of course you would...

Val's Legendary Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

2 sticks butter COLD

1 Cup of sugar
3 eggs
1tbsp vanilla
4 blocks of Baker’s UNSWEETENED chocolate (8 blocks come in one box of this chocolate) I can always find this at Walmart or HEB
1 frozen pie shell cooked and cooled OR homemade pie shell cooked and cooled
Directions
Whip cold butter and sugar until white and fluffy. This usually takes 5-10 minutes with my Kitchen Aid.
Meanwhile, in the microwave heat 4 blocks of the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute or until it is partially melted. Mix with a spoon to melt completely. Set aside
Add eggs and vanilla and whip until the sugar dissolves completely. You do not want a GRITTY pie.
Add the chocolate to the pie mixture slowly, making sure it mixes completely.

Fill the pie shell with the chocolate mixture.

Refrigerate to set. Serves 8-10 pieces of pie. Keep refrigerated at all times.

You can serve it topped with whipped cream, homeade is the best.

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For Now & God Bless, *Amber*