Friday, November 28, 2008

Fried Turkey with Sweet Potato Balls!

(Let's get this straight...the turkey and the sweet potato balls were separate...never attached.)Woo Hoo! What a great Thanksgiving Dinner! We were with friends and have so much to be thankful for this year. There were no cooking mishaps or rodent run-ins today. Thank you.
I made the mashed potatoes and the sweet potato balls (Paula Deen recipe) and they were YUM! I also made my cranberry salsa and these Turkey Cuppies on a stick :) Thank you Bakerella for the inspiration! I hope everyone had a blessed day. We are happy, healthy, my mom is in remission from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, we had plenty to eat and came home to a warm house. God is good to us and always knows what we need, even if we think WE know what we want is best.
This is what a deep fried turkey looks like. Tim was in charge of the bird...
These are the sweet potato balls--there is a marshmallow in the middle!

Cindy's mom was visiting from Indiana and made 2 pies and the gravy!
Curt had the responsibility of carving the bird!
These are my attempts at cupcake bites. The turkeys enjoyed a Thanksgiving Day watching the Macy's parade, a Dog Show and a football game.I can't believe I didn't take more pictures! It was a great stress free day. Thanks Cindy & Tim for hosting a great dinner!

10 comments:

dani said...

d, did curt learn his sweet turkey carving skills from dr. cliff huxtable??? that's where i learned mine:) those sweet potato balls do look yummy; are they baked or deep fried???
love,
dani

Amanda said...

I hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving with your family. All that food is making me hungry!
Love,
Amanda x

Dana said...

d,
They are baked! They really are good if you like SWEET potatoes...

Amanda-
Thank you! We had a great time and full tummy's!

Tabitha said...

Those turkeys are so sweet ~ I love them!!
Love and hugs XXX

Anonymous said...

Your wonderful cranberry salsa was made by J Branson and served in Louisville KY to people from Boston MA, Chicago IL, Nashville TN and they all thought it was YUM-EEE!!! It stood proud next to the Cosmopolitan Cranberry relish made with vodka and triple sec.....great to hear how blessed your holiday was...you deserve it!
Christmas parade this week...hats, gloves, sweatshirts and chili!!
Wish you could be here....

Dana said...

Tabitha-
I really got a kick out of making the turkeys! It made me laugh to see them "watching" TV!! Bakarella is so talented! I can't wait to see what she invents for Christmas!

A Bite of Country Cupcakes said...

I am so intrigued about sweet spud with Marshmallows!!!!
My Sister apparently had the best meal of her life when she got to have a real Thanksgiving meal in the US last year...
And they had sweet potatoes with marshmallows too...
Curious I am??

Bakerella said...

FABULOUS!!!!

Love the tv shot.

Bakerella

Dana said...

Bakerella-
the TV shot is my favorite! It really makes me smile!

Tanya said...

Dana that turkey looks amazing!! How cute are your little turkeys!! So glad you had a great thanksgiving!!

love,
t. xxxx