Thanksgiving! This week was Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. It's necessary to take a day to recognize what we're thankful for, especially this year. It's also important to acknowledge this holiday's roots and remember the Indigenous lives lost to protect their land and lives stolen by colonists.

This year we were only able to celebrate with my parents and sister due to Covid-19. It was sad not to celebrate with all of our family because we love them all so much.

I made Ina Garten's Tuscan Roulade Turkey, NYTimes's Turkey Gravy with Drippings, Serious Eats's Classic Sage Dressing, NYTimes's Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts, Ina Garten's Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Cooks Illustrated's Simple Cranberry Sauce, Cooks Illustrated's Best American Dinner Rolls, NYTimes's Pecan Pie Truffles, Erin Jean McDowell's Pumpkin Pie (this recipe is from her fantastic book, The Book on Pie).

Most of these are my favorite Thanksgiving dishes, and I make them every year. The brussels sprouts were a new recipe I tried this year, and it wasn't my favorite. I like crispy brussels sprouts, and these turned out softer. It was also the first time I had made the Tuscan Roulade Turkey from Ina Garten. It was fantastic, simple, especially on Thanksgiving, and easy to slice and serve. I will definitely make this again.