This is our first time to have Thanksgiving at home. In our family the
Thanksgiving meal has always been served a little after noontime, which
calls for a very early morning start.

On workdays I leave for work at 6AM, and I decided I didn't want to get
up at 5AM and start in working, so the wife and I got up when we felt
like it, read the paper and drank coffee, and started the pies around
8AM.

We put a 14lb turkey on around 10AM and we ate at 3PM. Pretty steady
work but not rushed and time for an occasional break. Couldn't have
done it without the mother-in-law's roaster. That darn oven saw a
constant turnover. Pumpkin pie, apple pie, dressing, and corn
casserole. Bread machine helped out, too.


Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. We are southern Indiana
hillbillies and didn't cook anything very fancy, but we enjoyed the
experience and everything came out wonderful.

Michael