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I am a baking machine!

(And how is it that this is the only icon I have of Dean eating? That just doesn't seem right...)

Anyway, I asked my folks if they could stay a little late today (they watch Martouf when I go into the office on Wednesday) as I wanted to get as much of the baking done for Thanksgiving as I could and that's kind of hard to do with a baby. So they said they would and ever since I got home, I've been baking almost non-stop. I had to the little guy down for a nap, so I got started about 2:00, it's now 5:15 and the second to last batch of cookies are in the oven.

I have made: Alton Brown's Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (best cookies ever!!), Whoopie Pies and Red Velvet cupcakes. I was a little nervous about the Whoopie Pies as I've never made them before, but they turned out soo good!! And they're not 100% done. I'm going to make the filling in the morning, since I'm not sure what that'll do overnight. The recipe though makes an INSANE amount of batter. I ended up maybe using 1/3 of it and easily have 15 or 16 pies. But looking at the picture that's on the recipe, they're supposed to be huge! Honestly, they're probably the size of a small paper plate. Here's the recipe if you want to take a look.

I'm doing the same with the cupcakes - frosting in the morning. Those were all made from a mix & canned frosting, but considering everything else is from scratch, I figure that's fine. :-)

So, in the morning I have to:

• Make the filling and assemble whoopie pies
  
• Frost cupcakes
  
• Make meatballs for appetizer
  
• Make deviled eggs (maybe tonight?)
  
• Make cornbread muffins
  
• Make mashed potatoes (from 10 pounds of potatoes)
  
• Make sweet potato gratin
  
• Send husband to store to get ice and veggie tray
  

And I think that's it....

They say a picture is worth a thousand words

(I can't find the old post I made with this meme, so I'm making a new one, feel free to spread it around.)

So let's talk! In this post, we will have a conversation only using our userpics. Do not add text or emoticons can be in the comment box. The only exception is if it won't let you post a blank comment, just put a period down.

So, let's get started. I think I'll start....