Holiday baking!

I love this time of year and I particularly enjoy cooking all the yummy meals and goodies.

This year I tackled a turkey! My first ever. I had to cook one last minute for our ward Christmas party because someone was unable to. So, it was the night before the party and I had a frozen turkey on my counter- I panicked a little. Luckily my mother in law came to the rescue and walked me through it- it turned out perfect!

The Turkey

I did the "turkey in a bag method"- way easy. I brushed it with butter, rubbed a mixture of rosemary, thyme, and salt n pepper, and laid it on a bed of onions and celery. I finished it off by sprinkling it with paprika for even browning. It was so yummy!

The Red Velvet Trifle

This is my latest creation. I kinda made it up as I went but its going to be so good.

Recipe:

1 Red Velvet Cake- I cheated and just did a box mix

Bake and cut cake into 3 layers

Middle layers:

1 box of Cheesecake pudding

2 c. milk

8 oz. cream cheese

1-2 c. whipped cream

Top layer:

8 oz. cream cheese

2-3 c. whipped cream

3/4 c. powdered sugar.

Top with fresh raspberries and white chocolate chips

(I also did this in the middle too)