It is down to the wire.  I successfully finished the Turkey roulade and the Au Jus.  Jim tasted the au Jus and pronounced it wonderful.  Refrigerating and then warming according to Ina Garten in her new cookbook.  Tomorrow I bake the blueberry pie and finish the Cranberry martini.  My brother arrives in the evening and I am going to have the drink ready for him.  Big drive!  

Tonight I started the sweet potatoes.  I was going to divide in half, but Jim was concerned that there would not be enough, so I am doing 3/4 of the recipe.  The whole recipe serves 8, and there are 4 of us, including Jim.  Whatever, if the army has an emergency and has to come to Nashville on Thanksgiving, I will be able to feed them.  This recipe is from Weight Watchers.   

Ingredients:

4 medium uncooked sweet potatoes

1 spray cooking spray

1/3 C spreadable fruit, apricot flavor

1 t ginger root, fresh, minced

1/4 C OJ

1/4 t salt

1/8 t black pepper, freshly ground

3 T sliced almonds, toasted

Directions:

1. Pierce sweet potatoes in a few places with tip of a knife.  Place on a paper towel-lined plate and microwave on High, following your microwaves directions.  
2. In a small bowl, stir together apricot spreadable fruit and ginger until blended.  
3. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice potatoes into 1/2’ thick rounds.  
4. Arrange the sweet potatoes in a single layer on prepared pan: drizzle with OJ and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. When ready to serve, heat the broiler.  Brush the sweet potatoes with the apricot glaze.Broil until glaze browns in a few spots, about 5 minutes.  
6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with almonds.  

 My two week schedule has worked wonderfully.  I feel so relaxed tonight and I am one day away from Turkey day.  Normally I am going nuts and the day after Thanksgiving, don’t even talk to me.  I hope everything tastes good as this is the way to go.