Successful Thanksgiving Recipes

Thankfully they all worked! It was an all around success!! So, I made:
1. Hassleback Potatoes
- tastykitchen.com/blog/2011/10/scalloped-hasselback-potatoes/
2. Green Beans with Bacon
- fry a pack of bacon till its crispy, leave grease in the pan
- while its frying, boil some green beans for 7-10 minutes
-strain out all water from the green beans
- put green beans in pan you used to fry bacon
- crumble bacon into pan & fry it all together for about 5 minutes on high heat
3. Stuffing (i cheated and used the box kind)
4. Spinach Casserole
- 2 packs of frozen chopped spinach
- 16 oz of cottage cheese
- 3/4 cup Parmesan
- 2 Eggs
- Paprika
--Thaw spinach and strain out ALL water.
-- Mix spinach and cottage cheese in a large bowl
-- Add eggs and mix well
-- Pour in 1/2 cup spinach and mix well
-- spread evenly in casserole dish and sprinkle remaining Parmesan and some paprika on top
-- Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350
5. Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
6. Turkey with a my own spin on a Jerk Turkey Rub
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup Salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
7. Persimmon Cookie
- http://allrecipes.com/recipe/persimmon-cookies-i/

I feel so accomplished! My first attempt at all of it and it came out nicely! I can't wait till I can do it all again!!