Thanksgiving in pictures and recipes

Caramel Pecan Baked French Toast 12 eggs 1c milk 2Tbs vanilla 2tsp cinnamon 1 small jar caramel ice-cream sauce 1 bag pecan pieces. 1 loaf french bread, sliced thick. Mix first 4 ingredients, pour over bread slices and refrigerate over night. The next morning preheat oven to 350°. Layer soaked bread and caramel sauce with pecans. Bake for 45min. I meant to serve mine with hot syrup but the parade distracted me! ;-) Number 4 gettin' her groove on. Pokemonnnnnnn! You can't fake this kind of devotion. ;-) Daddy loves Neil Diamond! My favorite place to be. "Helping" make the double layer pumpkin cheesecake. (how cute is she?!?) Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake Ingredients 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch ground cloves 1 pinch ground nutmeg 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed Directions 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). 2. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of batter and spread into bottom of crust; set aside. 3. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining batter and stir gently until well blended. Carefully spread over the batter in the crust. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Cover with whipped topping before serving. So so good! Wow! One last fun picture. :-D Hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!