Dreaming of lime gerbils in a cheese sauce

I still have it. All of it. My guests did their best but after eating all that turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, etc etc etc etc they just couldn't eat more than 2/3rds of the first cheesecake and maybe 2/5ths of the carrot cake.

I guess I have to wait until tomorrow to see how the second one came out. I was fairly happy with the first one. I think it could have stayed in the oven another 3-4 minutes but in all it came out quite reasonably for the first time I've made this one (and considering how many strikes it had against it what with double batches and resting in the fridge before being baked and....).

So, tomorrow (Friday) is melted chocolate day. I've invited my guests back for leftovers and then we're going to melt down the Couverture chocolate I bought in Brugge and dip stuff (like cheese cake and carrot cake and apples and bananas and strawberries and oranges and whatever-else shows up) in and eat it. MMmmmm gluttony.

Oh, and that whole thankful thing? I'm glad I have friends who will help me eat all this!