I brought the sides to sis-in-law’s, who made the turkey, mashed potatoes and dessert. The old standbys (creamed spinach and ginger glazed carrots) came out great but some of the new guys (corn, creamcheese, cheddar and Parm casserole - too cream cheese heavy) and glazed shallots (still hard at end of cook time but softened by the time dinner was over) not so much. However, the guests were voracious non-picky eaters who hoovered up everything, with many compliments. The only new dish I was happy with was cubed sweet potatoes roasted with extra dark maple syrup, bacon and pecans (pretty hard to screw up that combo). I guess this is why you should not make recipes for the first time for guests. Lesson learned!
