How did everyone else fare at Thanksgiving dinner?

I didn't do too badly, though I make such good stuffing that I did indulge in a small serving of it.  Otherwise, I stuck to low-carb.

Here's what I made:

--Turkey, rubbed all over (under skin and on top) with sage butter (mixed finely chopped sage with softened butter).  I stuffed the cavity with pieces of lemon to infuse the turkey with some subtle lemon aroma.

--Low carb green bean casserole.  I will post the actual recipe later, but it involved a lot of bacon.

--Mashed carnival squash mixed with loads of butter and a touch of honey.  This was in place of sweet potato casserole.  To go even further low carb, sugar free maple syrup could be used in place of the honey, but I only used about 1 tbs for a humongous bowl, so I wasn't too concerned. 

--Roasted asparagus with homemade hollandaise sauce (I used Mark Bittman's recipe from How to Cook Everything for the sauce).

--Giblet gravy.  I just simmer the turkey organs and neck in water while the bird is cooking to make a broth.  When the bird is done, remove the neck and toss it, take out the orgrans and chop them finely.  Then return to the broth, add all of the lovely pan drippings, then whisk and thicken with low carb thickener (I prefer Thicken Thin not/Starch).  I had some leftover sage butter and whisked it in as well.  Wow, the gravy this year was so rich and tasty, I could almost eat a bowl of it like soup.

And for the non-low carbers:

--Traditional stuffing with sausage, mushrooms, onion and celery.  Even though it's wonderful, I won't post the recipe because it's not low-carb!

--Mashed potatoes with bacon and cheddar cheese.

--Pan rolls (store bought 'cause I just don't bake).

I didn't make any dessert this year.  Nobody is a big dessert eater, so I didn't really want any temptation around. :)

Unfortunately, the scale wasn't kind to me, saying I'd gained 5 lbs.  I figure it must just be some water weight from the stuffing, because I didn't overeat and barely indulged in non low-carb.  Monday is my official weigh-in, so I hope it's back to normal by then!