Married to the same wonderful man for 43 years so I have to have more than a few favorites. I used to try everything but MS limits my energy. C'est la vie. Thanksgivings are looked forward to by the whole extended family. It's worth it only once a year, right? Sounds like bragging, I know, but it's almost everything I cook. Recipes are just the springboard. I love certain flavors and like to tweak recipes to make them my own. When first married I presented my husband with roast chicken which he promptly told me was 'not cooked'. After sampling his mother's "cooked to death" chicken I knew why. Oh well, don't fight it. Get your m-i-l's recipes and make them yours. My m-i-l eventually lived with us for 20 years so it was good strategy on my part. I fell in love with her and she with me. We made a great team.