Replacing OEm hdd, how to restore from TM backup

Hello All,
This is my first time posting, though I have seen many threads from here while searching google. My question is this, I am about to upgrade my macbook pro 13's hdd from the OEM hitachi 160gb 5400 rpm drive to a Seagate 500gb 7200rpm. I have installed countless hardware upgrades in computers...so the actual replacement does not worry me.
Im wondering about restoring the drive, When I purchased my mbp It had Leopard installed and came with the Snow Leopard upgrade disc. So when I format the new drive can i do the full install from the SL upgrade disc, or do I have to install from leopard recovery disk the SL upgrade disk? Also, after that I can just restore from a Time MAchine backup and all my files and apps like Photo Shop should be there right?
Thank You

If you have a full Time Machine backup, you should be able to recover directly from that. See below:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/15638.html
Otherwise you could install directly from the 10.6 disc and then use the app disc that came with the computer to restore any applications that came with it (like iLife).

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