November 14, 2007

• Food! Food! Food!

  Well it's Wednesday without much to talk about, so I should make this a "Wordless Wednesday," except I have no photos to post.  AND, sending nothing but a blank screen would be kinda dumb . . . right? LOL

  Jesse's gone off to do some personal business and bid a lawn job!  It must be a "leaf-pick-up job" - surely no one needs their lawn mowed in the middle of November!  AND . . . do we have the leaves!!!  Fall arrived 2 days ago with leaves turning beautiful colors and dropping like flies.  FINALLY!!!

  I think I've figured out how I'm going to orchestrate Thanksgiving dinner next week.  I'll make the white and sweet potatoes on Wednesday and refrigerator them in whole chunks.  I'll bake the two pies at the same time the potatoes are cooking.  Hopefully, the bird will be thawed enough to get out the package of innards and I can boil them with onion and celery to make the broth for my dressing.

  Wednesday night, Stephanie can come over and I'll teach her how to make my turkey dressing  - my mother's recipe.

  Thursday morning, I can stuff and put the turkey in the oven, then make the fruit salad (Jell-o, Cool Whip, cottage cheese, and fruit cocktail).

  Thursday afternoon I can reheat and mash the white potatoes and make the caramel glaze for the sweet potatoes.  I'm making frozen extra sweet yellow corn and frozen peas (with a jar of chopped pimentos) in the microwave and that can be popped in soon before we eat.

  When it's time to eat, I'll have the gravy to make, the rolls to heat, a can of cranberry sauce to open (ouch!  such work!!!) and carve the meat.

  The plan sounds good.  Will see how stress free it end up being!  Rather than use all my nice serving dishes on the dining room table, I'm going to serve (buffet style) from the kitchen, out of the original cooking dishes.  I love using my platters, silver trays and crystal or silver bowls, but the thought of cleaning up is a bit overwhelming to think about this year.  I WILL use my china, crystal water goblets, and fancy Oneida silverware. 

  I think the more simple I keep things, the more I'll enjoy it and not feel like cratering to the center of the earth, afterwards!  That would be one large hole I'd leave in the earth if that actually happened!

  Speaking of eating, I made a new recipe yesterday that I modified from one Emily gave me.  (By the way, God made the sweetest gal when He made her!!!!  Such a joy to be around!).  It was basically canned corn, canned creamed corn, Jiffy cornbread mix, sugar, sour cream and cheddar cheese.  Of course, VERY low in calories!!!!!!!!!!   I think we would have liked it better without so much sugar.  It baked up like a souffle  with a crunchy top.  I made that smoked brisket I've talked about for the past couple of days, sweet & sour red cabbage, and green & yellow string beans.  We had some of Emily's homemade rolls (to die for) and a pecan pie she made for Jesse.  I think a salad will be the fare for dinner tonight!!!

  I need to try to hang the sheers and valances back up in our bedroom today.  Laundry (not sure WHY) is in pretty good shape and caught up.  Sounds like a restful day with only taco salad for dinner tonight.

  I have heard nothing new about my brother, so I can only assume that is good news.  Still praising God for sparing his life.

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