Sorry to disappoint my loyal Wino’s, but my regular Homemade Wine post has been preempted this week in lieu of food. Next Monday we’ll be back to our normally scheduled program, and trust me, you’re not going to want to miss it. Jan over at Jan’s Sushi Bar went hog-wild last week spinning up a…
This week Jen from Sprite’s Keeper has spun up a challenge for cold weather recipes. Since Thanksgiving is only 5 weeks from today (I know!!) I thought I’d share my mama-tested and nagger-approved recipe for the Thanksgiving Turkey I cook each year. If this sounds familiar, I posted this recipe last year, but that was…
You can already feel the magic in the air as the holidays approach at a rapid pace. *ducking for cover* I know, it’s only the first day of October and I’m using the H word. But this is truly when the traditions start to really kick in as the upcoming festivities prevail. Since I don’t…
All that work getting ready for Thanksgiving, moving furniture to accommodate extra people, getting out the fine china and silver and making sure everything is perfect, then spending all those hours slaving over a hot stove and creating yummy edibles for the Mega Feast… Everything goes as smoothly as possible, the turkey is cooked to…
As I do final preparations for this afternoon’s Mega Feast, I pause and give thanks for many things. I’m thankful to God for blessing me with a beautiful daughter in spite of the prospect of not being able to have children after a brush with cervical cancer 20 years ago – I couldn’t have special-ordered…
So here it is, only a few days from Thanksgiving! The next couple of days are going to be ultra busy, at least I did my last-minute shopping for the Thanksgiving Feast today so I won’t have to join the panic crowds on Wednesday. Besides, I’m trying to do a bunch of ‘make ahead’ things…
Wow! Only 10 days until Thanksgiving? Don’t even get me started on how close Christmas is behind that…one Holiday at a time, please! I love Thanksgiving, I love the festivity, the house smelling so delicious all day long – it’s just a nice cozy holiday we get to spend with friends and family and reflect…
