Monthly Archive

November 2005

Nope. No turkey today.

I believe Andy has decided that it is time to tuck the rest of the turkey into the freezer. It will make great pot pies and soups, we’ve just ahd enough of...

More leftovers!

I expect to have to duck some tomatoes shortly. 20 pounds of turkey is going to go a loooong way I expect. Good thing I am planning something else for Christmas dinner,...

The Great Sugar Cookie Search

After three days of nothing but food, you’d hardly think that I need to be baking or eating something other than the mounds and mounds of leftovers. That is not the case...

Oh…My…

I am so stuffed.Ugh.Dinner was fabulous. So good, in fact, that I was able to tempt my brother and his wife into staying for dinner when they really should have been driving...

Can I tempt your tastebuds?

Drum roll please…Here is the Thanksgiving menu:Appetizers:Spinach Dip with Vegetable dippersAssorted cheeses, sausage, and crackersMixed nutsDinner:Cider brined turkey with cider glazeSausage and apple stuffingSmashed Red skin yukon gold potatoesSage and cider gravyBrown...

A proud Mommy

That’s me today. 🙂 I had my first ever parent-teacher conferences today. While I did expect good reports about Abigail, I didn’t expect them to glow! She is doing extremely well with...

Comfort Food :-)

I think I missed a day or two…sorry. 🙂 Where did those days go? Hmm. Anyways, tonight for Company Dinner I made one of the ultimate comfort foods- Chicken Pot Pie. What...

Thanks Joe!

A few weeks ago, Joe at Culinary in the Desert made these scrumptious sounding cinnamon rolls. I finally got around to making them today. And boy, does my house smell fantastic!! I...

Sugar Cookies

Per a request 😉 Here are the sugar cookies I found on allrecipes: * Exported from MasterCook * Sugar Cookie Cutouts 1 cup butter — softened 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs...

Snow day!!!!

Yes, it is snowing! I can honestly say that I am not ready for snow. Yuck. It’s also blustery, so it is full fledged winter here today. I am not a winter...

Feeling Lucky?

Baked custard.Always have loved to order it out. But I have never made it myself. So tonight I looked up a recipe for baked custard, and then decided that I wanted to...