Month: November 2005

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 it for now. I also put 17 cups of turkey stock into the freezer today- so that should […]

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, because we are going to be soooo sick of turkey by then. Today I have a batch of […]

That was today in a nutshell. I spent some time digging out the last of the Christmas decorations, which we had mostly put up yesterday. Our house is so much bigger this year, that all our decorations are out and up, and it really doesn’t look as festive as it […]

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 here. 🙂 Today we put up the Christmas tree, and that called for a trial of yet another […]

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 home to the twin cities. It was very nice to have them here unexpectedly. 🙂But since I’ve been […]

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 butter sweet potatoes Corn muffins with apple butterRoasted broccoli with mushroom and grape tomatoesSauteed sugar snap peasCranberry sauceAnd […]

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 everything, and is surpassing the other kids in class academically! She has been chosen to participate in an […]

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 could be better than a delicious chicken stew topped with a fabulous biscuit topping and baked to bubbly […]

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 wanted to make some cinnamon rolls for our neighbors who have been taking Abigail back and forth to […]

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 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream […]

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 fan- except for the days and days of baking that ensue because just looking outside makes me cold. […]

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 attempt a Caramel Flan. I checked the recip, it seemed simple enough. Mix together eggs, sugar, milk, and […]