Julia wanted to do her nails in Christmas colors – red and green. Alternating – red, green, red green….
But I got involved and took it a step further.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
One Last Bit of Thankful
Julia brought this home last Wednesday. I meant to share it earlier, but I kept forgetting.
Anyway, it starts out traditionally enough with
“T is for the turkey I eat on thanksgivin.”
H is for hapey pepale.” (happy people)
and then…
Just a Moment to Write
Forgot to mention this in either of my Thanksgiving-related posts. This salad? Everything in it was plucked from one of our winter gardens.
The Rest of Thanksgiving
I have to say, food-wise this was probably my most successful Thanksgiving meal to date. I know, that sounds like bragging, but I’m really not. I’m kind of delighted and amazed.
Above – our appetizers. Way in the back, in the crystal dish, we’ve got Ants On a Log. Alex spread the peanut butter and Joe’s fiancé, Sage, added the raisins. Then, on the little green plate, kind of blurred, are the sausages and mustard. More on them in a bit. Then we’ve got little squares of a version of kale pie that were – I’m bragging now – fabulous. And then there’s some cream cheese with hot pepper jelly on top…crackers, and mixed dry-roasted nuts.
Thankfulness
I am thankful for the new experience of brining our turkey. We don’t usually have problems with overly dry breast meat anyway, but we thought it would be cool to brine anyway. Here is the turkey, pellicle developed, ready to go.
Just a Thought
In my opinion, Bell’s Poultry Seasoning and Yankee Candle need to hook up. Remember those old “you got your chocolate in my peanut butter/you got peanut butter on my chocolate” commercials? Well, Bells needs to get their poultry seasoning in a candle. I’d buy a case…. ~~~ I’m doing a bunch of Thanksgiving-related stuff today,Continue reading “Just a Thought”
Trout in the Fireplace
Bill and Alex went fishing the other day and brought home two trout for lunch. Nice sized trout – about a pound each.
And, in keeping with our hearth cooking intentions, Bill cooked them in the fireplace.
Pumpkin Streusel Bread
‘Tis definitely the season for pumpkin recipes. Breads, pies, custards, ravioli, soups, drinks, and so on abound. I love autumn for so many reasons, and pumpkin is right up there near the top.
Brass Girl
When I was very little, this record – !!Going Places!!, by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – was one of my favorites. According to my mother, I’d stand in the dining room (where our record player was) and dance my little two-year-old head off. Pieces like “Tijuana Taxi” and “Zorba the Greek” – I can hear them so perfectly in my mind it’s like the record is playing. Over and over.
Maybe because of that very early exposure, I’ve always loved the sound of brass.
I know, and I married a classical guitarist. We’ve probably committed some sort of sin in the music world. Well, maybe not. I’m not a musician, so it’s probably okay.
Hearthside Bananas
Do you remember making these when you were a kid? I know I first had a version of these warm chocolate and banana treats at some sort of camp when I was young, but I don't remember anything else from that time. I figure I retained what was most important.
I taught Alex and Julia to make these the same day we cooked ribs and beans in the fireplace.