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Scott's pasta...so delicious Culver's cheese curds with my Lawson peeps Tacos! Chicken soup with Scott's homemade stock. Walnuts toasting for a salad. Ribs  Empty Mac N Cheese Wine for beef short ribs. Brunch with the family. Uncle Julio's with my sweetie. Getting ready for Thanksgiving! Brunch with my sweetie..chicken & waffles Chicken soup

It's obviously a Wednesday.  Scott's gone to the store for last minute cranberry sauce, whipped cream and biscuits (for breakfast in the morning).  We cooked for a few hours together this afternoon.  "Party" playlist pulsing, and the smells and sounds of Thanksgiving in the kitchen.  We made a variation of Paula Dean's green bean casserole and a variation of Scott's mom's chicken and dressing . The kitchen is spic and span and the food sealed up tight in the fridge all ready to bake tomorrow. Click above to go to the recipes...for the dressing to make it like RJ's, use cornbread crumbs, a dozen hard boiled eggs shredded into the dressing and shredded chicken from at least 1 rotisserie chicken added to at least 4 cups of sauteed onion, celery and we add about a cup of sauteed mushrooms and a chunk of pesto too. Season as you go along...add about 4 cups chicken broth.  YUM. We'll probably make gravy to go with the dressing too. There a...

Grandma visited this year...a good Thanksgiving...peaceful as can be expected and the food was good.. Christmas lights :) Mac N Cheese Beans see the cocktails on the bottom shelf? :)

Thxgvin 2010 It was a very good day...a day of miracles for me...there was relative peace (no pun intended), i had a joyful heart, my daddy was home, momma cooked! We all worked together, made it thru the gripes without any fights...dinner was great! God showed up big time for me today. My parents made soup together...mikey roasted a gorgeous turkey...mom proofed the rolls in the dryer! Genuis!..."bad ass" were my exact words to her. U know she's "herself" when she's coming up with ideas like that!...lolo was so happy, playing in his little "new" car...and just being a kid...throwing the football, playing peekabo at the table...amanda and i doing dishes...it was a blessed day...mom and i made apple pie..mom and dad cut the apples while i rolled out the dough...lolo got to watch his grandparents, parents and aunt and uncle cook and laugh together...i got lots of hugs and kisses from my dad (all my family)....got to cook w my brother, who loves to ...

 It was time to bake pies for Thanksgiving, and I decided to make time to do it the night before...I have grown very weary of holiday cooking in recent years, but this year my joy was slowing becoming refreshed and renewed...these pies and the toffee I made the night before are the first evidence that Santa & his elves are beginning their magic on me again :) pre-baked pie crust for pecan pie...not sure if I needed to, but I followed the directions roasted chopped pecans for pecan pie, of course (I burned the first batch...oops) the beginning of the filling for the pecan pie...butter melting is always a good beginning pecan pie filling  egg beaten, ready to be added to the mixture...do notice the Shiner that is in my chilled glass...a girl needs reinforcements for baking pies for the holidays!  ready for the oven toffee! I had made it the night before, just one batch (about 4.5lbs) Opal's pumpkin pie, ready for the oven, mine & Mom...