Finally, one of the American magazines has come out with an issue I thought was worth buying, and did. Besides Amy’s debut, there are at least 4 or 5 sweaters I would consider making, should I ever find the time to pick up a pair of needles and, what was that stuff? Oh! Yarn. Yeah. I miss that stuff.
[Placeholder for pictures of mini-kitchen restoration project - “Project Morter Bomb” - coming soon]
Looking for out of the ordinary recipes to wow Bob’s family this Thanksgiving, I ran across Out of the Frying Pan. We’ll have thirteen for dinner, and though frazzled with trying to get our newly purchased, unpainted, kitchen floor-less house into shape for the holidays, I couldn’t be more excited.
Party Food
Samosas - fried Indian veggie pocket hors d’oeuvres
Rebecca’s Olives - garlic stuffed olives surrounded by a baked cheese-based crust
Tomato-Mozzarella Skewers - who knew grape tomatoes and mozzarella could be so pretty? Yum.
Roasted Turkey - good tips on keeping juicy and browned
Caesar Salad - with home-made dressing
Potatoes Au Gratin - simple recipe with leeks
Cornbread - wow, from stratch - add corn and jalapenõs for Texas hushpuppies
Ann’s Stuffed Mushroom Caps
- simple recipe
Feisty White Bean Dip
- a little twist on the aveage bean dip
Mushroom and Turkey Enchiladas with Green Chile Sour Cream Sauce - use up little bits of turkey left-overs
Carol’s Summer Salad - This is the prettiest salad
Herb Dumplings - great substitute for the simple roll
Glazed Cranberry Rolls - easy breakfast snack the morning after
French Toast Stars
- the star shapes are cute but it’s what you put in the batter that makes these interesting
Cocktails
Lynchburg Lemonade - Jack, Triple Sec, Sweet n Sour and 7-Up
Electric Lemonade - Vodka, Blue Curacao, Sweet n Sour and 7-Up
Long Island Ice Tea - Gin, Vodka, Triple Sec, White Rum, Sweet n Sour, and Coke
Long Beach Ice Tea - a Long Island with Cranberry instead of Coke
November 27th, 2003 at 10:22 pm
Yum-a-roni! I envy that you can serve up anything but the standards. My family is “old school” which means that in-the-skins mashed potatoes raises a brow or two.
I can relate to the stresses of unfinishdecoritis. This holiday celebration was our first in our relatively new household. We did some interior refurbishing over the summer, but hadn’t quite completed the details (umm, like pictures on the walls and stuff).
I really wanted a “finished” look for the feast, so spent several hours of my holiday prep time shopping for and implementing interior design manifestos.
In the midst, I felt nutso. But said and done, all was good.
And on the fourth Friday of November, Marcia rested.
I hope that yours was twice mine, plus. Which means you rest Friday and Saturday.