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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: BadCat on November 25, 2013, 05:02:44 PM
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Since the DUmmies are already bitching and moaning about Thanksgiving, I thought we should share with them our plans for this fine day....
A 22 lb fresh turkey on the smoker...apple wood this year.
Mashed potatoes, gravy.
Cornbread dressing.
Spiced Rum Sweet potatoes
Corn pudding.
Home made biscuits.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Bourbon (Bulleit) Chocolate Pecan Pie
Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir
Domaine Serere Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay
After dinner...
Hot buttered rum
Balvenie Double Wood scotch
Porto Kopke Colheita Port
Inniskillin Vidal ice wine.
Cuban (real) Cohiba cigars.
We will be having friends over, as our families are far from us. Our friends are as conservative as we are, and much fun will be made of obama and dimocrats in general.
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Since the DUmmies are already bitching and moaning about Thanksgiving, I thought we should share with them our plans for this fine day....
A 22 lb fresh turkey on the smoker...apple wood this year.
Mashed potatoes, gravy.
Cornbread dressing.
Spiced Rum Sweet potatoes
Corn pudding.
Home made biscuits.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Bourbon (Bulleit) Chocolate Pecan Pie
Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir
Domaine Serere Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay
After dinner...
Hot buttered rum
Balvenie Double Wood scotch
Porto Kopke Colheita Port
Inniskillin Vidal ice wine.
Cuban (real) Cohiba cigars.
We will be having friends over, as our families are far from us. Our friends are as conservative as we are, and much fun will be made of obama and dimocrats in general.
I am BannedFromDU, and I approve of this meal.
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Roasted turkey and baked ham
Two variations of cornbread dressing
Giblet gravy
Cranberry sauce
Fresh pole beans with ham hocks
Creamed corn
Macaroni and cheese or broccoli casserole
Yeast rolls
Iced tea and soft drinks
I doubt there'll be much talk of politics at the table. Last time we were all together my niece and her new husband made some crack about Sarah Palin and I declared loudly that the only reason liberals hate Palin is that her popularity scared the shit out of them in the Fall of 2008, and she stole the spotlight from St. Barry just a day or two after his famous Sermon On Mt. Olympus. They've never forgiven her for that.
There were no conversions, stunned silences, or cops jumping out of bushes, but the subject was changed rather abruptly. :-)
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Grilled steak.
Grilled potato
Grilled corn
Rye (Bulleit of course)
Afterwards, weather permitting, I will sit under the pear tree with more rye, and watch the squirrels fornicate in the backyard.
Life is good.
For this, I will be very thankful.
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We are having the usual for about 15 family and friends;
Roast turkey
Roast Pork loin
Waldorf dressing
gravy
mashed potatoes
sautéed sweet potatoes (cooked in butter, brown sugar and lemon juice)
Fresh green beans with onion and bacon
Cranberry relish salad
Homemade rolls
Pumpkin and apple pies
Champaign, chardonnay and pinot grigio wines with dinner
Coffee and amaretto with desert
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Rye (Bulleit of course)
WhistlePig and Templeton will do as well. Bulleit is a miracle of quality + economy, however.
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WhistlePig and Templeton will do as well. Bulleit is a miracle of quality + economy, however.
I've heard the Whistle isn't too shabby. May have to try it some day. :cheersmate:
BTW, I re-age my Bulleit in new oak casks (2 liter), for an additional 90 days.
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We are going to go to a homeless shelter and spit in the food. You know cuz conservatives are big meanies.
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I have a 1% family tradition every Thanksgiving. We like to visit poor homes dressed as cops and take all their food. You have no idea how much fun it is to take a poor man's last potato.
we don't eat it of course. It has poor man cooties. so we dump the food in the river,
Then we have a good hearty laugh and go home to a real feast cooked by poor servants.
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We are going to go to a homeless shelter and spit in the food. You know cuz conservatives are big meanies.
I don't have time for that. I have squirrels to watch. :naughty:
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I have a 1% family tradition every Thanksgiving. We like to visit poor homes dressed as cops and take all their food. You have no idea how much fun it is to take a poor man's last potato.
we don't eat it of course. It has poor man cooties. so we dump the food in the river,
Then we have a good hearty laugh and go home to a real feast cooked by poor servants.
I forgot about that, we dress as cops, hide in the bushes and scare Indians.
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BTW, I re-age my Bulleit in new oak casks (2 liter), for an additional 90 days.
I age mine in my belly, with ice cubes.
There are few things more enjoyable than rye with a cigar. Scotch and cigars is good, but rye and cigars is from heaven.
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We are going to go to a homeless shelter and spit in the food. You know cuz conservatives are big meanies.
And then we'll knock over a Sally (h/t Amber) bell ringer and steal their kettle!
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And then we'll knock over a Sally (h/t Amber) bell ringer and steal their kettle!
I piss in the kettle and give it back.
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I age mine in my belly, with ice cubes.
There are few things more enjoyable than rye with a cigar. Scotch and cigars is good, but rye and cigars is from heaven.
I prefer my pipe. I mix a vanilla Cavendish and black Cavendish.
I used to some La Glorias years ago. Good cigar, just moderately expensive.
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I am going to put this here, not to thumb noses at anyone- but because this is how I believe people should act- much to the horror of the DUmpmonkiez- in a true Christian fashion this holiday:
For some, Thanksgiving can be a time of frantically putting together a meal fit for a king- Ann D. noticed that too many people were not able to have the dinner that many of us were accustomed to, so she found a way to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in the community. In 2002 Ann, Norma B. and Clarion C., plus many more volunteers helped make a Thanksgiving meal for people to enjoy that might not otherwise get the traditional dinner or may just need some extra company that day. Every year since then they have provided this blessing to many individuals and families.
The second year the turkeys were donated by an anonymous Donor. That individual has donated turkeys every year since and the Presbyterian Church of Gordon provides the facility for this wonderful event.
Each year the numbers have increased. The first year they served roughly 45 people. The last few years they have averaged around 85, and one year an astonishing 105 people shared this Thanksgiving dinner.
Over the years Ann became ill, but being blessed with faith and love she continued to help with all but one meal. The last year she helped all she could but her dear friend Norma insisted she rest. She suggested that Ann make a list of what she was thankful for this year instead. It went something like this, said Norma: My church and my faith. Dale my husband. My children and grandchildren. All my friends and this community.
Ann helped shed light on what being a community means. Putting her wants aside to help others during the holiday or any other day. This Thanksgiving make your own little list or do something a little extra for someone who might need a blessing. If you need a blessing then come to the Thanksgiving dinner at the Gordon Presbyterian Church on Thanksgiving day at noon.
The dinner my mother started 11 years ago is served free to anyone who attends. They don't need to be a member of the church and we have welcomed other denominations, the homeless, the less fortunate, and all into the doors. We send food home with any who would like it.
My mother passed away this spring of cancer, after fighting for ten years. This last year we had several native Americans come to join us. One of the ladies in the kitchen made a comment that 'these people' showed up and are taking too much food. My mother didn't say a word, but walked out slowly with a cane, sat down with 'these people' and spoke with them. My mother had been a teacher in town for 40 years and knew almost everyone in town. She thanked them for coming and personally helped them fill take away dinners for later- for she knew they 'those people' may not have any other food in their house that evening.
So, this Thanksgiving I will be there, trying to fill my mothers shoes and giving a bit to those who need a bit.
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I prefer my pipe. I mix a vanilla Cavendish and black Cavendish.
I used to some La Glorias years ago. Good cigar, just moderately expensive.
I just got a pipe myself. Cigars are great but sometimes I want a quicker smoke that won't clear the room out.
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Dutch...
:cheersmate: I'd give you two if I could.
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I am going to put this here, not to thumb noses at anyone- but because this is how I believe people should act- much to the horror of the DUmpmonkiez- in a true Christian fashion this holiday:
For some, Thanksgiving can be a time of frantically putting together a meal fit for a king- Ann D. noticed that too many people were not able to have the dinner that many of us were accustomed to, so she found a way to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in the community. In 2002 Ann, Norma B. and Clarion C., plus many more volunteers helped make a Thanksgiving meal for people to enjoy that might not otherwise get the traditional dinner or may just need some extra company that day. Every year since then they have provided this blessing to many individuals and families.
The second year the turkeys were donated by an anonymous Donor. That individual has donated turkeys every year since and the Presbyterian Church of Gordon provides the facility for this wonderful event.
Each year the numbers have increased. The first year they served roughly 45 people. The last few years they have averaged around 85, and one year an astonishing 105 people shared this Thanksgiving dinner.
Over the years Ann became ill, but being blessed with faith and love she continued to help with all but one meal. The last year she helped all she could but her dear friend Norma insisted she rest. She suggested that Ann make a list of what she was thankful for this year instead. It went something like this, said Norma: My church and my faith. Dale my husband. My children and grandchildren. All my friends and this community.
Ann helped shed light on what being a community means. Putting her wants aside to help others during the holiday or any other day. This Thanksgiving make your own little list or do something a little extra for someone who might need a blessing. If you need a blessing then come to the Thanksgiving dinner at the Gordon Presbyterian Church on Thanksgiving day at noon.
The dinner my mother started 11 years ago is served free to anyone who attends. They don't need to be a member of the church and we have welcomed other denominations, the homeless, the less fortunate, and all into the doors. We send food home with any who would like it.
My mother passed away this spring of cancer, after fighting for ten years. This last year we had several native Americans come to join us. One of the ladies in the kitchen made a comment that 'these people' showed up and are taking too much food. My mother didn't say a word, but walked out slowly with a cane, sat down with 'these people' and spoke with them. My mother had been a teacher in town for 40 years and knew almost everyone in town. She thanked them for coming and personally helped them fill take away dinners for later- for she knew they 'those people' may not have any other food in their house that evening.
So, this Thanksgiving I will be there, trying to fill my mothers shoes and giving a bit to those who need a bit.
And THIS is why we are here. ^5.
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I have not "done" Thanksgiving in years. About 6 years ago we had a family reunion and celebrated in a restaurant. But since my Mom passed, it seems empty.
My wife is not from the USA and my family is scattered. Not much "there" there.
We do "tip our hat" to Thanksgiving. This year we will have:
* Homemade guacamole and chips (the closest thing to a tradition we have every year)
* Baked duck with orange sauce
* Stuffing (but not stuffed in anything)
* Homemade mashed potatoes (OK, store-bought gravy)
But we WILL give thanks as always for the blessing God has bestowed on us.
And I will say a prayer for the blessings on my friends here at CC (and TOS and TOTOS DC).
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I have not "done" Thanksgiving in years. About 6 years ago we had a family reunion and celebrated in a restaurant. But since my Mom passed, it seems empty.
My wife is not from the USA and my family is scattered. Not much "there" there.
We do "tip our hat" to Thanksgiving. This year we will have:
* Homemade guacamole and chips (the closest thing to a tradition we have every year)
* Baked duck with orange sauce
* Stuffing (but not stuffed in anything)
* Homemade mashed potatoes (OK, store-bought gravy)
But we WILL give thanks as always for the blessing God has bestowed on us.
And I will say a prayer for the blessings on my friends here at CC (and TOS and TOTOS DC).
We are likely grilling steaks. We don't much do Thanksgiving either, for similar reasons.
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H5 to Dutch - That's a wonderful tradition to keep.
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I am going to put this here, not to thumb noses at anyone- but because this is how I believe people should act- much to the horror of the DUmpmonkiez- in a true Christian fashion this holiday:
For some, Thanksgiving can be a time of frantically putting together a meal fit for a king- Ann D. noticed that too many people were not able to have the dinner that many of us were accustomed to, so she found a way to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in the community. In 2002 Ann, Norma B. and Clarion C., plus many more volunteers helped make a Thanksgiving meal for people to enjoy that might not otherwise get the traditional dinner or may just need some extra company that day. Every year since then they have provided this blessing to many individuals and families.
The second year the turkeys were donated by an anonymous Donor. That individual has donated turkeys every year since and the Presbyterian Church of Gordon provides the facility for this wonderful event.
Each year the numbers have increased. The first year they served roughly 45 people. The last few years they have averaged around 85, and one year an astonishing 105 people shared this Thanksgiving dinner.
Over the years Ann became ill, but being blessed with faith and love she continued to help with all but one meal. The last year she helped all she could but her dear friend Norma insisted she rest. She suggested that Ann make a list of what she was thankful for this year instead. It went something like this, said Norma: My church and my faith. Dale my husband. My children and grandchildren. All my friends and this community.
Ann helped shed light on what being a community means. Putting her wants aside to help others during the holiday or any other day. This Thanksgiving make your own little list or do something a little extra for someone who might need a blessing. If you need a blessing then come to the Thanksgiving dinner at the Gordon Presbyterian Church on Thanksgiving day at noon.
The dinner my mother started 11 years ago is served free to anyone who attends. They don't need to be a member of the church and we have welcomed other denominations, the homeless, the less fortunate, and all into the doors. We send food home with any who would like it.
My mother passed away this spring of cancer, after fighting for ten years. This last year we had several native Americans come to join us. One of the ladies in the kitchen made a comment that 'these people' showed up and are taking too much food. My mother didn't say a word, but walked out slowly with a cane, sat down with 'these people' and spoke with them. My mother had been a teacher in town for 40 years and knew almost everyone in town. She thanked them for coming and personally helped them fill take away dinners for later- for she knew they 'those people' may not have any other food in their house that evening.
So, this Thanksgiving I will be there, trying to fill my mothers shoes and giving a bit to those who need a bit.
Bless you dutch and the memory of your mom.
I miss mine and I know you miss yours.
What an awesome example (and HIGH BAR) she set for you and your progeny :)
This is what makes America great!
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I just got a pipe myself. Cigars are great but sometimes I want a quicker smoke that won't clear the room out.
We could bat this around for quite some time.
However, Dutch's comment puts to light what we should be thankful for.
I'd like to see it put as a separate post, to stand alone for all DUmpmonkies to see and read.
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My wife and I will be having dinner with our daughter, her husband and our four grandchildren at Ft. Stewart. Plus it is an open house dinner so any soldier at Ft. Stewart who doesn't have any family to spend Thanksgiving with is welcome to come by and eat with us.
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I threw Dutch's comment into a separate thread. Didn't want to see it buried.
He can BS for that later.
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My wife and I will be having dinner with our daughter, her husband and our four grandchildren at Ft. Stewart. Plus it is an open house dinner so any soldier at Ft. Stewart who doesn't have any family to spend Thanksgiving with is welcome to come by and eat with us.
Not to spoil the thread, but your post reminded me of an article I read earlier, where the Pentagon is planning on closing all commissaries. How would that affect you daughter and family or would it?
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Not to spoil the thread, but your post reminded me of an article I read earlier, where the Pentagon is planning on closing all commissaries. How would that affect you daughter and family or would it?
They're not what they were 25-30 years ago. It used to be that a serviceman could save some money at them.
Around the start of the Clinton era, they were forced to "price up" so as not to compete with local business.
The over all savings diminished. Same with the PX/BX.
I haven't shopped any for a long time, so I'm not positive anymore. Closest one is four hours away.
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I'm not exactly sure what my wife has in store for us and her parents, as it's going to be her parents' last Thanksgiving up here (they're moving to NC in May). I do know that I've told one of the women in my church that I will assist in cooking and delivering Thanksgiving meals for our parish's shut-ins (on Wednesday). We're in a rather affluent area, but there are some elderly and poor people in the parish. It's the first time I'll be doing something like this. I think it'll be a fun time. Between that, and hosting my in-laws, I'll be singing at the 10 AM Thanksgiving Mass.
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We could bat this around for quite some time.
However, Dutch's comment puts to light what we should be thankful for.
I'd like to see it put as a separate post, to stand alone for all DUmpmonkies to see and read.
SECONDED!!!!
Dutch, please start a thread with "What Thanksgiving really means" or something similar!!!!
Maybe "My Mother put the "Thanks" into "Thanksgiving" -- but you decide!
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I threw Dutch's comment into a separate thread. Didn't want to see it buried.
He can BS for that later.
Link?
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This thread is making me hungry. :yum:
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Link?
Here
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,92760.0.html
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Not to spoil the thread, but your post reminded me of an article I read earlier, where the Pentagon is planning on closing all commissaries. How would that affect you daughter and family or would it?
Is this about closing them permanently or just for the holidays?
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It is so great to read all these menus without a single mention of brussels sprouts.
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Is this about closing them permanently or just for the holidays?
Permanently....I think
Hagel has ordered a plan on how to close them. Might be part of Obama's 2015 budget proposal.
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Bless you and a ^5.
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Permanently....I think
Hagel has ordered a plan on how to close them. Might be part of Obama's 2015 budget proposal.
I'll ask when I'm there. It would hurt because food prices are lower and there are no sales taxes.
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My wife was going through some of the old cookbooks we inherited from my grandmother, and found this recipe. I think the primitives should try it:
(http://imageshack.com/a/img96/16/cgfb.jpg)
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:rofl: That's funny.
The way these cookbooks are produced, I wonder if the Reagans actually ate it or if they just put his name on it.
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Another year at my mother's. Same meal every year, heavy on the vegetables, but it's good food and tasty.
Turkey, obviously
Sage sausage dressing (not stuffing)
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Mashed turnips and mashed potatoes
Jellied cranberry sauce straight from the can (don't knock it)
Yorkshire pudding
Lots of brown gravy
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Ah, well Mr. Biersmythe and I find ourselves with a very unique guest list- my Mom and a few friends that are in-between gatherings of their own. We've combined resources and came up with a good menu that fits our needs for the best dishes ever! Granted, there are only 5 of us, but we shouldn't have to cook for the rest of the weekend:
I bought a turkey, Guests are bringing a smoker, and we shall smoke that bird.
Guests are bringing:
Stuffing- with bread, not cornbread.
Braised Carrots
I am making:
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Beets-with Balsamic and Blue Cheese
Creamed Corn
Dessert-Baked Apples
Biersmythe is providing:
Homemade Rolls
My Mom (who is blind) is making:
Homemade Pecan Pie
We will have mulled wine before dinner, Riesling during, and various after dinner drinks, such as Tullamore Dew, and Prosecco. Love a reason to have Prosecco. :-)
The finale of the evening will be when I get home from taking Mom back to her house, and Punkin Chunkin begins.
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My husband has to work on Thanksgiving since he works 200 miles away and won't even be home in the evening, we'll have ours the following weekend.
I eat a paleo/primal diet so with a few exceptions that's what I fix:
Butter, pepper & rosemary crusted Turkey with bacon on the top (of course)
Fresh green beans cooked for several hours with bacon
Carrots sauted in coconut oil and generously sprinkled with chili powder
Paleo Stuffing (no bread, can't stand soggy bread)
Garlic Cauliflower & turnip smashed "potatoes" with giblet gravy
Sweet potato casserole with a pecan crust (hate marshmallows)
Berry-Apple Salad with fresh grated coconut and ginger honey dressing
Deviled eggs (of course)
The most decadent flourless dark chocolate cake in the world
Apple pie tartlets with a hazelnut/almond flour crust. These freeze well and I'll be making my husband his favorite "regular" apple pie so there will be lots left over
Margaritas
I know, I know, it kinda sounds like a DUmmie meal, but it's really not. I've eaten like this for so long, if I eat grains and regular sugar, it makes me sick to my stomach.
Cindie
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They're not what they were 25-30 years ago. It used to be that a serviceman could save some money at them.
Around the start of the Clinton era, they were forced to "price up" so as not to compete with local business.
The over all savings diminished. Same with the PX/BX.
I haven't shopped any for a long time, so I'm not positive anymore. Closest one is four hours away.
Oh, they're ridiculously expensive! I went with my son when I went down there to greet him when he got back from Afghanistan. And there's a complete lack of variety.
Cindie
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I piss in the kettle and give it back.
A way to prove your... mettle...(say it like Inigo Montoya).
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My husband has to work on Thanksgiving since he works 200 miles away and won't even be home in the evening, we'll have ours the following weekend.
I eat a paleo/primal diet so with a few exceptions that's what I fix:
Butter, pepper & rosemary crusted Turkey with bacon on the top (of course)
Fresh green beans cooked for several hours with bacon
Carrots sauted in coconut oil and generously sprinkled with chili powder
Paleo Stuffing (no bread, can't stand soggy bread)
Garlic Cauliflower & turnip smashed "potatoes" with giblet gravy
Sweet potato casserole with a pecan crust (hate marshmallows)
Berry-Apple Salad with fresh grated coconut and ginger honey dressing
Deviled eggs (of course)
The most decadent flourless dark chocolate cake in the world
Apple pie tartlets with a hazelnut/almond flour crust. These freeze well and I'll be making my husband his favorite "regular" apple pie so there will be lots left over
Margaritas
I know, I know, it kinda sounds like a DUmmie meal, but it's really not. I've eaten like this for so long, if I eat grains and regular sugar, it makes me sick to my stomach.
Cindie
That all sounds great, Cindie. Really great.
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Sweet potatoes with marshmallow/sugar is just wrong. That stuff is so nasty.
I prefer mine with bacon and ground cumin.
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Since the DUmmies are already bitching and moaning about Thanksgiving, I thought we should share with them our plans for this fine day....
A 22 lb fresh turkey on the smoker...apple wood this year.
Mashed potatoes, gravy.
Cornbread dressing.
Spiced Rum Sweet potatoes
Corn pudding.
Home made biscuits.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Bourbon (Bulleit) Chocolate Pecan Pie
Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir
Domaine Serere Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay
After dinner...
Hot buttered rum
Balvenie Double Wood scotch
Porto Kopke Colheita Port
Inniskillin Vidal ice wine.
Cuban (real) Cohiba cigars.
We will be having friends over, as our families are far from us. Our friends are as conservative as we are, and much fun will be made of obama and dimocrats in general.
Sounds great! It looks like you have all of the after-dinner food groups covered.
If you get a minute, can you post the recipe for your Bulleit Chocolate Pecan Pie?
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If you get a minute, can you post the recipe for your Bulleit Chocolate Pecan Pie?
Here's mine:
1 chocolate pecan pie
1 bottle Bulleit
Place pie in refrigerator. Open Bulleit. Pour over ice.
Serves one.
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Here's mine:
1 chocolate pecan pie
1 bottle Bulleit
Place pie in refrigerator. Open Bulleit. Pour over ice.
Serves one.
That works for me.
:-) :-) :-)
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Sweet potatoes with marshmallow/sugar is just wrong. That stuff is so nasty.
I prefer mine with bacon and ground cumin.
I've had it both ways, and like it either way.
It's the only time I care for marshmallow anything. I can't stand them on, with, or by themselves any other time.
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My dad's wife makes them with brown sugar and marshmallows (and I think cranberries).
I can't eat that stuff. It makes my teeth hurt.
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I'll ask when I'm there. It would hurt because food prices are lower and there are no sales taxes.
Yeah, the "no sales tax" is/was the only reason to shop the Commissary or the PX since Clintoon, at least. Not much in savings other than that.
I hate that SOB.
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Two 12 lb Turkeys (German ovens are too small for anything bigger) one cooked the traditional way one cooked with bacon
Honey and brown sugar glazed ham
Greenbean casserole
Sweetpotato Pie (candied yams for you yankees) :-)
Mac and Cheese
Cornbread stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Brown and serve rolls
Pumpkin, Chocolate, Pecan and Apple Pies
A bottle of German Sweet Rot (Red) Wine produced locally here in the Rhindland-Pfalz, Crown Royal and a selection of German Beers.
It will be my family, one of my co-workers from my unit and all of our children plus some single soldiers I invited to the house who would otehrwise sit in their barracks rooms.
Priot to eating there will be a prayer for the blessings bewtowed upon us and a request that God watch over my fellow soldiers down range.
And I will be extremely thankful for everything I have and that I'm able to provide for others.
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Sounds great! It looks like you have all of the after-dinner food groups covered.
If you get a minute, can you post the recipe for your Bulleit Chocolate Pecan Pie?
It's pretty much this one....
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-bourbon-pecan-pie-10000001056972/
But my wife takes some liberties with the recipe.
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Double time and a half!
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I'm sitting on a stock of Rocky Patel Decade 10th Anniversary Robusto's and a bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel. Yum!
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My husband has to work that day, and it seems most of the relatives have to as well, so it's just going to be us two.
Turkey
Mashed potatoes, purchased (Bob Evans)
Gravy (not purchased, this is one of my best skills)
Corn, cranberry, rolls & butter
Labatt Blue and Root One Sauvignon Blanc
No dessert, no sweet tooth.
And none of the stuff I hate that sometimes I have to choke down to be polite: sweet potatoes, peas, turnips, Brussels sprouts, anything sweet.
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It is so great to read all these menus without a single mention of brussels sprouts.
...or kale.
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I would appear that my plans have solidified. I'm putting a leg of lamb on the rotisserie and roasting potatoes. For the lamb, one marinates it in olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary, thyme, and parsley. I'm also doing a tri-tip, which is what people do when brisket is hard to come by at a reasonable price. Tri-tip is nice when one marinates in red wine, oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and oregano.
Each is lovely on its own, or can certainly be sliced for sandwiches and the like. We are easy at Maison BFDU.
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My husband has to work that day, and it seems most of the relatives have to as well, so it's just going to be us two.
Turkey
Mashed potatoes, purchased (Bob Evans)
Gravy (not purchased, this is one of my best skills)
Corn, cranberry, rolls & butter
Labatt Blue and Root One Sauvignon Blanc
No dessert, no sweet tooth.
And none of the stuff I hate that sometimes I have to choke down to be polite: sweet potatoes, peas, turnips, Brussels sprouts, anything sweet.
Go out to dinner. Last year there were only three of us and we went out. Found a beautiful restaurant, had a candle lit dinner in front of a big fireplace. Food and service were great and I didn't have to cook, clean or do dishes...... :-)
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All of your meals sound fantastic and good times should be had by all.
This year I will be at the in laws. The food will be great my wife , her sister, and her aunt are gourmet cooks. I will eat too much food.
The wife's mother is hardcore leftist but all of her children are conservatives. There is usually little to no political talk but with the complete fiasco that Obama Care is there maybe this year.
I hope all of you have a very Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your family and friends.
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Go out to dinner. Last year there were only three of us and we went out. Found a beautiful restaurant, had a candle lit dinner in front of a big fireplace. Food and service were great and I didn't have to cook, clean or do dishes...... :-)
The Cracker Barrel must be the place to be :wink:
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H5 to Dutch!
The Mr. And I will be having Thanksgiving with our son and his girlfriend, Becca.
For the first time, I bought a turkey from Rudy's BBQ joint. It's smoked and I will just need to warm it up. I hope it's good.
We will be having the normal sides with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole (my husband loves that), yeast rolls with lots of butter, and pumpkin pie. Becca will be bringing another dessert.
To Michael Bloomberg and other "concerned" liberals: I cook with butter and salt, and you can't stop me!
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For the first time, I bought a turkey from Rudy's BBQ joint. It's smoked and I will just need to warm it up. I hope it's good.
One Christmas we had a freaky heat wave and the temp on Christmas day reached 100 degrees. Not living in a hot climate, we don't have air conditioning. I dreaded trying to cook a big turkey in the oven all day. We decided to throw it on the smoker instead. It turned out wonderful and had the best flavor. :-)
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I eat a paleo/primal diet so with a few exceptions that's what I fix:
Butter, pepper & rosemary crusted Turkey with bacon on the top (of course)
Fresh green beans cooked for several hours with bacon
Carrots sauted in coconut oil and generously sprinkled with chili powder
Paleo Stuffing (no bread, can't stand soggy bread)
Garlic Cauliflower & turnip smashed "potatoes" with giblet gravy
Sweet potato casserole with a pecan crust (hate marshmallows)
Berry-Apple Salad with fresh grated coconut and ginger honey dressing
Deviled eggs (of course)
The most decadent flourless dark chocolate cake in the world
Apple pie tartlets with a hazelnut/almond flour crust. These freeze well and I'll be making my husband his favorite "regular" apple pie so there will be lots left over
Margaritas
Who knew cave men ate so well?
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The Cracker Barrel must be the place to be :wink:
I've never seen a Cracker Barrel restaurant. I don't even know where there is one.
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I've never seen a Cracker Barrel restaurant. I don't even know where there is one.
You're much better off, lol
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You're much better off, lol
Heathen.
I've never seen a Cracker Barrel restaurant. I don't even know where there is one.
You might have to travel to Utah or Arizona.
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You're much better off, lol
Hey now, I like Cracker Barrel. It's wholesome.
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Hey now, I like Cracker Barrel. It's wholesome.
They do have some pretty awesome placemats to color on.
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We're having a Michelle Obama regulated thanksgiving. Salad yay! nvm
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Hey now, I like Cracker Barrel. It's wholesome.
I like the golf tee game at Cracker Barrel.
My score is usually rated "ig-no-ray-moose".
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We have one close by, but I've never been in it. It's always, always packed to the rafters. Usually with Canadians. Is it best for breakfast or lunch, or what? I have a gift card.
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Definiely breakfast. Lunch and dinner are average at best.
The one in my neighborhood is enormous. They have the biggest kitchen I've ever seen... half a dozen fryers, at least four ovens, acres of flat tops and grill.
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Definiely breakfast. Lunch and dinner are average at best.
The one in my neighborhood is enormous. They have the biggest kitchen I've ever seen... half a dozen fryers, at least four ovens, acres of flat tops and grill.
The one nearest me does an excellent breakfast, and a good dinner. I've had dinner at another location before, and I wasn't impressed.
Do they have a different menu for lunch? I've somehow missed it if they did.
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I like the golf tee game at Cracker Barrel.
My score is usually rated "ig-no-ray-moose".
The peg game is always fun, but I always end up being seated at a table that has had a primitive there. I can tell because half of the pegs are missing.
I shudder to think of where they went, or what they did with them to get them there.
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Just 6 of us are going to have Thanksgiving at my house, all conservative, maybe 1 or 2 Obama sucks comments will be made, but most of the conversation will be about anything but politics.
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The one nearest me does an excellent breakfast, and a good dinner. I've had dinner at another location before, and I wasn't impressed.
Do they have a different menu for lunch? I've somehow missed it if they did.
As far as I know, they serve the same menu from open to close. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner any time of the day.
I've never had anything there that wasn't excellent. And their home office is here in red state hell.
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I'm sitting on a stock of Rocky Patel Decade 10th Anniversary Robusto's and a bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel. Yum!
Nice!
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Sweet potatoes with marshmallow/sugar is just wrong. That stuff is so nasty.
I prefer mine with bacon and ground cumin.
I like em mashed with chipotle powder and sharp cheddar.
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Looks like Amber's Thanksgiving has you all beat.
Her paramor, Chief Running Drugs, mommy is cooking Apache Fry Bread!
<pangs of hunger envy...>
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Looks like Amber's Thanksgiving has you all beat.
Her paramor, Chief Running Drugs, mommy is cooking Apache Fry Bread!
<pangs of hunger envy...>
I still say that's nothing but fried flour paste.
You probably have to smear it with peanut butter to keep it from sticking to the roof of your mouth. :banghead:
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I still say that's nothing but fried flour paste.
You probably have to smear it with peanut butter to keep it from sticking to the roof of your mouth. :banghead:
It's fried bread, usually slathered with beans and such. It's served at county fairs, craft shows, and the like all over the Southwest. If you've ever had a chalupa from Taco Bell, that's pretty much it.
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It's fried bread, usually slathered with beans and such. It's served at county fairs, craft shows, and the like all over the Southwest. If you've ever had a chalupa from Taco Bell, that's pretty much it.
Flour-water-yeast-sugar-salt=bread
Flour-water-baking powder=paste
:rant: :rant: :rant:
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When I was a small child, we played with papier mache in vacation bible school.
They never told us it was made from raw Apache fry bread.
I guess if we'd had hot plates we could have made lunch.
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This has been an A+++++ thread.... Tons of humor, great menus, ALMOST no mention of brussels sprouts, and a great post by Dutch.
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Conservative Thanksgiving
I ate till I hurt.
Then I ate some more.
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Is it (Cracker Barrel) best for breakfast or lunch, or what?
Yes.
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Never been to a CB. Just found there's one just 8 miles down the road.
I'll have to stop there, just not todaaaayy. Nope, not laving the house unless I run out of beer.
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Our meal is similar to everyone else's...This is my 2nd Tgiving...my kids were with dad this year so we had ours 2 weeks ago with my guy and his crew at my home. Yesterday I spent it with his family and it was warm and enjoyable of course. No arguments, lot's of laughing and good times and we had so much of his family here that it was just really a great time. Again, no arguments, although his dad, a vet, and I shared our usual end of day/meal discussion on the ills of the US with Obama in office once everyone was on their way. It's kind of like a nightcap for us before everyone goes their way. :-)
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We had a great Thanksgiving, for the first time just us, at home. It was great, you can smoke where you want to, drink what you want to since nobody's driving, watch what you want on TV, or just read a book, socialize or be by yourself, and eat in your pajamas. What a pleasant day. And then, high on tryptophan and wine, slept for 8-1/2 hours.
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Imagine the scowls Maxiest's picture on the right would illicit from a primitive:
Show Compassion
Be Happy
Love Each Other
Respect One Another
Keep Your Promises
Say Please And Thank You
Be Grateful
Use Kind Words
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Imagine the scowls Maxiest's picture on the right would illicit from a primitive:
Show Compassion
Be Happy
Love Each Other
Respect One Another
Keep Your Promises
Say Please And Thank You
Be Grateful
Use Kind Words
I was just thinking about that when I posted it.
Also the napkins: Give thanks.
The top also has a few others.
Help Each Other
Always Tell the Truth
Share
Listen to your Parents.
Just a few they would hate.
The ones they would like:
Try New Things
Think Out loud
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I was just thinking about that when I posted it.
Also the napkins: Give thanks.
The top also has a few others.
Help Each Other
Always Tell the Truth
Share
Listen to your Parents.
Just a few they would hate.
The ones they would like:
Try New Things
Think Out loud
They've also got Dream Big down pat.
Of course, in primitive-speak, to dream big is to actually covet.
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I really enjoyed reading about everyone's Thanksgiving celebrations. From Karin's casual day to Maxiest's happy family gathering. Every one of you deserve two pats pat on the back and a heartfelt "Hooah!"
I had a great 3 day Thanksgiving (plus two days earlier this month when Moose came out). We had a big family dinner Thursday (to which I referred in another thread). That dinner ended with cigars and elderberry port (mmmmmmmm).
Red, Velvet, and I went to Wichita Friday for a getaway. We went to the Wyldewood Vinyard south of Wichita; a great cigar shop in Old Town with a coffee house next door; a wine bar just down the block; and then steak dinner. We relaxed with some more wine back at the hotel. This morning, we went to Yoder (an Amish town northwest of Wichita), and I had salt-cured bacon and carrot cake for breakfast. We walked through the little shops, did a little Christmas shopping for the little monsters (Red's grandkids).
The vinyard had some gourmet and fun foods. I picked up a jar of Baconnaise!
The only thought I gave to the Proglodytes all weekend was this morning when I was on CC over a cup of coffee, and once on the drive home. I thought myself, "Life is good", then pondered the fact that the capacity to enjoy life is foreign to the DUmpmonkeys. It's another of the things that separate them from us.
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Did you say elderberry port?
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Did you say elderberry port?
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Yes, I did. I'll have to tell Moose that his father smelt of elderberries!
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I've had it both ways, and like it either way.
It's the only time I care for marshmallow anything. I can't stand them on, with, or by themselves any other time.
They now have pumpkin flavored marshmellows
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They now have pumpkin flavored marshmellows
Oh Ree, I think I'm going to be sick! :puke:
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They now have pumpkin flavored marshmellows
Hey, Ree. Where ya been? You have been gone for 8 months!
If you want us to notice your hawtness, you need to post a bigger picture. Some of our old eyes need all the help they can get :-)
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My family hosted my nephew and his new bride for dinner. Chowder, ambrosia, turkey and dressing, scratch-made rolls (right down to grinding the wheat for the flour they were mae of), and pie of course.
We skyped with the rest of our extended family down near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
No discussion of Obama-nationCare darkened our dining hall in the slightest. No talking points were bandied about, and there was no applause or cops jumping out of bushes.No bongs were given nor accepted by anyone.
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We are still eating Thanksgiving two days later. We were only three, but I cooked for an army anyway. Son said he wanted plenty of leftovers and got his wish. Food was delicious Thursday. Today, not so much. LOL We've only made it through a third of it. :/ I will be taking it to the shop Monday hoping the crew might want some, but I suspect they will be tired of Turkey too.
Did the traditional Thanksgiving…
Turkey, brined and roasted with fresh herbs and oranges from my greenhouse.
Southern Cornbread Dressing with poblanos and portobellos added.
Turkey drippings and Portobello gravy with Madeira, a bit of Pink Moscato, and a splash of Hennessy.
Pea Salad for the men (What is it with the men in my family and nasty pea salad?) I added capers and pickled, hot carrots in an attempt to make it edible for me. They loved it. Simply puke-arama to me. Blech!
Mashed buttery sweet taters with ancho and cinnamon.
Mashed taters with butter and lotsa heavy whipping cream (Just to spite the Dummies.)
Green bean casserole for my son.
Corn for me.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!! Sorry guys. I love them.
Packaged dinner rolls per son's request.
Deviled eggs.
Cranberry-Pomegranate-Jalapeno sauce.
Pecan, Pumpkin, Cherry, and Lemon pies.
Vanilla Wafer cake.
Husband and son smoked Rockies after dinner.
I drank wine. They drank port, wine, and finished off the bottle of Hennessy.
Fell into bed after I cleaned the mess and slept 8.5 hours without waking up once.
The only politics discussed was during the various phone calls from family and friends bitching about 0care and lawlessness.
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We are still eating Thanksgiving two days later. We were only three, but I cooked for an army anyway. Son said he wanted plenty of leftovers and got his wish. Food was delicious Thursday. Today, not so much. LOL We've only made it through a third of it. :/ I will be taking it to the shop Monday hoping the crew might want some, but I suspect they will be tired of Turkey too.
Did the traditional Thanksgiving…
Turkey, brined and roasted with fresh herbs and oranges from my greenhouse.
Southern Cornbread Dressing with poblanos and portobellos added.
Turkey drippings and Portobello gravy with Madeira, a bit of Pink Moscato, and a splash of Hennessy.
Pea Salad for the men (What is it with the men in my family and nasty pea salad?) I added capers and pickled, hot carrots in an attempt to make it edible for me. They loved it. Simply puke-arama to me. Blech!
Mashed buttery sweet taters with ancho and cinnamon.
Mashed taters with butter and lotsa heavy whipping cream (Just to spite the Dummies.)
Green bean casserole for my son.
Corn for me.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!! Sorry guys. I love them.
Packaged dinner rolls per son's request.
Deviled eggs.
Cranberry-Pomegranate-Jalapeno sauce.
Pecan, Pumpkin, Cherry, and Lemon pies.
Vanilla Wafer cake.
Husband and son smoked Rockies after dinner.
I drank wine. They drank port, wine, and finished off the bottle of Hennessy.
Fell into bed after I cleaned the mess and slept 8.5 hours without waking up once.
The only politics discussed was during the various phone calls from family and friends bitching about 0care and lawlessness.
Nice. Very nice.