How was your Thanksgiving? Did you get stuffed like a .... you know! We certainly did. Here are some pictures from last week... with evidence of our Turkey-day delights...
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| My Thanksgiving Mantel-scape |
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| Turkeys in disguise to avoid being the main course |
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| Our Charlie Brown Thanksgiving |
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| Brooke did the Pumpkin Pie completely by herself! Even used the idea of mini-pumpkin pies she saw on Pinterest. Brenden "frosted" the cookies with melted Chocolate |
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| The Turkey cookies before "frosting"... |
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| ... and after! The chocolate hardens. Aren't Brooke's little pies cute? They and the big one were delicious. |
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| The rest of the dessert buffet. I put out fudge and toffee as well. |
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| Appetizers which we use for lunch while waiting on the turkey. |
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| They were goofing around and I caught them trying to act like they weren't! Brooke's face is the give-away though! |
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| Wrapped up the weekend with a decorated tree! |
As I mentioned above, I tried a last-minute easy-toffee recipe I found through a link up and it was amazingly easy and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Check it out here.
This week is a pretty basic week and a bit of a calm before the proverbial storm. (Next week we have daily rehearsals before the curtain call of our church's big Christmas production next Friday). I am doing some final little Christmas decor touches and cleaning up the aftermath of Thanksgiving and decorating. Feeling weary with your daily to-dos? Check out this article I found last week about What it Really Means to our Husbands When We Manage Our Homes. I shared it on Facebook today. It encouraged me a great deal. Oh, and one other awesomely excitable note: we get to go see Handel's Messiah performed LIVE on Sunday afternoon. I have never seen it live and the whole family is looking forward to this amazing experience.
Menu for this week...
BREAKFAST....
- eggs and potato cakes
- oatmeal
- cereal
- pancakes
LUNCH....
hubby: leftover Pork Fried Rice, Chicken Salad
me and kids: leftovers, Ham or Bologna sandwiches
DINNER....
Monday
Turkey Casserole
It may sound weird but it is the easiest and best way to make use of your Thanksgiving leftovers. Butter a 13x9 dish (I use margarine), cut bite-size pieces of leftover turkey and place along bottom, sprinkle a tad of leftover gravy, smear a layer of left-over stuffing, thin layer of gravy, layer of leftover mashed potatoes, thin layer of gravy. Bake at 350-375 for about 30-45 minutes. Basically, until good and warm all the way through. Serve with any other left-over tidbits like Green Bean Casserole, Corn, Salad, and/or rolls.
Chicken Salad and Fresh Bread
Wednesday
Pork Fried Rice
Thursday
Chicken Fettuccine with fresh Salad and Garlic Bread Sticks
Friday
Home-made Beef and Bean Burritos
I simply love this recipe for tortillas. So easy and delicious.
Saturday
Burgers and Home Fries
What are you cooking this week?
Blessings,
I loved your Charlie Brown Thanksgiving pics! And, I cooked a turkey this week, since we didn't have one on Thanksgiving. (You can read my story on my blog about that... )
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I visited your story, what a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving! And how memorable for ALL involved! Thanks for stopping by :-)
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