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Turkey Day 24

Turkey Day 24

After everyone went home from Thanksgiving dinner, I checked the refrigerator to have an evening snack and call it good. This is what I found under the aluminum foil in the turkey plate. I guess the 30 people liked the turkey, brisket, and all the fixins’. I was a little nervous because this year I brined the turkey–something I had never attempted before in all my 50+-some years of hosting Thanksgiving. Now, on to Christmas with even more guests!

Black Bottom Pecan Pie

Black Bottom Pecan Pie

Thanksgiving means pecan pie. I make mine with chocolate chips in the bottom. Yum! Here’s the recipe. Black Bottom Pecan Pie Recipe Heat oven to 350 degrees Ingredients 3 eggs2/3 cup sugar1 cup corn syrup1/3 cup melted butter1 cup pecan halves1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell Instructions Beat eggs thoroughly with sugar, a dash of salt, corn syrup, and melted butter. Add pecans. Pour into unbaked pastry shell. Bake in 350 oven for 50 minutes or until  knife inserted halfway between…

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Broccoli Cheese Soup

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Winter weather is just around the corner. I hear whispers of, “Broccoli Cheese Soup” in my brain and belly. Here’s a recipe I found online the other day. I think I’ll try it. Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Servings: 8Ingredients Original recipe yields 8 servings 1 tablespoon butter ½ onion, chopped ¼ cup melted butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 2 cups chicken stock 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced 2 ½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions Gather all…

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Squirrels and Pumpkin Pie

Squirrels and Pumpkin Pie

Every fall I decorate with a pumpkin on my porch. This year the squirrels got to it before I did. As you can see they ate a hole in the side and even ate the seeds inside. Guess I’ll have to dig deep in the freezer for pumpkin pulp made from last year for Thanksgiving pies. Have you ever made a pie from a pumpkin? The instructions are below. Pumpkin Pie from Scratch We grow our own pumpkins so I…

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New Lies & Old Ones

New Lies & Old Ones

I never cease to be amazed at the variety of lies the enemy comes up with concerning abortion. I heard this one the other day that I’d not heard before:             A fetus is just a parasite. Hmmm. Really? Someone hasn’t thought this one through. A parasite never attaches to its own species. A fetus (meaning: little human) becomes the same species it is attached to. Another lie: A woman has a right to her own body. This little human…

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Leaf Life

Leaf Life

Leaf Life In the beginning, a tiny budonly a bump on a branch,my friends and I. Soon became full-blown leavesproviding shading shadowson hot days to a nearby home. In fall, our foliage morfedto brilliant reds and yellows—my friends floated to the earth. I clung to the branchuntil, I too, joined the others,no longer able to clap praise to our Creator. We lay listless until strong windsscattered us in scurrying swirls.Then we were raked into orderly piles,sucked into a dark tube,mangled…

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Mom’s Memories

Mom’s Memories

A friend and I remised the other day about the funny things our children did. I told her this story. My youngest daughter, Sara, loved butter. In fact, she loved not only butter but every kind of oil. If I left the butter too near the edge of the table, one-and-a-half-year-old Sara would toddle by and swipe her finger through the butter dish for a healthy dose.  By the time she was two, she’d figured out how to unscrew lids….

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Skillet Bread

Skillet Bread

I found a recipe online the other day and decided to try it. It’s yummy so I want to share it with you. Cook it in a Dutch oven or a large skillet. Skillet Bread Recipe Ingredients 2 Cups Warm Water 1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast 1 Tablespoon Sugar 6 Tablespoons Salted Butter, Melted & cooled to room temperature 2 teaspoons Salt 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour 3 1/2 Cups Bread Flour Instructions In a large bowl, combine water, yeast,…

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My Fig Crop

My Fig Crop

This is 1/3 of my fig crop this year. It’s been a long time coming. A friend gave me a start. After a year it came up. Then the deer ate it to the ground. Round two. I thought it was dead, but mid-summer it sprouted and managed to set on three figs. I ate the first one. A few days later this one ripened. I took this picture, then ate it.  If I’m lucky, the deer won’t eat it…

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Short Days, Late Hour

Short Days, Late Hour

As fall looms on the horizon, the bees know they have to make every minute count. Soon winter will be here and they and their fellow sister bees will be clustered in a tight clump in the frigid hive. The cold girls will work their way into the center where it’s warmer and closer to the food they’ve stored. When they are warm, they make room for the colder bees.  You may ask, where are the males (drones). They’ve been…

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