Thanksgiving was a busy day for us in the kitchen! Kevin and I had never made a turkey before and it turned out to be delicious! I get to use my turkey skills again this Saturday for our ward holiday party! Here is Kevin carving up our delicious sage-roasted bird!
The missionaries showed up at 8 am. And the lemon ricotta pancakes did not disappoint! I already have plans to make them again. True to their words, the missionaries watched movies all day. I think they had a good time. Oh and one of the elders said my cooking was better than his mom's. We won't tell which one said it...
We have Elder Sims (SLC), Elder Ames (St. George),
Elder Escobar (CA), and Elder Kitchen (SLC), all reacting to the final scene in "Inception."
Reaction to "Bridge to Terabithia." Only a slight
exaggeration!
My friend, Suzi, makes these darling hats! Want one? You can e-mail her at tooteroonie@hotmail.com or go to her shop here.
Kevin and I both now have church callings! Kevin is the Sunday school president, and I am primary secretary. It is great to be in primary and I daresay that Olive is in heaven in there! Kevin's calling is great too--very convenient for someone who is busy with school.
Olive has been screeching a lot. It sounds like a car peeling out. See for yourself:
It may be really warm here (74 degrees right now) but I know that many of ya'll have snow. So I am sharing my Christmas wassail recipe. I used to dislike wassail but a co-worker at the bank brought this on his treat day and I changed my ways. Since I can't make any, make a batch for me and let me know how it is!
Christmas Wassail
4 qt. water 8 allspice berries
3 C. granulated sugar 1 (12 oz.) can frozen orange juice
1 cinnamon stick 1 (12 oz.) can frozen lemonade
10 cloves (whole) 64 oz. cran-raspberry juice
In a large soup kettle, combine water, sugar, and spices. Bring to a boil for ten minutes. Remove spices and add juices. Reheat and serve. (Can be adapted to a crock pot. Also, sometimes I only put in half the sugar and it is just as good.)
Merry Christmas!
I made it last year or the year before, and I think I decided to used less orange juice concentrate. My mom liked it the way it was though. She liked it a lot actually.
ReplyDeleteSwassle!!! That's all I have to say!
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