Something About Nothing ... #12

[schumigirl]

Never had one of those threads.........I very rarely follow a recipe though.......

Although, did just see a nice dip recipe on the CB......cranberry, jalapeño cream cheese dip.......sounds lush!

Going to make that this weekend......but vary it a little as always.......

 

[Lynne G]

Need coffee now. We're just above freezing, and it's cold. Sun is just on the horizon, and yes, another sunny day in store for us.

Funny Schumi, I saw that recipe the other day too, copied it, and am going to try it tomorrow. I like the idea of sweet and hot.

Robo, glad to hear you are healing. Take it easy. I hope you are well enough to travel. What fun to visit.

Ha Ha. It's almost turkey time.

 

[BagOLaughs]

Life is too busy at the moment. Gah. I hope everyone is well! I hear quite a few of us have had a big drop in temperature over the weekend. We too had frost every morning except today.

Stay warm everyone!

Need coffee now. We're just above freezing, and it's cold. Sun is just on the horizon, and yes, another sunny day in store for us.

Funny Schumi, I saw that recipe the other day too, copied it, and am going to try it tomorrow. I like the idea of sweet and hot.

Robo, glad to hear you are healing. Take it easy. I hope you are well enough to travel. What fun to visit.

Ha Ha. It's almost turkey time.

If you eat turkey on thanks giving what do you have as your main roast on christmas day? I'm curious

 

[Lynne G]

For my family, BagO, we do turkey again for Christmas. We always do ham on New Year's. I love this time of year, as I rarely do most of the cooking! LOL. I will spend one Sunday being Martha Stewart, and baking my fill of cookies and candy. I use them for gifts.


Oh joy, it's so sunny, but it's so cold still. Frost? No thank you. I hope the temperature rises for you BagO.

Have an awesome day, all!

 

[schumigirl]

Decided to invite some friends over for lunch today........was supposed to be a day of housework........instead we had lovely lunch of seafood, homemade quiche, breads and salads........was so nice....just four of us. Made a champagne punch and that went down well too.........

Made that cranberry jalapeño dip, but used dried cranberries instead of fresh, missed out a few ingredients and added some of my own and mixed it altogether instead of layering.......it was a huge success!!! Fun afternoon of food and giggles.........

Lunch tomorrow will seem dull!

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Well winter is officially here ... Had a snowfall warning for our area last night and most of today. Probably got around 25 cm of snow (for your non-metric peeps, that's about 10 inches). Hubby had an hour and a half drive to court at one of his rural locations this morning - took him almost 3 hours to get there The trip home was a bit better but the highways were still icy and snow covered in a lot of places. Yesterday we were still looking at grass and leaves

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, it's getting to be winter Becky. Thanks for the picture. I only had to scrape ice off my car windows again. We were at freezing this morning. However, the sun is up, not many clouds in the sky, so maybe 50 by this afternoon.

Well, since it is Wednesday:

 

[snoopboop]

Lynne (and everyone else who can no longer deny that winter is coming) - Every winter I'm tempted to try one of those heated ice scrapers. But then I never actually follow through. Have you ever tried one!?

 

[Lynne G]

Lynne (and everyone else who can no longer deny that winter is coming) - Every winter I'm tempted to try one of those heated ice scrapers. But then I never actually follow through. Have you ever tried one!?

No, I just use the plain old one. Had to buy another one this year, apparently, after last year's ice and frost, I was too aggressive and chipped the one I had for many a year. I don't remember seeing heated ones too much. I guess they'll be out when the weather is really cold and snowy. Now it's just cold.

 

[keishashadow]

Lynne (and everyone else who can no longer deny that winter is coming) - Every winter I'm tempted to try one of those heated ice scrapers. But then I never actually follow through. Have you ever tried one!?

hmmm, denial is a harsh word...I prefer to call myself an eternal optimist lol since temps are heading back up to 60 degrees here tomorrow.

mac is pac'd, she doesn't fool me for one second...weather - smeather, she's just moving within driving distance of the motherland

andy u r always full of surprises, hope things go ur way.

robo - sweet trees, I bought a live, Norfolk pine to be my 'seasonal' decorating tree, approx. 4 foot. I'm told it won't grow huge as long as I don't put it in direct sunlight or fertilize it. Time will tell I guess. Thus far it has 2 strands of mini LCD lights on it. The 'real' artificial one will get lugged out of attic on Friday or Saturday.

I'm always up for a good recipe, feel free to share. Came up with an idea for a trifle, hoping it pans out. Going with turkey & ham for entrees, same as Xmas here. Usual suspects of sides, including mac & cheese for kiddies.

I'm having 20 guests for Thanksgiving this year, enough to toss me out of my comfort zone as to seating, etc. Have turkeys #2 & #3 coming out of oven, #4 is up next if I can drag him out of the 'hot tub'.

 

[Lynne G]

That's alot of people Keisha. Oh, and haha to the picture. Like it. We stopped using a whole bird, since most were not fond of dark meat. Yes us too, to my pocketbook's dismay, we are supposedly to be around 68 degrees for Black Friday. No weather excuse this year.

Robbie - any news from that sparkling post you did?

Robo and Mrs. Bluer - hope all is going well.

Bonnie - while it's not a white Christmas yet, hope you have no weather issues for the holiday week-end.

Mac, hope that packing and house ready is going good. You will survive the ride with the fur babies. Good luck with the move. Let us know if you need anything. And since you'll be so close to USO, I'm sure we'll get posts from ya like Bluer, too many to count visits. LOL

 

[kohlby]

Life is too busy at the moment. Gah. I hope everyone is well! I hear quite a few of us have had a big drop in temperature over the weekend. We too had frost every morning except today.

Stay warm everyone!



If you eat turkey on thanks giving what do you have as your main roast on christmas day? I'm curious

Turkey again. I don't eat beef or pork, so it works for me! Also, we only go through the effort of cooking a whole turkey twice a year, so not too much at all!

We did our Thanksgiving dinner this past Sunday - since we're Orlando bound tomorrow! We drove down on t-giving two years ago and the roads were great! (We're visiting relatives first, then doing Kennedy Space Center, then Disney Springs, so the US/IOA crowds will have died down by the time we make it over there. (Unless we decide to head over for a couple hours Sat afternoon).

I'm woefully slow at packing - it takes so long due to me being in charge of everything except hubby's outfits. I need to plant the kids in front of a Harry Potter movie so I can get packing.

 

[Lynne G]

Safe travels Kohlby! That sounds like such fun, as all the Christmas decor will start to be seen, and I love that time of year in Orlando. I hope the weather is good for you.

 

[schumigirl]

Bonny.......we need pictures!! And bonus points if the dogs are in them too.........

Janet......you're doing well!!! Although after all the candy you are making that sounded so delicious.......you lost me with mentioning trifle Horrible stuff! Especially the ones with sherry added.......have some nasty memories of childhood desserts........lol......jk.....sure yours will be lovely.........


Had another shopping day today......went with a friend who needed some company.......well, would have been rude not to!

Planning a quiet day tomorrow though, catch up with stuff.

Hope you all have a lovely Thanksgivings tomorrow........

 

[macraven]

At the dentist office
Since 1:00 today
Still waiting for sons molar crown to be put on

Going to uhaul to buy more boxes after we leave here and then to home depo

Once home will be back to packing
And that will continue for rest of week
But no snow coming this week

 

[schumigirl]

Happy Thanksgiving Day..........

Hope you all have a lovely day.....and eat well too!!

I've made cornbread.......having it tonight with my version of voodoo shrimp though.....not turkey today. Having turkey sandwiches for lunch though........with cranberry sauce........does that count?

Housework day though......not much fun.

Have a good one though.........

 

[tink1957]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my homies

Hope everyone has a great, safe and wonderful holiday.

Yay for no snow Mac...take time out to enjoy your pizza and just think next year you'll be able to celebrate in your new digs with no snow for sure.

Bonny...I think you should move south with mac.

Turkey sandwiches sound good Carole... housework...not so much.

Janet...that's a lot of turkey...I kind of miss the big dinners I used to host on thanksgiving...don't miss the cleanup after though...

We'll be having our big meal with my brother and family today. Traveling to Alabama and celebrating two holidays since we won't be there for Christmas

 

[Mrs bluer101]

Happy Thanksgiving to all the homies. Hope everyone has a wonderful day with their family and friends. We are going to be with my family tonight. I'm helping my mom cook.

Lynne I'm doing much better thanks for thinking about me. I can actually walk normal again.
Mac hope your move goes well and the packing is easy. Take it easy today you deserve a break.
Janet love the turkey hot tub! I couldn't imagine cooking for that many people. You are amazing.
Robo hope you are feeling better.
Sending hugs to all for a wonderful holiday

 

[buckeev]

Happy Turkie Day to all the HOMIEZ!

Sorry I've been pert-near invisible lately...Family emergency with my maternal parental unit, heart surgery apparently is a pretty major thing. (She's recovering pretty good, but the 5 hour drive each way has worn me out!) Headed back this weekend or early next week.

Best wishes, prayers for safety and healing for those not quite hittin' on all cylinders and thanks to all here who I considered as extended family.

Robert

 

[Lynne G]

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all, Homies!


Robert, prayers for mom and hope for a full recovery.
Glad to hear you are doing better, Mrs. Bluer.
Robo, hope your family lends a hand and you are getting your strength back.
Mac, enjoy the pizza and take care.
Schumi, lunch of turkey counts. Nice dinner plans too.

Tink, safe travels.