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BTW here are suggestions from the old NS forums by m2marsh AKA Michelle for Holiday meals
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving! 1C/33F with an expected high of 15C/59F, and 0% chance of precipitation.
I need to feed the cats and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. And I need to sweep some floors, maybe mop a little, and vacuum in the master bath and master bedroom. I haven't actually heard from ANY of the potential guests but rather expect that S will call or text sometime this morning to inquire about the timing for the feast. I wasn't really expecting the others, but one never knows. Other than the floor needing sweeping/mopping the kitchen is basically ready for guests. And, of course, the rest of the food prep for today is waiting. The stuffing crumbs are on the counter along with the turkey stock (in a carton) so I just need to chop the onion and get that going, though I'll probably add additional sage, garlic, and poultry seasoning, with, perhaps, a bit of coarsely ground black pepper.
The most fun part is that J started letting Orion out for supervised prowling, even WITH the other cats out now, starting yesterday, and it may be difficult to leave him in the hall bathroom all day today. He is house trained, but not KITCHEN trained and I shudder to think what a disaster he could be in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. I told J yesterday that Orion really has to stay in the bathroom for that. Even though he's just been brushed, I'm sure he would be contributing more than just long, black, feline hairs to the festivities. I don't need a kitten jumping around the kitchen trying to help me carve meat, stir gravy, etc. It didn't take too long to get Oliver kitchen trained but he was a fast study. Kiara is still not entirely kitchen trained as she still wants to get up on that one counter by the sink and knock off anything that is there. I keep foil on the edge of that one so she, and the foil, will come tumbling back down if she tries and she sees the foil from the floor. It keeps her off, though J and I hate having it there.Hi
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I hope the cancer killing virus succeeds. If I were a passenger and had to chip in to pay for repairs before taking off I would be extremely *KITTEN*ed off! Isn't that what part of the ticket cost is for? Sheesh!I am curious, Did You make a No cook Cranberry sauce or the cooked type ? Orange Zest or juice with pulp or ?
Browning of the rolls, I suppose we could find some sort of brown and serve rolls at the local convenience store or this morning from the Grocery store before they close early.
Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...
I made my usual, very simple, cooked cranberry sauce from whole cranberries. I didn't put any orange in this one at all, though I could have used some of the orange juice from the refrigerator. This one is just a 12 ounce package of cranberries, a cup (plus a little more) of granulated Stevia sweetener, and a cup of water. All boiled together for 10 to 12 minutes in the microwave, in a LARGE bowl as it foams up quite a bit while the berries are popping. Then place the sauce in a smaller, serving bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Sometimes I make a cranberry/citrus relish using an orange or some kumquats. That can be really nice with kumquats but it does take more sweetener then. This year, remember, lazy (or semi-lazy) Thanksgiving. LOL.
I call it "browning" as I think the Sister Schubert Parker House rolls are probably mostly cooked before being frozen. They may not be, as they do require a bit of time in the oven, but don't really get much bigger when cooked. So I may not be just browning the rolls, but actually baking them. They are in the bottom of the refrigerator, thawed, and ready to go.
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I think this is the final installment of Mr. Wolfe's taste testing of frozen Thanksgiving dinner alternatives. He refers to it as the fifth, but I don't imagine he'll do any more and this is the latest one on his YouTube page.
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And once we are finished with all the Thanksgiving leftovers, we are probably broke and need some cheap food. Here's home made Filipino food on a budget!
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And for Valerie, here's the BEST EVER vegan egg salad recipe. At least that's the claim.
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Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...
Both were frozen. Aldi does not have a hot food bar. I often make garlic cheese toast myself, if I have a suitable bread on hand, but find some of the frozen ones to be quite decent, and easier to prepare.BTW here are suggestions from the old NS forums by m2marsh AKA Michelle for Holiday meals
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90
ROFLMAO!
That sounds VERY SENSIBLE but, honestly, not very realistic, at least for me. The dietician at my endocrinology specialist's office says to, within reason, just blow Thanksgiving (and Christmas) off and eat what you want. Then get back on track after the big days.
M2Marsh's dinner suggestions sound delicious, and filling, and I'm sure if someone dished that up for me and I didn't see how much more food was available, I'd be mostly satisfied with it, but would really be hankering for some more stuffing, if nothing else! For me, Thanksgiving is all about the turkey and stuffing!
I suppose from her version I could omit the sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes, and possibly the cranberry sauce, to add in that many calories worth of additional stuffing (maybe some of them could go toward more turkey) to help with my satisfaction index. And, if I skipped the ham too, well that much more turkey and/or stuffing!
Let me break the suggestions above down, for me anyway...
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133 - NOT ENOUGH TURKEY for me. At least twice that.
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium - POSSIBLY enough, but probably more.
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75 - 1/4 cup would just tick me off. Skip this entirely.
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90 - HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, right...try at least half a cup to a whole cup.
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25- Might be enough, as I only really need that on the stuffing.
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100 - I do like these, but usually skip. No one else here eats them.
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40 - Eat all I want! But a cup is probably more than I'll eat.
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40 - Sounds about right.
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90 - Either have with butter or skip it. I lately tend to skip the roll(s).
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190 -Half that, and the same of pecan pie, with whip.
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90 - I COULD do that. Usually at least 8 oz. if not 12 oz.
So...let's total her suggestions vs. my usual reality, except that even with my reality, some skipped things WILL be eaten if they are available. You know how it is with some things. You don't miss them that much if they aren't there but by golly, if they are there, you can't resist them and will definitely eat them.
Hers, to be fair, does allow at least a couple of bites of most of the major Thanksgiving favorites, though some people would add an appetizer (or two), possibly a green bean casserole instead of steamed green beans, maybe a broccoli rice cheese casserole as well, and possibly a second dessert, as I did, but by halving the size of the dessert slices.
133 + 150 + 75 + 90 + 25 + 100 + 40 + 40 + 90 + 190 + 90 = approximately 1,023 calories with no breakdown of carbs, sodium, fat, etc., which might be nice to have. NOT BAD for a holiday meal, and still leaves room for another couple of small meals/snacks over the course of the day without really breaking the eating plan by too much.
For my USUAL (but not necessarily this year) sort of reality, at a minimum, as I might indulge in more of some things or even add a cookie, we have (not including unknown calories from additional sugar in pecan pie or in the whipped topping, whatever amount of butter I put on the roll, and assuming a meager 3/4 cup of stuffing):
266 of turkey (heck, let's just round that up to 300) + 300 of ham + 270 of stuffing (heck let's just round that one up to 300 too) + 25 of gravy (OK...realistically, let's say 50 with that much stuffing) + 20 of green beans ( I'm not going to eat a whole cup of them at Thanksgiving, but maybe half a cup) + 40 of cranberry sauce + 150 of roll (estimate, with butter) + 250 of pie (estimate with the higher sugar of pecan pie and a small quantity of whipped topping) + 180 of wine + probably 100 of cookie(s) = approximately 1690, with, again, realistically probably closer to 2000 since I may eat more stuffing and possibly a second roll, with butter, and maybe another cookie or two.
So...mine is somewhere between about half again her count, to nearly (or possibly more than) twice her count, but it is just once a year. If one is on a loss plan, my meal would have to be the ONLY meal of the day and is still too much food, according to plan. Being diabetic I'm not having just one meal on the day, as I have to spread that out some, so yeah, I'm with my dietician on this one. Just blow it off. Eat what I want, within reason, and back on track the next day. This does not mean, of course, to eat the whole pan of stuffing or a whole pie. Maybe the whole turkey. LOL.
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Good Morning! Happy Thanksgiving!
Loved all the posts. Hungry NOW! And I think I'll hit the shower first. Been busy doing a bit of Holiday Shopping online. Had some sweet coupons that were good for today only! Hey...saved myself some money. Meanwhile cat has been fed and cried to go out...so he's out! I ate my banana. Funny about my banana breakfast..some days I'm completely happy til 1 oclock...other days...like today...already I'm thinking about eating!
I think I'm with Ed and the dietician...blow the day off. Depending on how Jenn makes the sides. I may have a lot of stuffing..or none, Pretty sure I won't be having mashed potatoes, but I offered to make sweet potatoes..and was told someone was bringing them. No doubt there will be Brussels Sprouts...hope they haven't thought up a way to mess those up. And, that should hold me. If there's anything else...oh, wait..salad being brought by the Bunny herself....so theres that. I will def. eat some of Ted's pies. I tried the pumpkin pie that I bought...nasty. Not sweet, not spicy, really bland. So, will do a different store pie next year. Anyhow, that pie (yes from Kroger bakery) went to the trash. Hate to waste good food,....that however was not GOOD food, and not worth wasting calories on something like that.
Meanwhile, I'm doing a simple salad. Not spending the morning chopping 10+ veggies to put in the salad...its mixed greens, Mandarin Orange, some red onion rings, pomegranate pips, and I'll toast some walnuts for anybody that wants them. Top it off with Orange Miso dressing, (Kroger Simple Truth Organic). I've been eating that and its tasty.
Sunny, looks like a nice day not very warm though. And Jack is planning to light up his fire pit. We, gonna freeze our buns off!! (unless of course we back up to the fire...LOL). I should have gotten stuff to make S'mores for the kids, and totally forgot.. oh, well...they won't really NEED them will they?
Trees look like they're about 80% down. And I made the mistake of looking at the pine trees yesterday...good grief. I'll be up to my ankles in pine straw...which is not a bad thing mind you. Keeps me from having to buy bales from Home Depot!
I've about worn out the computer with listening to Alice's Restaurant.
Did either of you happen to see the flight patterns of planes in the air yesterday??? So glad I had both feet on the ground. You couldn't see the map from the east, thru ATL and then gulf coast and up the Pacific coast...I was also relieved that none of the ATL inbound's landed on my roof!! Unbelievable!!
Roger I went to the web site...but all I saw was your posts??? Did I do something wrong?
Ok, time is going fast...and so far I haven't even wished family, let alone friends Happy T. really gotta go...
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Well, it was all pretty good. I could have found better, more tender turkey and ham but they were all right. Lilo liked the turkey.
Orion is now OUT and living in general population, but he doesn't actually know that as yet...though he has realized he can't get into the hall bathroom any more. He's been having fun investigating in the master bathroom and the master bedroom.
Our final feast:
Appetizer of garlic herb cream cheese spread, with crackers.
The main feast. The broccoli riced cauliflower cheese casserole came out a bit watery and too salty, but I think I can fix that if I make it again.
And more sides. Got the deviled eggs a bit on the salty side too.
Home made cranberry sauce.
The wine was fine.
And dessert! S did arrive in time for dinner and he and I shared a slice of the cheesecake, while J had a whole slice. I sent some food home with S too, so he can get another meal from it. Plenty of cornbread dressing left. Quite a bit of J's special vegetarian light bread dressing too.
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Me and our almost invisible kitten!
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Hi, Going back to how I had been doing it unless I get another warning that post is being held for moderation to approve it.
I'm back home from walking and once again nothing found. The Temperature out the door was 12 degrees. The weather feels more like Mid winter in temperature. Yesterday broke some record cold temperatures and The 12 degrees will be breaking records too. According to the weather forecasts I saw Yesterday came in as the second coldest Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving Day was Good with one exception, That Exception being the overeating.
I ended up eating Buttered Egg Noodles, Mashed Potatoes and Bread Stuffing with some butter melting into them and smothered in Home Made Gravy. Sprouts and Asparagus Deviled Eggs that came out really tasty, A relish tray, And of course Home Made Pumpkin Pie. I passed on the Home Made Whipped Cream and never did get to the Home Made Cranberry sauce. Turkey Breast in my case covered in Gravy too.
Yikes, I will need until Christmas to fully recover I suspect. Then Come Two Holiday meals a week apart.
Later today or Tomorrow I plan on breaking down the Turkey into 9 ounce packages and feed the freezer with much of it. My Brother is planning to break down the Dressing into portions and we will Vacuum seal it as well as much of the Cranberry Sauce. I think that one of the Pumpkin Pies shall be Vacuum Sealed and frozen using a Pleated Vacuum bag that can take the pie, pan and all.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...
Both were frozen. Aldi does not have a hot food bar. I often make garlic cheese toast myself, if I have a suitable bread on hand, but find some of the frozen ones to be quite decent, and easier to prepare.
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ROFLMAO!
That sounds VERY SENSIBLE but, honestly, not very realistic, at least for me. The dietician at my endocrinology specialist's office says to, within reason, just blow Thanksgiving (and Christmas) off and eat what you want. Then get back on track after the big days.
M2Marsh's dinner suggestions sound delicious, and filling, and I'm sure if someone dished that up for me and I didn't see how much more food was available, I'd be mostly satisfied with it, but would really be hankering for some more stuffing, if nothing else! For me, Thanksgiving is all about the turkey and stuffing!
I suppose from her version I could omit the sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes, and possibly the cranberry sauce, to add in that many calories worth of additional stuffing (maybe some of them could go toward more turkey) to help with my satisfaction index. And, if I skipped the ham too, well that much more turkey and/or stuffing!
Let me break the suggestions above down, for me anyway...
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133 - NOT ENOUGH TURKEY for me. At least twice that.
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium - POSSIBLY enough, but probably more.
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75 - 1/4 cup would just tick me off. Skip this entirely.
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90 - HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, right...try at least half a cup to a whole cup.
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25- Might be enough, as I only really need that on the stuffing.
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100 - I do like these, but usually skip. No one else here eats them.
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40 - Eat all I want! But a cup is probably more than I'll eat.
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40 - Sounds about right.
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90 - Either have with butter or skip it. I lately tend to skip the roll(s).
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190 -Half that, and the same of pecan pie, with whip.
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90 - I COULD do that. Usually at least 8 oz. if not 12 oz.
So...let's total her suggestions vs. my usual reality, except that even with my reality, some skipped things WILL be eaten if they are available. You know how it is with some things. You don't miss them that much if they aren't there but by golly, if they are there, you can't resist them and will definitely eat them.
Hers, to be fair, does allow at least a couple of bites of most of the major Thanksgiving favorites, though some people would add an appetizer (or two), possibly a green bean casserole instead of steamed green beans, maybe a broccoli rice cheese casserole as well, and possibly a second dessert, as I did, but by halving the size of the dessert slices.
133 + 150 + 75 + 90 + 25 + 100 + 40 + 40 + 90 + 190 + 90 = approximately 1,023 calories with no breakdown of carbs, sodium, fat, etc., which might be nice to have. NOT BAD for a holiday meal, and still leaves room for another couple of small meals/snacks over the course of the day without really breaking the eating plan by too much.
We had Baked Sprouts and Asparagus as vegetables. No Ham of course, Turkey for Thanksgiving and Ham For Christmas and Pull Turkey an Ham out of the freezer for the New Years Day meal. I did not come close to staying with Michelle's suggestions, This morning I wish I had. Mac & Cheese or Lasagna were never served in our family for holiday meals. Enough calories in the bread stuffing
That reminds me, no brown and serve rolls or any other bread or rolls, Enough bread in the stuffing.
FWIW I agree, Thanksgiving is all about the turkey and Stuffing
As long as it is dietician approved, what the heck. As you said, if her meal was being served to the table most people would be more than happy with it. I could feel the overeating of carbs in my feet believe it or not.For my USUAL (but not necessarily this year) sort of reality, at a minimum, as I might indulge in more of some things or even add a cookie, we have (not including unknown calories from additional sugar in pecan pie or in the whipped topping, whatever amount of butter I put on the roll, and assuming a meager 3/4 cup of stuffing):
266 of turkey (heck, let's just round that up to 300) + 300 of ham + 270 of stuffing (heck let's just round that one up to 300 too) + 25 of gravy (OK...realistically, let's say 50 with that much stuffing) + 20 of green beans ( I'm not going to eat a whole cup of them at Thanksgiving, but maybe half a cup) + 40 of cranberry sauce + 150 of roll (estimate, with butter) + 250 of pie (estimate with the higher sugar of pecan pie and a small quantity of whipped topping) + 180 of wine + probably 100 of cookie(s) = approximately 1690, with, again, realistically probably closer to 2000 since I may eat more stuffing and possibly a second roll, with butter, and maybe another cookie or two.
So...mine is somewhere between about half again her count, to nearly (or possibly more than) twice her count, but it is just once a year. If one is on a loss plan, my meal would have to be the ONLY meal of the day and is still too much food, according to plan. Being diabetic I'm not having just one meal on the day, as I have to spread that out some, so yeah, I'm with my dietician on this one. Just blow it off. Eat what I want, within reason, and back on track the next day. This does not mean, of course, to eat the whole pan of stuffing or a whole pie. Maybe the whole turkey. LOL.
Our Turkey was tender and moist, So much juice cooked out that it filled the roaster to an inch below the rim, I think that helped keep the turkey moist. I am pondering putting some gravy in each Vacuum bag when I portion out the Turkey Breast into them.
I'm not surprised that it came out watery TBH, I am guessing that cure for watery involves some sort of binder that will absorb the liquid.parityanimal wrote: »Well, it was all pretty good. I could have found better, more tender turkey and ham but they were all right. Lilo liked the turkey.
Orion is now OUT and living in general population, but he doesn't actually know that as yet...though he has realized he can't get into the hall bathroom any more. He's been having fun investigating in the master bathroom and the master bedroom.
Our final feast:
Appetizer of garlic herb cream cheese spread, with crackers.
The main feast. The broccoli riced cauliflower cheese casserole came out a bit watery and too salty, but I think I can fix that if I make it again.And more sides. Got the deviled eggs a bit on the salty side too.
Home made cranberry sauce.
The wine was fine.
And dessert! S did arrive in time for dinner and he and I shared a slice of the cheesecake, while J had a whole slice. I sent some food home with S too, so he can get another meal from it. Plenty of cornbread dressing left. Quite a bit of J's special vegetarian light bread dressing too.
Orion does tend to blend into the background.parityanimal wrote: »Me and our almost invisible kitten!
The Egg Noodles were cooked in the broth from boiling the Giblets, the remaining broth was added to with the liquid from the roaster and that was turned into the gravy.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving! 1C/33F with an expected high of 15C/59F, and 0% chance of precipitation.
I need to feed the cats and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. And I need to sweep some floors, maybe mop a little, and vacuum in the master bath and master bedroom. I haven't actually heard from ANY of the potential guests but rather expect that S will call or text sometime this morning to inquire about the timing for the feast. I wasn't really expecting the others, but one never knows. Other than the floor needing sweeping/mopping the kitchen is basically ready for guests. And, of course, the rest of the food prep for today is waiting. The stuffing crumbs are on the counter along with the turkey stock (in a carton) so I just need to chop the onion and get that going, though I'll probably add additional sage, garlic, and poultry seasoning, with, perhaps, a bit of coarsely ground black pepper.
The most fun part is that J started letting Orion out for supervised prowling, even WITH the other cats out now, starting yesterday, and it may be difficult to leave him in the hall bathroom all day today. He is house trained, but not KITCHEN trained and I shudder to think what a disaster he could be in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. I told J yesterday that Orion really has to stay in the bathroom for that. Even though he's just been brushed, I'm sure he would be contributing more than just long, black, feline hairs to the festivities. I don't need a kitten jumping around the kitchen trying to help me carve meat, stir gravy, etc. It didn't take too long to get Oliver kitchen trained but he was a fast study. Kiara is still not entirely kitchen trained as she still wants to get up on that one counter by the sink and knock off anything that is there. I keep foil on the edge of that one so she, and the foil, will come tumbling back down if she tries and she sees the foil from the floor. It keeps her off, though J and I hate having it there.
I do post the links to a couple of other message threads.Hi
Second Day today, Follow this link to see the status post and news links.
The first time You may need to go to the last page and then go to the last post. If You read yesterday it should lead to the latest post.
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Have a Nice Day
Roger
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I hope the cancer killing virus succeeds. If I were a passenger and had to chip in to pay for repairs before taking off I would be extremely *KITTEN*ed off! Isn't that what part of the ticket cost is for? Sheesh!
I hope it becomes a good cure to cancer too.
I think You are browning them too, that also makes them warm enough to let the butter melt into the rolls.I am curious, Did You make a No cook Cranberry sauce or the cooked type ? Orange Zest or juice with pulp or ?
Browning of the rolls, I suppose we could find some sort of brown and serve rolls at the local convenience store or this morning from the Grocery store before they close early.
Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...
I made my usual, very simple, cooked cranberry sauce from whole cranberries. I didn't put any orange in this one at all, though I could have used some of the orange juice from the refrigerator. This one is just a 12 ounce package of cranberries, a cup (plus a little more) of granulated Stevia sweetener, and a cup of water. All boiled together for 10 to 12 minutes in the microwave, in a LARGE bowl as it foams up quite a bit while the berries are popping. Then place the sauce in a smaller, serving bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Sometimes I make a cranberry/citrus relish using an orange or some kumquats. That can be really nice with kumquats but it does take more sweetener then. This year, remember, lazy (or semi-lazy) Thanksgiving. LOL.
I call it "browning" as I think the Sister Schubert Parker House rolls are probably mostly cooked before being frozen. They may not be, as they do require a bit of time in the oven, but don't really get much bigger when cooked. So I may not be just browning the rolls, but actually baking them. They are in the bottom of the refrigerator, thawed, and ready to go.
Our Cranberry sauce is cooked on the stove and the berries popped and left in the sauce.parityanimal wrote: »I think this is the final installment of Mr. Wolfe's taste testing of frozen Thanksgiving dinner alternatives. He refers to it as the fifth, but I don't imagine he'll do any more and this is the latest one on his YouTube page.
I think I would pass, never having had Filipino food that I know of.parityanimal wrote: »And once we are finished with all the Thanksgiving leftovers, we are probably broke and need some cheap food. Here's home made Filipino food on a budget!
That does look like Egg Salad, I wonder how closely it tastes.parityanimal wrote: »And for Valerie, here's the BEST EVER vegan egg salad recipe. At least that's the claim.
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning! Happy Thanksgiving!
Loved all the posts. Hungry NOW! And I think I'll hit the shower first. Been busy doing a bit of Holiday Shopping online. Had some sweet coupons that were good for today only! Hey...saved myself some money. Meanwhile cat has been fed and cried to go out...so he's out! I ate my banana. Funny about my banana breakfast..some days I'm completely happy til 1 o clock...other days...like today...already I'm thinking about eating!
I think I'm with Ed and the dietician...blow the day off. Depending on how Jenn makes the sides. I may have a lot of stuffing..or none, Pretty sure I won't be having mashed potatoes, but I offered to make sweet potatoes..and was told someone was bringing them. No doubt there will be Brussels Sprouts...hope they haven't thought up a way to mess those up. And, that should hold me. If there's anything else...oh, wait..salad being brought by the Bunny herself....so theres that. I will def. eat some of Ted's pies. I tried the pumpkin pie that I bought...nasty. Not sweet, not spicy, really bland. So, will do a different store pie next year. Anyhow, that pie (yes from Kroger bakery) went to the trash. Hate to waste good food,....that however was not GOOD food, and not worth wasting calories on something like that.
Sprouts could be ruined for you is they are buttered or in a butter sauce.
I also hate wasting food, OTOH if it is disgusting I have been know to chuck food too, Not often however.
The Homemade Pumpkin pie would likely suit You as it had plenty of spices in it and was tasty.
I like Pomegranate seeds, If only they did not have so much that is not pulp. I like my Onions in Onion Rings, Sauteed or fried crispy. Chopped into small pieces on a sandwich, Raw onion rings are to much in one place. I do like Mandarin pieces and nuts in a salad.Meanwhile, I'm doing a simple salad. Not spending the morning chopping 10+ veggies to put in the salad...its mixed greens, Mandarin Orange, some red onion rings, pomegranate pips, and I'll toast some walnuts for anybody that wants them. Top it off with Orange Miso dressing, (Kroger Simple Truth Organic). I've been eating that and its tasty.
Sunny, looks like a nice day not very warm though. And Jack is planning to light up his fire pit. We, gonna freeze our buns off!! (unless of course we back up to the fire...LOL). I should have gotten stuff to make S'mores for the kids, and totally forgot.. oh, well...they won't really NEED them will they?
Trees look like they're about 80% down. And I made the mistake of looking at the pine trees yesterday...good grief. I'll be up to my ankles in pine straw...which is not a bad thing mind you. Keeps me from having to buy bales from Home Depot!
I doubt that computer is worn out, I do wonder If You have External speakers or if a tablet/laptop if You just use the built in speakers.I've about worn out the computer with listening to Alice's Restaurant.
Did either of you happen to see the flight patterns of planes in the air yesterday??? So glad I had both feet on the ground. You couldn't see the map from the east, thru ATL and then gulf coast and up the Pacific coast...I was also relieved that none of the ATL inbound's landed on my roof!! Unbelievable!!
Roger I went to the web site...but all I saw was your posts??? Did I do something wrong?
Ok, time is going fast...and so far I haven't even wished family, let alone friends Happy T. really gotta go...
Later...
I'm not sure, there should have been a bit more, for now I have gone back to the old way unless a post needs moderator approval.
I did not look at flight patterns. Since I do not fly I do not have that much interest in them beyond a little bit of interest in delays.
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Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 4C/39F with an expected high of 8C/47F and 20% chance of precipitation.
I need to feed the cats and clean yesterday's cat bowls. I may need to get out to the grocery for milk. Breakfast was some leftover turkey, stuffing, ham, and gravy (on the stuffing) as you might have expected.
I might run a load of whites and towels.
Orion is still busy exploring the house. He didn't eat much of his food overnight but he HAS opened the food bowl in there, at least twice that I saw it happen. I expect when I feed the cats this morning the little light bulb will flash over his head that his food is now in the new spot and he doesn't need to get into the hall bathroom to get it, as he's moved out into the larger world.
There was quite a bit of hissing and posturing last night when all the cats were herded into the master suite for the night. We don't want them wandering the whole house and annoying the sugar gliders, who are mostly nocturnal. Bonnie couldn't care less about the cats (though with her long tail, she SHOULD be at least a little worried one might get hold of it, if she let's it dangle out of the cage) but Clyde is terrified of the cats and goes a little crazy in the cage if the cats are too near, especially if they seem too interested in him.
Something in between would be more appropriate for them both, if they could learn it...caution but not panic.
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Hi...Black Friday..11-23-18
So far so good...banana breakfast, And Peas, carrots, and left over spinach on rice, with my port laced mushroom oil free gravy!! made lunch.... Was good.
Tom E. Cat (aka Einstein) is sleeping, got up to snack, back out on the couch sleeping soundly again! I think I may mirror him today. Not too late for a nap!
My dinner is cooked..leftovers of Teriyaki With noodles. Reset my weight tracking app this morning, hoping the new numbers will help me 'behave' til after Christmas. Don't know if I mentioned it yesterday, but Ted's pumpkin pie was delicious. Guess I know where to buy my pie next year. And the Almond Milk Non-Dairy whip was quite decent! Had it been a container of CoolWhip, I'd have eaten it with a spoon this morning, so canned is a much better option for me!!
Not very warm here today, and very much gray/overcast. Makes a cat and its 'subject' very sleepy!
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Well I successfully navigated Black Friday without going anywhere and without buying anything online either.
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I'm back home from walking and once again nothing found. The Temperature out the door was 24 degrees. There is rain in the forecast for This afternoon into the early hours of Sunday.
I believe it
https://www.studyfinds.org/average-american-gains-six-pounds-during-holiday-season/
Gobble Away! Average American Will Put On 6 Pounds During Holiday Season, Study Finds
https://apnews.com/51d77a0431804316959efd2afc46f3c2
Money laundering: Dutch police find cash in washing machine
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-22/soon-machines-like-emsculpt-will-do-your-exercise-for-you
Lose Fat and Tighten Your Abs, Just By Lying There
In the future, machines like the EMSculpt may do your exercise for you. And frankly, they'll be better at it.
Duh, a moments thought should tell You this fact
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/867626/LIFE-AFTER-DEATH-do-you-know-you-re-dead-consciousness-persists-Flatliners
LIFE AFTER DEATH: When you die you KNOW you’re dead as consciousness persists - study
WHEN you die you KNOW you’re dead, according to terrifying new research with profound implications for world religions
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/19/how-to-deal-with-a-holiday-debt-hangover.html
If you're still dealing with holiday debt, there's no need to be Scrooge
Yikes
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/11/22/18107810/robot-feeding-arm-chest-mounted-social-augmented-eating
This chest-mounted robot feeding arm could stuff your face when you’re too full to move
Can’t eat another bite? Just strap on your third robotic arm
https://www.whio.com/news/local/local-law-enforcement-using-mysterious-new-tool-unlock-cell-phones/W9zAfzQXrFsJmOJjO04TJK/
Local law enforcement using mysterious new tool to unlock cellphones
The news people seem to be afraid not to add the word alleged
https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/11/cbps-facial-biometrics-program-has-caught-26-alleged-imposters/152957/
CBP’s Facial Biometrics Program Has Caught 26 Alleged Imposters
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! 4C/39F with an expected high of 8C/47F and 20% chance of precipitation.
I need to feed the cats and clean yesterday's cat bowls. I may need to get out to the grocery for milk. Breakfast was some leftover turkey, stuffing, ham, and gravy (on the stuffing) as you might have expected.
I might run a load of whites and towels.
I also Put the Gravy on the Mashed Potatoes, Turkey and if cooked the Ham as well as the Stuffing
I really, really need to do laundry, I procrastinated and now that the Holiday is over I should do it.
Is the hissing and posturing from jockeying for hierarchical position by the cats.Orion is still busy exploring the house. He didn't eat much of his food overnight but he HAS opened the food bowl in there, at least twice that I saw it happen. I expect when I feed the cats this morning the little light bulb will flash over his head that his food is now in the new spot and he doesn't need to get into the hall bathroom to get it, as he's moved out into the larger world.
There was quite a bit of hissing and posturing last night when all the cats were herded into the master suite for the night. We don't want them wandering the whole house and annoying the sugar gliders, who are mostly nocturnal. Bonnie couldn't care less about the cats (though with her long tail, she SHOULD be at least a little worried one might get hold of it, if she let's it dangle out of the cage) but Clyde is terrified of the cats and goes a little crazy in the cage if the cats are too near, especially if they seem too interested in him.
Something in between would be more appropriate for them both, if they could learn it...caution but not panic.
I wonder if something like the collars that are sold to keep squirrels out of bird feeders would help ?
Why ? It does not sound like anything I would eat.parityanimal wrote: »I just don't know what to say about this one...just watch.
PEANUT BUTTER Potato Salad
Hmm... Interesting.parityanimal wrote: »More vegan stuff.
Vegan lox smoked salmon and vegan cream cheese sandwich
Bacon, Yumparityanimal wrote: »Ultimate mac and cheese? Well, it's got bacon in it. That's a good start.
Before I watch this one later I will guess that it is because the battery could catch fire.parityanimal wrote: »Some reasons, perhaps, to stop charging your cell phone while you sleep.
I ended up online ordering the fruits for the fruit cakes my brother makes every winter.parityanimal wrote: »Well I successfully navigated Black Friday without going anywhere and without buying anything online either.
Congratulations on staying away from going anywhere on Black Friday.
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So far so good...banana breakfast, And Peas, carrots, and left over spinach on rice, with my port laced mushroom oil free gravy!! made lunch.... Was good.
Tom E. Cat (aka Einstein) is sleeping, got up to snack, back out on the couch sleeping soundly again! I think I may mirror him today. Not too late for a nap!
My dinner is cooked..leftovers of Teriyaki With noodles. Reset my weight tracking app this morning, hoping the new numbers will help me 'behave' til after Christmas. Don't know if I mentioned it yesterday, but Ted's pumpkin pie was delicious. Guess I know where to buy my pie next year. And the Almond Milk Non-Dairy whip was quite decent! Had it been a container of CoolWhip, I'd have eaten it with a spoon this morning, so canned is a much better option for me!!
Not very warm here today, and very much gray/overcast. Makes a cat and its 'subject' very sleepy!
Later...
It is never to late for a nap.
What exactly does that mean, "Reset my weight tracking app" ?
I do not recall You mentioning how the Pumpkin Pie tasted, I may have missed it OTOH.
I have been known to eat the entire container of Cool Whip in the past.
Friday was sunny if Bitter cold until later in the day when it warmed up.
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday. 2C/36F with an expected high of 13C/56F and 20% chance of precipitation.
Need to feed the cats and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. And I need to get out to see about picking up Oliver's paw print that Jason requested as a memory. He can put dates, or whatever, on it and bake it and put it with Ariel's paw print that he got after she died. While there, I may need to pick up some canned food for Lilo.
And might get around to doing some whites and towels that I haven't yet done.
Dinner last night was pizza, for a break from Thanksgiving but breakfast this morning was leftovers. I usually like to have leftovers through perhaps Sunday (or part of Sunday), with a break, like last night's pizza, and then I'm through with Thanksgiving and ready for Christmas. Since my chunk of ham for this year's Christmas has no bone, I may need to see about getting a ham bone or perhaps a ham hock for my New Year's pot of black eyed peas.
J had a chance to get me one at the Thanksgiving party he went to a week or so before Thanksgiving. I didn't go because I was feeling worn out. He did bring me back a small amount of ham from that party, and mentioned that he could have brough more ham or even the bone, but he didn't know if I wanted it.
Sometimes I wonder how much he really remembers about things...he should KNOW that I would have wanted the bone for a pot of beans, and I told him so when he mentioned that, but to be fair I didn't say to get it, when he texted me and asked if I wanted him to bring home some ham. And he IS vegetarian and admitted to thinking that the bone was "gross" so he didn't ask for it since he didn't know if I would want it.
I hope someone took the bone home for proper use, rather than just tossing it.
I'll get something for New Year's.
Is the hissing and posturing from jockeying for hierarchical position by the cats.
I wonder if something like the collars that are sold to keep squirrels out of bird feeders would help ?
I ended up online ordering the fruits for the fruit cakes my brother makes every winter.
It's all normal settling in with a new cat/kitten. The already resident cats have to hiss and posture to tell the new cat "This is OUR house and these are OUR people and you are an interloper!" The new kitten/cat does have to learn who the boss is (Lilo) and who might want to play, as opposed to which cats mostly want to be just left alone (like Lilo) but normally respond with hissing back, while at the same time making physical overtures to get to know one another better, to say "It's my house too, now, and my people too! Get over it! Oh, and would you like to play together later?"
It just takes some time for them to get it all settled, but usually not a terribly long time. A couple of weeks to a couple of months, at most. Over enough time, even Lilo will stop being annoyed with the new interloper as long as the new one doesn't get in her face TOO much. Lilo even plays with Kiara and Dinah sometimes now, but not so much with Dinah. Lilo and Kiara had managed to make friends well enough before Dinah came into the scene, but Lilo didn't want to play as much as Kiara did. Too old to play that much. Mostly with Dinah it's just a little friendly mutual grooming, rather than playing. I imagine it will get to at least civil tolerance with Orion, which is all we really ask.
I'd say if you only ordered the fruits that you would have ordered anyway, that you successfully made it through Black Friday too.
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