I’m stuffed. Thanksgiving feasts and leftovers have made me pleasantly plump. I say pleasantly because I’ve also been blessed with wine and beer. Life is good. But now my belly is in need of stretchy pants. I…
The Day After
This was our table yesterday. It was set to make our guests feel welcomed, to feel important. To feast until we dropped. Our table doesn’t look anything like this today. Today it is, gratefully, clean. It is…
Fishy-Fishy-Fish-Fish
Mister and I have been doing our best to eat a Mediterranean diet this month. We figured we’d be healthy right up until the turkey hits the hot oil on Thanksgiving Day, and so far we’ve been just…
Being Good Enough and a “Be the Buffalo” Giveaway!
“…If you’re not enough without one, you’ll never be enough with one.” John Candy as “Irving Blitzer,” on Gold Medals Cool Runnings – 1993 It’s November. The very thought of that may send some folks running for…
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Hall-o-Giving-Mas
The other day I was at a hardware store and spotted a Christmas tree decked out in Halloween decorations. I didn’t have a camera or a phone with me, so you’re just gonna have to take my word…
Turkey Belly
I am still feeling the bloat from Thursday’s blessings. And I’m wondering – exactly how long does turkey belly last? In the meantime, I’ll be avoiding gluttonous sit-downs for quite a while, lest I end up being…
Happy Thanksgiving!
No matter where you live in the world, no matter what this day means for you, I wish you blessing upon blessing. And gratitude. For it’s a wonderful thing – being blessed. It is greater still to…
Poultry Dreams
I’ve been dreaming of turkey. And cranberries. And dressing. It’s funny the way food appears in my dreams. The way I can smell and taste while sleeping. If I wake to find a turkey-leg-bone beneath my…