۞ Sweet Interruptions ۞ 60

Oooops... guilty!! Bad, bad me too!! Lol!!

Okay, birthdates posted. Hope they are all correct.
Marion, I had forgotten your DOB. Please remind me again.

Afternoon Everyone..

Thank you for all the birthday wishes.. My phone started ringing at 730 this morning with my mom singing to me....

Max and I attended the workshop this morning and learned quite a bit about what we can do. We have an appointment with them on monday morning to see if they can help us work the issues with the mortgage out directly through them. They offer this service for free and if they cant work it out they have a program through the city that may help but we wont know until monday and then the city program takes 30-45 days. So keep praying for us and please do keep your fingers crossed.

Had to book a dentist trip for Max today too. Been crazy hes been hurting a bit but we didnt know who was providers until today. So he goes tomorrow for anti-biotics and next week they will pull that pesky broken tooth for him. That will make him a much happier man.

Looks like I missed a bunch of chat this morning so I will need to catch up in a bit..
Bear Huggs
Donna

Yes please tell Max to take care of that tooth. One less thing on his mind. But a grumpy husband is not as bad as a grumpy wife, right Donna?
So glad there are good souls out there doing their best to help you with your mortgage issues. We'll keep on praying only good news come your way.

How sad, my sistahs think I am an enabler!! ;-( Who me sending website, magazines, books, fabric must have me seriously confused with someone else. I would never do that--well if I thought I would get caught anyways!!!

Any time, any place any one want to do lunch and fabric shop--count me in!!

Jaye, how about 9-11.

Debra, we just might have the same cake recipe. My Mom used to make it and now she thinks that is the only type birthday cake there is. Mom also used to churn her own butter and would use it in the frosting--when it had started to turn a "wee" bit old. Gave it a rather tangy taste with the chocolate. Sounds weird but actually was very, very good.

Yup a grumpy husband is bad but when mamma aint happy nobody is happy...lol Hes going tomorrow at 3 and they said they will give him something for the infection and some pain killers to help him sleep until next week.

Im really hoping that the foundation can help us. The lady said it sounds lik ethey can but we wikll just have to wait and see. I was amazed by the peopl ethat were there who had already been served with eviction notices and they were just now going lookuing for help. I dont understand letting it go that far but I guess at least they are trying now, even though it may be too late for some..

Ok, I want to go back to bed, so I'm going to mark this thread as unwatched, but here are my replies from last thread.

Mom, not quite, there is stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce (with berries), but you still need mash potatoes, and a little turkey; it’s just that turkey is the side dish not the main course.

Jaye, I don’t mind homemade relish, but the canned cranberry relish with berries is what says Thanksgiving to me on a primal level; just like we must have giblet gravy, even though I likely won’t eat it at any other time of the year.

I’m going to have to make the Bailey’s Cheesecake before too long.

Audrey, hope everything turns out well, know you are in our prayers.

Been asking when you all wanted to open the black and white quilt block swap but got no answers. Everyone is so busy that I thought Jan even if there are two there swaps then. The blocks are so cheap to get in; one block goes in a regular envelope with 1 stamp. Use material you have or use this as an excuse to buy more!
We'll let everyone pick their own block to do since we have some beginners and some who are experts. Just let each pick if you want all black and white or want to add one color to spice things up.
I'm getting anxious, too, but must learn patience when it comes to sewing. I get too many projects piled up and can't decide which to start first.

I don't think the leek is too important, it'll change the taste a bit, but I don't think it would be a big deal to replace it with any type of onion or leafy green.

Cock-A-Leekie Soup

1 lg Onion, chopped
2 lg Stalks celery, chopped
6 Carrots, chopped
1 lg Roasting chicken
3/4 c Pearl barley
6 Peppercorns
4 Cloves
6 lg Leeks
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 c Fresh parsley, chopped
3 qt Water (approx.)

1. In a large kettle, place onion, celery, carrot, and spices.
2. Clean leeks thoroughly; chop coarsely, discarding any tough parts.
3. Rinse chicken and discard any excess fat.
4. Add to kettle with leeks and barley. Cover with 3 qts. of water (or however much it takes to cover chicken). Bring to a boil, skimming top.
5. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, partially covered for 1 hour. Remove chicken, bone and chop, then return to kettle. Add salt, pepper, parsley
6. Cook 15 minutes.

Ha! Janice I think I just might be the Empress of unfinished projects. Love the idea and have all manner of ideas whirling around in my head. Block size will be the next thing to decide upon. The only reason I was anxious to know was during the Christmas break I can get started as I do want to participate. January will start my biweekly meetings for the festival and the loses me 2 days every other week. Just call me impatient!!!!

I say there is no reason to "start" the list, just wont be due till after the holidays? Huh Huh Huh, I got a new sewing machine and am really wanting to use it. I am but cant get idea's yet. This sewing machine will almost make coffee. It has an auto threader, can sew by just a push of the button AND it will cut the thread. It will Embroider also :)

Oh my Tia, Tina, Whatever!! What did you get? BTW congratulations of your daughter's accomplishments. You deserve to grin big time. Mine is trying to get her's started but teaching full time does have it's draw backs. Hugs for the "Punk" boy--keep him good and warm.

Janice.. you missed the replies given a few postings ago!!!
Many of us agreed it should be after the holidays!!

Thank you Laura. I'm gonna attempt that soon!

Marion, my ex late mum churned her own butter. They had a dairy, and the taste is so different from store bought. Whatever the cows had been grazing on that morning, you'll get that 'green' taste sometimes!!!

Donna, you're a warrior!! You will not give up till the very end for the sake of your family. There'll be many inspired by your courage, Donna.

Congrats Tina-Tia!! So it makes coffee too? Lol!!!
Yeah, tell us what you got!

I should have actually stated: I had the wonderful job of churning the butter. That is if sitting for what seemed endless hours shaking a jar back and forth until butter formed was "churning". I also found out that "accidentally" dropping the jar (on purpose) just gets you another replacement jar. Geez as kids we are so dumb sometimes.

I agree the swap should be after the holidays just getting impatient Jaye--trying to stay ahead!! That's me and then end up always behind. Something just isn't right about that.

Did you get he DOB post? Try 911

How about tasting fresh cream.. all the fat floating on top. Heaven!!!!
Yep, thanks Marion.. what a coincidence.. BUT I am glad we're celebrating YOU on that day.

Jaye, could you add another "b" to Abbis. Yeap she spells it with double B. Well her Dad did. Thank you. I just say I had the date first!!! Same with BJ's birthdate!! She had it first.

Got it Marion!

Thought I'd throw in a Cajun recipe.. :D
Now I know Stacey doesn't do seafood. But for those that do, here's one GREAT recipe if you want to attempt a Cajun dish for Thanksgiving.
Sis Kathy might have a different version.. you could also sub the crawfish with shrimp or better still... lump crab meat. Delicious, and you might 'slap yo mama' after eating this.

Cajun Crawfish Cornbread
2 cups cornmeal
1 tbsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
6 eggs
1/4 cup. chopped parsley
1/4 cup. chopped jalapenos
1 large onion, finely chopped
16 ozs. grated sharp cheddar cheese
2/3 cup oil
2 - 16. oz cans cream style corn
2 pounds peeled crawfish

Combine first 3 ingredients. In another large bowl, beat eggs thoroughly. Add your veges, cheese, oil, cream of corn and crawfish to your beaten eggs.
Then combine this mix to your cornmeal mixture and mix well. Pour into greased 12 X 14 baking dish.
Bake at 375 for 55 minutes until golden brown.

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Saw my reg. DR. Got meds for sinus infection and the fungus amongus! Went to Was*Mart and got the necessities, bread, milk and icecream! I'm in for the day!

ROFLOL, Audrey,good to see the necessaties includes ice cream!! My kind of person.

Well then, you'd appreciate my lunch Marion.
Been craving for cream cheese.. so I fix myself a wafer rye sandwich with 2 tbsp. of good cream cheese spread.. Simple stuffs can be so satisfying..

Audrey, did you get toppings?

Just checkin' in, you got way ahead of me today.......

91 year old neighbor across the street has cancer......her daughter is away for 11 days, son lives on the other side of the state and Doris has had 2 siezures (sp) this week.....I have to go to the Doctor with her this am, mom is afraid she and Doris will miss something the doctor tells them........and she thinks I am going to remember??? Maybe, if I take a tape recorder!!
Will check back later.

It is a Brother SE-350. I need to go to school to just learn all the bells and whistles it has.

Yah, Trish, better if you'd take a tape recorder along with you. So many times I had to ask doctors to slow down and explain to me in layman's terms. Once I chased a doctor down the hallway, after he'd checked on my ex when he had his stroke, and demanded he returned back to the room, and explain to us all over again what's going on!!! He wasn't too happy.
Tina-Tia, that's a beautiful machine. Congrats! Now you can monogram Punk Boy's clothes :D

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Look at these cute little pumpkins, made out of cheese.. from Betty Crocker's website.

Cheesy pumpkins.
8 tablespoons smoked Cheddar cold pack cheese food (from 8-oz container), well chilled
2 teaspoons finely chopped peanuts
4 butter-flavored pretzel spindles or sticks, broken in half
16 tiny pieces fresh parsley leaves
1. Line small serving plate with waxed paper. Roll each level tablespoon cold pack cheese food into a ball; place on waxed paper-lined serving plate. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes for easier handling.
2. With end of toothpick, draw ridges around balls to resemble pumpkins. Dip bottoms of cheese balls in chopped peanuts.
3. Just before serving, insert pretzel halves into cheese balls for pumpkin stems. Decorate with parsley for leaves. Store in refrigerator.

Okay, slap me someone.. Debra talked of brined turkey, and this came in the email today.. of course from Betty Crocker's tested kitchens.

Brined Turkey

2 gallons cold water
2 cups kosher salt or 1 cup table salt
1 whole turkey, not prebasted (12 to 14 pounds), thawed if frozen
1 medium onion, cut into fourths
1 medium carrot, coarsely chopped
1 medium celery stalk, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Total Time: 8 hours 15 min1.
Mix cold water and salt in a large clean bucket or stockpot (noncorrosive); stir until salt is dissolved. Add turkey. Cover and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours.
2. Heat oven to 325°F. Remove turkey from brine; discard brine. Thoroughly rinse turkey under cool running water, gently rubbing outside and inside of turkey to release salt. Pat skin and both interior cavities dry with paper towels.
3. Fasten neck skin to back of turkey with skewer. Fold wings across back of turkey so tips are touching. Toss onion, carrot, celery and thyme with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter; place in turkey cavity.
4. Place turkey, breast side down, on rack in large shallow roasting pan. Brush entire back side of turkey with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Turn turkey over. Brush entire breast side of turkey with remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone. (Do not add water or cover turkey.)
5. Roast uncovered 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours, brushing twice with pan drippings during last 30 minutes of roasting.
6. Turkey is done when thermometer reads 180°F and juice of turkey is no longer pink when you cut into center of thigh. The drumstick should move easily when lifted or twisted. If a meat thermometer is not used, begin testing for doneness after about 3 hours. When turkey is done, place on warm platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Let stand about 15 minutes for easiest carving.

All About Brining
For exceptionally moist and tender meat, brining is the way to go! Immersing your turkey in a saltwater bath (the brine) overnight draws water into the cells of the turkey so it stays juicy and moist when cooked. For this method, you'll need a large clean plastic bucket or noncorrosive stockpot (not aluminum), enough refrigerator space and time, but it's a great do-ahead.


Use a large clean plastic bucket or a stainless steel stockpot or other noncorrosive container that can fit the turkey and enough brine to keep turkey submerged.

Keep turkey refrigerated while it is brining. You may have to clear a space in your refrigerator to accommodate the bucket or stockpot.

Check the temperature frequently as the turkey is roasting since a brined turkey may cook slightly faster than an unbrined one.

Do not soak turkey in brine for more than 12 hours because it will absorb too much salt.

Do not stuff a brined turkey with stuffing.

Some brines create turkey drippings and juices that are too salty to make good gravy while others make delicious gravy, so follow the recipe directions carefully.

I need help Punk boy has snack at school the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I want to make something thanksgiving wise. No nuts, nothing really messy and nothing red. And really nothing that has to be in the fridge. I know you gals can come up with something. I thought and still am about oreo turkeys.

I brined my turkey last year and it was divine! I used the recipe from DG MaVie's Brined turkey. Couldn't have come out better.

When I would brine I would put the meat in an Ice chest, but I had access to a walk in cooler, which I no longer have access to. I do have access to an industrial fridge, I just might do that. Oh gosh brined meat is the way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh Tia, Tina, that is a great machine. Sometimes I wish I had one of those that would slie bread and make coffee, but I don't do any thing but straight and zig zag stiches anymore so it would be a waste. Wish I had had one when I had kids to sew for.
Jaye, know what you mean. I, too, have time over the holidays to sew and was getting impatient, too. I may put it out there for those of us who have the time then, but make the delivery date late Jan or early Feb. That way we satisfy all of us.
Boy can I remember that cream at the top of the bottle. None of the creams these day come anywhere close to matching that taste. Boy what I would give for some of that on my pumpkin pie!

Wow, sounds like you all have your Thanksgiving meals planned, and ready to go.

Jaye, I have so many brugs, I don't know what to do with them. I have a bunch of Noids, and a few named ones now! Thanks to the generous DG Sisters!!! The one I have blooming is NOID, and she is 11 &1/2 inches long. She smells like sweet baby powder.

Marion, glad to see you up and running about!

I am trying to get some reindeer sewn, so I can sit and stuff them while my foot is healing, but those little reindeer are giving me a fit to put together. My back hurts sitting at the machine for too long, so I have to take a break.

LK

An S.O.S there!!! Tina-Tia we'll try to find something easy for ya! Don't want Punk Boy to be the only kid bringing Doritas for snacks on Thanksgiving!!
Lol.. Janice. I am sure you have enough fabrics to drape your whole house from roof to ground and even that garden in the corner!

Don't push it LK. Don't want you to deal with a bad back when it's an important day tomorrow.

Turkey Cookie... (not you Joyce)
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped chocolate frosting
Candy corn
1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker® yellow decorating icing
Miniature candy-coated semisweet chocolate baking bits
1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
2. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
3. Frost and decorate 1 cookie at a time. After spreading frosting on cookie, add candy corn for feathers. Pipe yellow icing for beak and feet. Add baking bits for eyes; pipe black gel for center of each eye.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Decrease butter to 1/3 cup.

How cute is that???? Did someone say Cookie??????

This is soooo easy... for those that love cream cheese and jello. Show them off in mini gelatin molds.

Creamy Strawberry
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 package (8-serving size) strawberry-flavored gelatin
1 1/2 cups cold water
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1. Spray multi bundt muffin pan with cooking spray. Pour boiling water on gelatin in medium bowl; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in cold water.
2. Beat cream cheese into gelatin mixture, using wire whisk, until smooth. (Or place gelatin mixture and cream cheese in blender; cover and blend on medium speed until smooth.) Pour mixture into muffin pan cups. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
3. Unmold gelatin onto tray. Lift each mold with spatula onto plates.

Lolol Joyce!! Say, have you talked to Sis Kathy today? I tried yesterday, could't get hold of her. Stacey... how about you, hun?

Ok.. how about this?? Salivating yet?...

Praline Pumpkin Dessert
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or spice cake mix
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Whipped cream, if desired
Additional pumpkin pie spice, if desired
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In medium bowl, beat pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar and 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice with wire whisk until smooth. Pour into pan.
2. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle with pecans. Pour melted butter evenly over top.
3. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.
4. To serve, cut dessert into 4 rows by 3 rows. Serve warm or chilled with dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice. Store covered in refrigerator

Oh dear, think I've just gained 10 pounds!!!

Tina-make pumkin cookies or pumkin cupcakes w/ cream cheese icing

I have to say that it is very rare that I have been upset by anything said on this thread, but I was yesterday....

Yes DH cooks thinkgiving dinner, and while he loves his mom's dutch apple pie, he really will only eat 1 peice of any cake or pie, UNLESS it is a coconut cream pie-then he will grab the pie and a fork and eat 1/2 in a sitting!!!

I don't understand how folks can turn down a coconut cream pie? Some of Kel's relatives do that. He he he.. more for me..

Stacey, I'm sure it wasn't intentional and not geared towards hurting anyone. Sometimes we get caught up with the moment and don't think at all with what we post. If your feelings were slighted, here's MAJOR HUGS!!

Tina-Tia, is this the Oreo Turkeys you're talking about. Cute!

Oreo Turkeys
Ingredients
2 Oreo Double Stuff cookies
1 malted milk balls (like a whopper)
4-6 candy corn
icing (optional)
Directions
1Take 1 oreo apart. This will be the base.
2Place the whole oreo on its side on the base, so that it sticks to white of the oreo.
3In front of the oreo on its side, place a malted-milk ball for the turkeys head.
4Place candy corn, points down, in between the oreo cookie that is standing on it's side.
5Use icing for eyes and waddle if you want.