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[vixmom]

I'm going to have to ask Vixmom how she is so busy and still seamlessly puts on a dinner party for 11 people.

Processed foods are my friends

I fear to confess it amongst such accomplished cooks as we have here, lest  I be cast out into the darkness where men weep and gnash their teeth but my holiday cooking style is tinkering with convenience foods.

Canned peas drained and seasoned with some Penzeys Sunny Paris and some good butter
Frozen turnips that I microwaved and stuck in a bowl and sprinkled with some Penzeys Spanish smoked paprika
Refrigerated Mashed potatoes from BJs that I heated, added sour cream and butter, sprinkled with smoky paprika, dabbed with butter and popped back in the oven to brown a bit
Aldi Store brand  stuffing mix, 2 boxes turkey, 2 boxes herb made with packaged turkey stock  instead of water
Gravy was Aldi brand packaged turkey stock, jarred roast turkey gravy, turkey drippings and the stock from simmering the neck and gizzards with turkey stock and onions
Cauliflower casserole used frozen cauliflower florets steamed in the microwave





Don’t tell my family: they think I can cook.

[Jane]

From DR Vixmom:

I was alone in the kitchen cooking and cleaning thank you very much

 

[vixmom]

From DR Vixmom:

I was alone in the kitchen cooking and cleaning thank you very much

 

Oh you misunderstand, I was EXACTLY where I wanted to be

[vixmom]

I have started a new post a day on Facebook called 1960's Side Eye if anyone would like to look at it.

Oh I saw that! I didn’t realize it was the beginning of a series! I shall look forward to future entries

[vixmom]

It’s strange but several items on my Amazon wish list have apparently gone up for Black Friday.

YAY!

[vixmom]

I can't post yet there are four people ahead of me.

[Jane]

I'm going to have to ask Vixmom how she is so busy and still seamlessly puts on a dinner party for 11 people.

I would bet it’s one of her superpowers.

That explains it.

[Jane]

I want to know how she managed not to yell for help in the kitchen.

[Jane]

Wae-Ling even came over as usual and prepared the turkey. And then made the gravy.

It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without her help.

[Jane]

I am still doing dishes.

I decided against dishes this year.  I bought holiday appropriate heavy duty paper plates, cooked and served in the same Pyrex dishes, served buffet style and let everyone sit where they may.

Used saved Chinese takeout containers to parcel out the leftovers and brought my leftovers home in my Pyrex, moved them to smaller containers when I got home and washed the Pyrex in the dishwasher.

Basically just had the silverware and serving utensils to wash up.

Now I feel better about your being neglected in the kitchen.

[Jane]

I'm going to have to ask Vixmom how she is so busy and still seamlessly puts on a dinner party for 11 people.

Processed foods are my friends

I fear to confess it amongst such accomplished cooks as we have here, lest  I be cast out into the darkness where men weep and gnash their teeth but my holiday cooking style is tinkering with convenience foods.

Canned peas drained and seasoned with some Penzeys Sunny Paris and some good butter
Frozen turnips that I microwaved and stuck in a bowl and sprinkled with some Penzeys Spanish smoked paprika
Refrigerated Mashed potatoes from BJs that I heated, added sour cream and butter, sprinkled with smoky paprika, dabbed with butter and popped back in the oven to brown a bit
Aldi Store brand  stuffing mix, 2 boxes turkey, 2 boxes herb made with packaged turkey stock  instead of water
Gravy was Aldi brand packaged turkey stock, jarred roast turkey gravy, turkey drippings and the stock from simmering the neck and gizzards with turkey stock and onions
Cauliflower casserole used frozen cauliflower florets steamed in the microwave





Don’t tell my family: they think I can cook.

[Jane]

From DR Vixmom:

I was alone in the kitchen cooking and cleaning thank you very much

 

Oh you misunderstand, I was EXACTLY where I wanted to be

I get it now.  However, had you had dishes plus to wash it would have been different.

[vixmom]

I do actually peel 5lbs of white mushrooms and add them to  sautéed onion and Penzeys foxpoint seasoning and butter and simmer them slowly for hours with cream sherry

[vixmom]

I want to know how she managed not to yell for help in the kitchen.

I actually kept throwing out anyone who tried to wander in and  interfere  complicate things help

[John G.]

It’s strange but several items on my Amazon wish list have apparently gone up for Black Friday.

YAY!

I was hoping the prices would go down.

[Laura]

I just got a call from Colorado.  I didn't answer it.  If it was you DR LAURA, text me.

I'm not in Colorado.

[Laura]

Haha! Now I know Vixmom's secrets.

[Laura]

Vixmom -- I am so glad to see you put the stuffing in the turkey, as God intended.

Tell me -- do you put the giblets in the gravy? I hope so.

[elmore3003]

I am really lazy today. Stella, Thatch, and I napped away the morning. Annabelle joined us about thirty minutes ago, just when Amazon delivered a new book about the Chad Mitchell Trio.

[Jrand73]

A book about the CMT?  I shall have to go buy that!

I liked The Brothers Four just a bit more and The Kingston Trio just a little less......but they were right up there in my LP collecting lexicon.

[Jrand73]

DR LAURA are you sure?

I am a geography savant and never make a mistake.

[singdaw]

Good morning afternoon, friends.

[singdaw]

I am back. And caught up.

[singdaw]

Our Thanksgiving sojourn was a success.

[singdaw]

There was some mystery and suspense involved in the Thanksgiving meal itself.

[singdaw]

The MIL's assisted care facility had listed roast beef on the menu.

[singdaw]

But when the plates arrived, they were the traditional Thanksgiving turkey fare.

[singdaw]

So all was well in the end.

[singdaw]

We stayed in town overnight in a hotel.

[singdaw]

This morning, we helped MIL put up her Christmas tree.