Heather says: I’ve just been drooling over a slide show of dressings. Seriously, it’s taking a lot of will power to not put on my shoes and drive all the way across town to the fancy schmancy grocery store to grab the ingredients for a dressing half my family would snub anyhow. (That really just …
Heather says: With the menu planned, it is time to check the pantry and fridge and make your shopping list. If you use a frozen turkey it can be purchased any time, but fresh turkeys will need to purchased no earlier than the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Fresh turkeys are highly perishable and should be stored …
Ivy says: While my one grandma is still going strong at 91 years old, we lost my other grandma very suddenly on August 31, 2007. She was 79 years old. As that grandma was part mom, part grandma, and part friend, it was a very deep loss for me. Now I’ve had over a year …
Ivy says: I’ve been reminded several times over the past weeks that I have an “unusually old” grandmother. She’s 91 which is pretty old, alright. She was born in 1917, which means the changes she has seen in her lifetime are amazing. She was born into a household with no electricity or indoor plumbing. By …
Heather says: We have a number of parents who read this site, so I wanted to take a moment and pass along this recall information. Johnson and Johnson, the makers of Mylicon Gas Relief are recalling two lots of Mylicon Gas Relief Dye Free Drops in the 1oz size. These lots were distributed after October …
Ivy says: I can’t get off the phone today. Part of it is business related, but part of it is my family trying to work out how the holidays will play out- who holds Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, etc. It seems we might have some people coming into town as well. Don’t worry, I will review …
Heather says: Recently frequent commenter JayMonster asked: Have any tricks for getting “prepped” for Turkey Day any easier? I mean, we use dishes, chargers, silverware and goblets that typically only see the light of day here and at Xmas, so it becomes a chore as big as the meal itself to wash and polish everything. …
Ivy says: I come from a long line of people with very short fuses. I also come from a long line of people who are either very heavy drinkers or very anti-drinking. This leads to me not being able to remember more than a handful of family gatherings in my childhood that didn’t break out …
Heather says: By now you should have a decent headcount of how many invasive parasites guests will be in attendance for your holiday meal. When you have a moment of peace, use duct tape if you must, sit down with pencil and paper and plan your menu and shopping list. Listed below are general guidelines …
Ivy says: Now is a good time to start planing a Thanksgiving leftover party. When I have one, I plan it for the Saturday after Thanksgiving when everyone’s all shopped out and too tired to cook. The premise is this: everyone brings their leftovers and you eat what’s there. Any leftover leftovers are packaged up …