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A Toast To Xmas Fun You Better Not Pout!
It’s time to get out the stockings
Time to put up the tree
Bake the cookies
Make black walnut fudge
Finesse with all the pleasantries
It’s time to be reminded
That the sun is why we are here
And if that sucker doesn’t
Turn back on warm soon
This cold is going to freeze off my ears
It’s time to light the candles
Let us raise a glass of cheer
Here’s to all the love we have witnessed
Here is to all the love yet to come
So let’s now go take off all our clothes
And worship each others belly buttonz
©bk..2006
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May you be covered in whispers
Sweet nothings that spark to touch
Deep earthy kisses
Melted white hot
Tempted embers that make
All your corpuscles pop
Like cranberries
In the Thanksgiving pot
May it put the fire and blaze
Into the cave mans cave
That in all the ways
You dish out this display
Please give thanks appropriately
Firstly to God for setting the plate
Then hugs to the select scented mate
That puts the whipped cream
Top the pumpkin pies fate
And humbly lights all your candles for grace
©bk Thanksgiving Day 2009
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| “Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull.” ~H. L. Mencken
“You can’t put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories.” ~Melanie Clark
 Nandina Berries
It's getting cooler here in Nashville. The leaves are all still falling and there are big and deep piles everywhere. We used to burn them and the smell is one I remember well.
I've been writing the menu for Thanksgiving dinner. Trying to decide to go traditional or rogue....haaa
Ok so this is traditional for our southern family feast.
Turkey with cornbread dressing
Dumplings made from scratch
Mashed potatoes and giblet gravy
Sweet potato casserole
Fresh green beans and fresh fried corn
Deviled eggs
Cranberry sauce (fresh berry sauce)
Turnip greens
beets pickles olives stuffed celery
shrimp and sauce
Rolls (from scratch this year)
From scratch pecan pie with ice cream
Fresh pumpkin pie with whipped cream
Wine and tea
Looking at this list makes me dizzy enough to want to make reservations at Ellendales again but I think I will just make a shortened version and (try not to kill my heart in one sitting) this year. But what do I leave off? My first thought is dumplings and turnip greens do scalloped potatoes instead of mashed. There is part of me that wants to skewer the turkey and go with a standing rib roast instead but maybe that will be for Christmas...humm I know not much of this is heart smart. Thank goodness it only comes once a year. haa
Anybody got any new ideas on what to cook instead. Traditions are hard to break are they not? Some people have to have turnips for luck...we have done turnips and greens both.
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