When life hands you lemons…use them to garnish a Long Island Ice Tea!
November 25th, 2007I sit here the Sunday after the U.S. Thanksgiving thinking to myself, I don’t need a date on a calender to sit and reflect what I’m thankful for. You see, On thanksgiving day, my oven decided that was the moment in time that it wanted to die. We ended up at Kieth’s sisters for thanksgiving. For those of you who don’t know her personally, get a corkscrew, and stab yourself in the eye, then use lemon juice to heal the pain, and you’ll experience the pain she causes me every day of my life. But I digresss and I survived, waking up early on Friday Morning to go to Sears at 5AM to get a washing machine for $199 that came out to about $280 with delivery and taxes, none the less it was a bargin!! They are backordered and I won’t be recieiving it until after December 8th Ugh!
Saturday was the best though. I didn’t do any shopping, instead Kieth, my mother and I went up to the far northern suburbs to have a belated thanksgiving with my Aunt. She had already planned on pushing hers back two days because she needs 2 days to cook anyway. Canadian’s have the right idea celebrating it on a Monday so you can prepare all weekend. There was 10 of us total at Dinner, she is one of the best cooks I know, and taught me how to make “Ghetto Mac & Cheese” Although that’s not the offical name she uses when she makes it, but it’s the nickname Kieth and I gave it after we started only eating baked Mac and Cheese. Anyway, back to the really good food before my ADHD takes me off onto italian soul food. She made a turkey that was to die for. Now my mom had a little problem of drying out the turkey’s when I was growing up. Its not as bad as it used to be thinking back, but none the less nothing can beat a smoked turkey. Real Mashed Potato’s, gravy that was just SO damn good you wanted to drink it right out of the gravy boat. Seriouslly! It was so good that pouring it on other food would have wrecked the flavor and quality of the gravy! Her green beans were O.K. I personally like southern style made with bacon or ham. She also did corn, glazed carots, ham and pineapple with a home made glaze, Corn Bread, Wheat Rolls, and stuffing which I was unable to eat, as I knew it would be bothering my teeth later. I almost forgot, Devilled Eggs, 2 dozen of those little suckers! I’m not an egg person. To me it’s like an “Almost” Chicken!
Her deserts included Strawberry Shortcakes, HOME MADE Whipped Cream and shortcake. Hell, The only thing she didn’t make at home was growing the strawberries herself, a chocolate molten cake, vanilla ice cream, apple pie, and the traditional pumpkin pie.
But nothing would be complete without mentioning those mouth watering crunchy chocolate chip cookies that she really needs to send me a few hundred dozen for Christmas. That’s all I want from her this year *hint hint* is cookies. Peanut Butter if you’re feeling really nice
I give the meal 5 stars out of a possible 4, and think a repeat performance should be planned for both Christmas, and New Years. If we were Jewish, I’d be camping out at her house for 8 nights of some damn good cooking!
My New Years Resolution is to not eat until after July 4th, possibly later depending on Christmas dinner!