Talking turkey...are you cooking the
turkey this year? Does ham belong on a Thanksgiving Day menu? When it comes to
gravy do you pour it over your whole plate, skip it altogether, or land
somewhere in between? Cranberries-homemade or jelled right out of the can? Do
you look forward more to the main course, the savory sides, or the desserts?
I know there are at least a couple of bloggers who
participate here who live outside the US and won't be celebrating Thanksgiving.
If that's you feel free to adapt this question to your December (or any)
holiday meal.
Being an Aussie means we don’t celebrate
Thanksgiving, so for me I this question is about Christmas lunch. No I won’t be
cooking the turkey my brother will be doing that, yes turkey is a part of many
Aussie’s Christmas lunch. The gravy just goes over my turkey and cahicken. I have
never tried cranberry sauce and for most who do have it, it comes in a jar. The
best part of the meal is the baked potatoes and the Pavlova for dessert.
Holiday movies...tell us your favourite
and what it is about the film that makes you love it. Is it the film itself or
a memory it stirs?
I have two favourite Christmas movies, The Santa
Clause and The Polar Express, I don’t know why I like to watch them each year,
but I do
A favourite way to give back and help
others?
At the moment I am drawing a blank.
Name a place or setting you
encountered this month that made you feel grateful.
The grateful feeling, I had on my birthday
Knowing what you know today, if you
could redo yesterday what would you do differently?
Not a damn think
Spill your own random thought
here.
Our life is a journal each day recorded with the good,
the bad and the what the hell moments we encountered. This journal is read by
God and recorded by the angels who watch over us each day.
That was nice Jo-Anne. Pavlova sounds good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debby
DeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
ReplyDeleteWell, not being born here, neither having any family—no turkey prepared by me.
Thanksgiving is of Dutch origin, when the 80–year Spanish war finally ended in 1574 in Leiden, The Netherlands.
We had the Pilgrims that fled England and lived for 12 years in Leiden and celebrated it before moving in 1621 to the New World on The Mayflower. Painter Rembrandt also hails from Leiden, from a later time.
No, would not do things different as I've always lived very realistically and so did Pieter.
Yes, we have lots of Angels watching over us and guiding us Home.
Hugs,
Mariette
Didn't know it was a Dutch thing, thanks for enlightening me
DeleteYep, the Dutch were the first to Colonize the United States and so many traditions, words etc. remain from that.
DeletePavlova would be a great dessert after a big turkey dinner! I love so many of those Christmas comedies and we watch those ones every year too! Hope you're having a great week!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I do like my pavlova
DeleteI love a pavlova! You don't see them on menus here as often as we did in the UK, but your post has me thinking about them and I might try one for a dinner party I'm hosting later this month. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYeah have a pavlova at your dinner party, should be popular
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