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Sticky Pictures, Cranberries and Thanksgiving

Coming away from singing this morning, the playgroup on the ground floor had delightful toddler art work drying on the washing line.It’s Thanksgiving in America today and to feel closer to all our American family and friends we cook a Thanksgiving dinner – but not quite the real thing! This is the Cranberry sauce being made, fresh cranberries with a cinnamon stick, some soft brown sugar and a good slug of brandy.We didn’t cook a whole turkey, just a turkey breast and we didn’t cook as many vegetables as our lovely brother and Sister-in-law, just Maple glazed carrots, sprouts with shallots, chestnuts and crispy bacon, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, the cranberry sauce and delicious onion stuffing or dressing as my SIL calls it – and all with the best turkey gravy! It was a fabulous meal and it makes us very happy to be ‘sharing’ this celebration with those we love across the pond.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers.

 
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Posted by on November 24, 2016 in art, Beauty, Celebration, Food, Happiness

 

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Corn Bread, Cup Cakes and Stuffing

1     When we were in Atlanta with my lovely brother and sister-in-law, they cooked us a Thanksgiving dinner which was wonderful and I determined to do one for friends here. Circumstances conspired against me but tomorrow night I am doing a mini Thanksgiving dinner for the two of us. V’s recipe for Cornbread and Chestnut Stuffing called for day old Cornbread so that was my first job this morning.

Corn bread

Corn bread

2    This afternoon I went to a delightful Craft fair at a local hotel. There were so many beautiful handmade items there and it was all in aid of Children in Cornwall to help them realise their dreams. I bought these delicious cupcakes!

Delicious cup cakes

Delicious cup cakes

3    The Corn bread wasn’t a day old but I prepared the stuffing anyway and it looks delicious. Actually we know it is as V made it for us last month. I think there may be some left over to freeze for Christmas!

Corn bread and Chestnut Stuffing

Corn bread and Chestnut Stuffing

P.S. I have published my recipe for the beautifully delicious Sticky Tangerine Cake. You can find a link here on my Recipes – sweet page and here is the full recipe with all the lovely photographs to take you through the processes.

 

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