Happy Thanksgiving

 

Wishing you, my dear Friends, a very happy Thanksgiving

Gina

Thanksgiving

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a recipe for Apple Pie. 

more than any other dessert.

I love Apple Pie.

Ready to go into the oven.
(Recipes follows)

It's especially good when served hot.

I ate most of it.  

Recipe

2 cups of unbleached flour

1 tsp  Salt

1/2 stick of UNSALTED butter
3/4 cup of Crisco

1/2 to 3/4 cup of cold milk (yes milk not water)

Mix together flour and salt.  With pastry knife cut unsalted butter and Crisco into flour mixture. Sprinkle milk over mixture and mix ingredients until it forms into a ball. Let rest while you peel apples. Roll out dough onto floured surface. 

Apple Pie Filling

Into a bowl peel and slice 7 to 8 apples  Sprinkle with 2 TB of flour,

3 Tb of sugar,

1 Tb of fresh lemon juice and cinnamon to taste. 

Mix together and pour into pie dish, dot with 1/4 stick of butter.  Cover with unbaked pie crust.  Cut a few vent holes, sprinkle with sugar and bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees and another 40 to 50 minutes (or until golden brown) at 350 degrees.

If you must, have a dollop of ice cream on top

or whipped cream laced with Goldwasser

Gina 

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving.



I'm invited, will take a few pomanders,
and make some more for myself.  

It's quiet on the pond.  Lola and Clyde now have only a few ducks to keep them company.  

My favorites.

Gifts from my garden.

Wishing you and yours a most wonderful Day. 

Gina

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday to me.

Happy Thanksgiving my dear Blogging Friends

My friends have accused me of celebrating my birthday a month before and still a month after my birthday. 

 A few (not my friends) have asked if my birthday always falls on
Thanksgiving.  No, Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. 
my Birthday is always on the 25th. 

  Here is wishing you a very special Holiday with Family and Friends

Gina

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It's a special day

Happy Thanksgiving my dear Friends

My friends have accused me of celebrating my birthday a month before and still a month after my birthday.  

A few (not my friends) have asked if my birthday always falls on 
Thanksgiving Day.  No, Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. 

I'm fixing our favorite Thanksgiving Day Meal 

Duck a L'Orange. 

Served with mashed potatoes and gravy, sage dressing, cranberry sauce, caramelized sweet potatoes,   and "cabbages in disguise" also known as Brussels sprouts. 

And for dessert? Home made Pear Pie.

Happy Thanksgiving,

dear Friends. 

Wishing you a most special day. 

Gina

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing you a great day with Family and Friends.

We are having Duck a l'Orange.

What are you having today?

Whatever it is, I know that it will be delicious.  

Gina 

What is your one most favorite food item

on the Thanksgiving Table

Could it be Bavarian Creme?

Or do you like home made Cranberry Sauce best?

What about caramelized Sweet Potatoes

Or do you like it all?

 I have favorites and in the following order:  mashed potatoes and gravy, sage dressing, cranberry sauce, caramelized sweet potatoes, roasted turkey  and "cabbages in disguise" also known as Brussels sprouts. 

In an hour or two there will be room for a piece of Pear Pie.

Happy Thanksgiving,

dear Friends. 

Wishing you a most special day. 

Gina 

Rembrandt Tulips and our Christmas Tree

When you get to be as old as we are.

Traditions become very important. 

See those footprints in the snow?

That is the way to our Christmas tree.  

Early Monday morning, Mr. G will stand in line at the Forest Service Office to purchase a Christmas tree cutting permit.  

My Rembrandt Tulip bulbs arrived only yesterday. 

The sun was shining.  It warmed up long enough to thaw the frozen ground.  

All 250 bulbs were planted between a row of Lavender.  

I know that it is too early to decorate the tree.

After cutting the tree and after our traditional picnic in the mountains, we will "park" the tree in our pond.  It will continue to take up water until we are ready to bring it into the house...

about a week before Christmas.

In the meantime...

We will celebrate Thanksgiving at home. 

Along with our traditional meal I'm going to try out a few new recipes.

Here are sensational selections from Ellie, who writes a most thought provoking and beautiful blog, 

Have Some Decorum.

Where will you celebrate Thanksgiving? 

Wishing you  a wonderful weekend. 

Gina 

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving.

First out, Cranberry Sauce with whole oranges and Cherry Likör.

Candied Sweet Potatoes.

The perfect yeast rolls.

Duck a l'Orange,
not turkey.

Wishing you and yours a most wonderful Day. 

The End,

Gina

The Silent Stalker

Can you see him?

Our Lucy can!

Can you see him now?

There he is, looking for his next meal.

We're having leftovers.

Have a great weekend my dear Blogging Friends.

Gina

Thanksgiving 2010

Happy Thanksgiving my dear Blogging Friends

My friends have accused me of celebrating my birthday a month before and still a month after my birthday.  A few (not my friends) have asked if my birthday always falls on
Thanksgiving.  No, Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. 

Wherever you are,  here is wishing you a very special Holiday with Family and Friends

Gina