I hope everyone had a Christmas as wonderful as I did. Hard to explain what was so great about it. I went no-where, saw no-one.... Worked Christmas Eve (Saturday) and still enjoyed a wonderful time. The Axe-Man and I treated ourselves to a home-made Turkey dinner... sans ANYTHING GREEN!
I found a cute little turkey - only 6.73lbs. I felt it needed me... sort of like Charlie Brown's little Christmas Tree.
Made stuffing from scratch. Sourdough Bread cut into cubes and allowed to go stale overnight. With Bacon Pieces, Bacon Fat and warm water, Onion, Sage, Savory and Thyme.
Peeled and boiled up lots of potatoes. Mashed with Butter and Milk.
Soaked dried beans for 2 days and made baked beans with lots of bacon pieces and molasses, brown sugar, onion chunks, and prepared mustard.
Made un-cooked Cranberry Relish ( 1 Bag fresh Cranberries, FROZEN, 1/2 or whole orange INCLUDING skin, but remove pips/seeds, 3/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp allspice... all in food processor for about 1-1/2 minutes. Spoon into a mason jar and refrigerate. Consume within about 3 weeks... if you can get it to last that long.
Turkey Gravy.
I spent $30.00 on Christmas Eve purchasing "left-over" containers that would fit into my insulated lunch bag. (Expensive little buggers at $5.97 per) and now have a bunch of complete Turkey Dinners in my freezer for future lunches at work ~ sans the Green Stuff. I cleaned off the turkey carcass and filled the containers (4 others Zip-lock ones too, so 9 Turkey dinners in total) with everything from our dinner... right down to the cranberries... (Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Baked Beans, and Cranberries). I did all this while my stomach was making room for the Pumpkin Pie and Whip Cream. Yum!
Axie is having issues with his paws this winter. Condo Corp has decided to treat the walkways and stairs with salt and some blue crystal-type crap. I didn't mind the Grit of winters-past but it seems there were complaints from neighbours who had time to complain about the grit, although no time to sweep up same grit in their entryways. I guess what they don't see, doesn't harm their carpets and hardwood??? Stupid!
So now Axie has learned how to wear booties and he's pretty darn good about it. He does not try to remove them but sometimes loses one when he gets running. I can tell he likes that his feet don't hurt anymore. Not sure he's put the puzzle together yet but knows something is better.
I'm still debating whether or not I should crack my $70.00 bottle of bubbly this New Years. Will be home with Axie. Should I be so Decadent?
Will let you know in the New Year. All the best to you and yours in 2012!
Sue and Accident
PS... Weight Control Program has been dented over the Christmas Season. Will get back to a more reasonable food selection by 7th January. Until then... still enjoying all the wonderful treats of the season. Hope you are not depriving yourself!
