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Ye Harvest Feast Day
Nov. 26th, 2009 04:21 pmI am thankful for a husband with quick reflexes; as it meant that the minor burner fire *stayed* a minor burner fire.
I am thankful that, if I may indulge in some self-flattery here, I am a damn fucking fine cook if I do say so myself.
Addendum: I am thankful for the butter sale a few weeks ago, as it aided me in my tradition of stuffing three sticks of butter into the turkey as well as under its skin. We are not eating 'moist' turkey, we are eating 'dripping wet' turkey.
I am thankful for the countertop roasting oven that Louis' mom gave us for Christmas a few years back, as it quite literally cut the cooking time of the turkey in half.
Addendum: I am *very* thankful that I remembered that little peculiarity this year, and avoided the mistake I made last year. "It can't *possibly* be done already . . . (1 hour later) Okay, so maybe it is . . and damnit, now it's slightly dry."
I am thankful for my internet connection, as it helps me keep in touch with people that I would otherwise be missing much more than I already am missing them today.
Addendum: I am thankful for the entertainment of Wikipedia, as it lead me from looking up proper water pump and windmill placement in Dwarf Fortress through dijk building, to the Zuiderzee works, to peat bogs and polders, to the fact that the Dutch planned to *flood* part of their own country to slow the Germans down in WW2, to the reminder that Dutch politics is home to such animals as 'liberal conservatives', to a recording of the Dutch national anthemn.
Someday, I will find a recording of the whole damn thing.
PS: Thank you Elisabeth for the introduction to DF.
PPS: I hate Fire Imps.
I am thankful to be living north (even if only barely) of the Mason-Dixon line.
I am thankful that today is an utterly beautiful day out here. We have windows open, and while it is cool outside, the sun is shining, the air is soft, and the sky is that gorgeous shade of vivid blue that you only really seem to get in the fall.
And tomorrow, I will be thankful for the internet yet again as I go in search of a turkey carcass soup/stock recipe. (Okay, it's not exactly hard: Stick carcass in pot. Pour water over it. Cook down. Cool, then get it into whatever storage method you're using. I still like looking around for tips, tricks, and all the little things that make something extra tasty.)
I am thankful that, if I may indulge in some self-flattery here, I am a damn fucking fine cook if I do say so myself.
Addendum: I am thankful for the butter sale a few weeks ago, as it aided me in my tradition of stuffing three sticks of butter into the turkey as well as under its skin. We are not eating 'moist' turkey, we are eating 'dripping wet' turkey.
I am thankful for the countertop roasting oven that Louis' mom gave us for Christmas a few years back, as it quite literally cut the cooking time of the turkey in half.
Addendum: I am *very* thankful that I remembered that little peculiarity this year, and avoided the mistake I made last year. "It can't *possibly* be done already . . . (1 hour later) Okay, so maybe it is . . and damnit, now it's slightly dry."
I am thankful for my internet connection, as it helps me keep in touch with people that I would otherwise be missing much more than I already am missing them today.
Addendum: I am thankful for the entertainment of Wikipedia, as it lead me from looking up proper water pump and windmill placement in Dwarf Fortress through dijk building, to the Zuiderzee works, to peat bogs and polders, to the fact that the Dutch planned to *flood* part of their own country to slow the Germans down in WW2, to the reminder that Dutch politics is home to such animals as 'liberal conservatives', to a recording of the Dutch national anthemn.
Someday, I will find a recording of the whole damn thing.
PS: Thank you Elisabeth for the introduction to DF.
PPS: I hate Fire Imps.
I am thankful to be living north (even if only barely) of the Mason-Dixon line.
I am thankful that today is an utterly beautiful day out here. We have windows open, and while it is cool outside, the sun is shining, the air is soft, and the sky is that gorgeous shade of vivid blue that you only really seem to get in the fall.
And tomorrow, I will be thankful for the internet yet again as I go in search of a turkey carcass soup/stock recipe. (Okay, it's not exactly hard: Stick carcass in pot. Pour water over it. Cook down. Cool, then get it into whatever storage method you're using. I still like looking around for tips, tricks, and all the little things that make something extra tasty.)
