Now I'm hungry for Turkey again .... /me drools ...
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Did I every share my live stuffing recipe? > > Use soft bread not stale, grate it with a food processor not long > before needed. > Sautee onions and celery in butter, (garlic and mushrooms optional) > break up some walnuts or buy the already broken ones. > Rubbed sage, or as Adam will say sauteed fresh sage. > Salt pepper > Fresh made cranberry sauce. > Turkey gravy: just enough to add flavor and tighten up the stuffing > w/o making it soggy. > > Mix it all together and serve. > > It also prevents the turkey from drying out by cooking the stuffing > separately. > > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Erika L. Rich <elr...@ruwebby.com> wrote: > > > > HOLIDAY EATING TIPS > > > > 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table > > knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave > > immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls. > > > > 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You cannot > find > > it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has > 10,000 > > calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an > > eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. > Have > > two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas ! > > > > 3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of > gravy. > > Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed > > potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat. > > > > 4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or > > whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car > > with an automatic transmission. > > > > 5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control > your > > eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat other > people's > > food for free. Lots of it. Hello? > > > > 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. > > You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the > > time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table > while > > carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog. > > > > 7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like > frosted > > Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near > > them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center > of > > attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them > behind, > > you're never going to see them again. > > > > 8. Same for pies. Apple , Pumpkin , Mincemeat . Have a slice of each. Or > if > > you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have > > three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day ? > > > > 9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory > > celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some > standards. > > > > > > 10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or > > get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; > > start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this > > motto to live by: > > > > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving > > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in > > sideways, chocolate and wine in one hand, body thoroughly used up, > totally > > worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" > > > > Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309715 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
