I have the turkey in the oven, I’m also making mashed taters, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, greens, and I picked up a sweet potato pie and whipped cream. I wanted mincemeat pie but my butch spouse hates it so I didn’t bother to get it for just me. I would have ended up eating the whole thing! Her son is not doing well at all since his surgeries so this is the first Thanksgiving that he won’t come see his Mother. His wife is only having her Dad over for dinner, which is fine because after a family drama thing a few years ago we no longer want to be around her anymore. We are enjoying Thanksgiving with just the two of us and my bff will stop by later.

I'm making a fruit salad from my childhood, but I pray it don't take me 24 hours to get it made.............:giggle:

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share the fruit salad :)

Oh, this must be all fresh fruit cut up and and diced, etc etc My mom used Del Monte can fruitcocktail ..............

Eschew, don't chew, the butterball
 

First what we did *not* have today;

We did not go to my parent's house and have a platter of disappointment laced with recrimination. There were no side dishes of mashed feelings, creamed egos, or baked grudges from years gone by. The meal did not end with a big slice of negativity and whipped anger. There was no Tupperware container of depression to cart home.

Instead my teen and I have been enjoying a week in the Fl Keys with sunshine, laughter and loving memories. The actual meal was black bean soup, fresh Cuban bread, grilled grouper with lump crab and lemon butter sauce, fresh grilled asparagus, "good" rice and mojito to drink. Key Lime pie for desert.

But even had we not had such a lovely meal there is still truth in "better a crust of bread in peace, than a feast in a house of strife."

Katniss~~wishing everyone a lovely season of blessings and thankfulness

I cooked cheese and Chile chicken in my instapot.

A pound of frozen chicken breasts take just 10 minutes, so I had dinner on the table in 20 minutes after being gone all day.

Dinner
 

Today I am making Rachael Ray's turkey and stuffing soup. It is so good, I make it every year.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/r...pe-1939582.amp

I work my double shifts all weekend so I’ll be brown bagging turkey sandwiches!!:hangloose::hangloose:

Had an open-faced chicken sandwich with stuffing on the side. Will probably have the same tonight.

Finally - enough rewards points to cash in on a free pizza before the full weight and misery of New Years resolution time hits.

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Italian braised pork chops w/ vegetable salad

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I had the turkey and stuffing soup that I made over the weekend. Cold peppermint tea to drink.

Yummy!

Right now I am eating a ham sandwich, no sauce on it but put some sweet sandwich stuffers across the top before I closed its lid. Potato sticks on the side ans of course milk to drink.

Now I am going away for a bit to google this instapot Ms TinkerBelly mentioned .... that was fast cooking on the frozen chicken!

It is a new name for a pressure cooker that has been redesigned. Cool! I think I will have to pick one up sometime.

Glad I read Ms TB's post.
:)

IMHO the ONLY way to fix corn on the cob is in a pressure cooker

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LOL homoe that's not how u make popcorn:blush:

You're a regular little wisenheimer tonight...........:giggle:

Last night I made homemade corn chowder with grilled cheese. The soup was a big hit. Even my sister loved it :)

Last night was wings stir-fry veggies and tonight will be the same.

Over a period of about 3.5 hours, I ate:

granola bar with milk ...
cheese curls with a coke...
bowl of Co Co Puffs in milk ...

hungry tonight ---->>>> not so much

My honey suggested Chinese so we went to our favorite place.

I had "amazing" chicken, fried rice and lots of veggies. And an egg roll. My honey had need teriyaki, chicken fingers, boneless ribs and chicken wings. He's a total carnivore. I DID get him to try the tea (oolong) and he loved it. :)

Infomercial time:hangloose:

The Instant pot can:

Steam
Pressure cook
Sauté
Make a cake
Make yogurt
Slow cook
Rice cooker

I bought the 8qt size, and you can make small amounts or large amounts of anything you want including a 10lb turkey in 1-1/2 hrs or so. Slightly more expensive to buy the largest size, but I would have regretted buying the smaller size.

:byebye:

Cheese quesadillas with salsa and sour cream
Diet Rite

For dessert an apple with caramel

Dinner date night on the phone :) and I'm having baked chicken breast with lemongrass-basil sauce and mashed cauliflower.

:bow:

Leftover pork hops, broccoli and cheese sauce, riced garlic cauliflower.

Oh sounds delish!

I gotta try those pork hops! We usually just buy chops...:giggle:

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duhhhhhhhh HOMOE pork hops are made with beer ~ gesh lolol:blink:

I ended up running to the store to get stuff to make root beer floats for dessert! My spouse had a craving.