Jo's Kitchen (and yes, the coffee IS on...)

Zimmeh · 11-25-2010, 07:09 AM

Good Morning Jo Jo,

I am not sure how to put lights in a palm tree either, but I do have a ladder that you can borrow. We decorated the birch tree for Halloween and it came out cute. I love going to Michaels to pick up decorations. I bought these two mini ceramic bread pans there, and one has a snowman on it and the other one has a reindeer on it. I am trying to find a recipe to make gingerbread bread or pumpkin bread. The two cookbooks I have don't have recipes for them. So I guess I will hit the Food Network's website and see if they have anything...

Have a lot of fun today! Thank you and I will have a safe journey to my mom's house.

Hugs to you,

Zimmy

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Safe travels Zimmy, and great minds....we just had lasagna and garlic bread for dinner!

I'm looking forward to decorating this year too, although I'm not sure how to string lights on a palm tree yet.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

JustJo · 11-25-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

Good Morning Jo Jo,

I am not sure how to put lights in a palm tree either, but I do have a ladder that you can borrow. We decorated the birch tree for Halloween and it came out cute. I love going to Michaels to pick up decorations. I bought these two mini ceramic bread pans there, and one has a snowman on it and the other one has a reindeer on it. I am trying to find a recipe to make gingerbread bread or pumpkin bread. The two cookbooks I have don't have recipes for them. So I guess I will hit the Food Network's website and see if they have anything...

Have a lot of fun today! Thank you and I will have a safe journey to my mom's house.

Hugs to you,

Zimmy

I'll dig around in my old Betty Crocker...I know there's a nice old fashioned gingerbread recipe in there....but I confess that I use a mix for pumpkin bread because it's better than what I can make from scratch. It's an easy one, and not expensive either...the brand is Pillsbury Quick Breads. They have several types, but we like the pumpkin best.

JustJo · 11-25-2010, 11:00 AM

Good morning all and Happy Thanksgiving

I echo the sentiments, and wish you were all going to be around the table this afternoon (in part because we have a TON of food

).

I've been in the kitchen since about 7 a.m. The bread dough is on its second rising for the cloverleaf rolls, the turkey is in the oven, the pumpkin pies and apple pie are cooling on the counter. Still to come...mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, corn....and maybe some green beans...we're still debating on that.

Hope you all have a wonderful day, and that we all take the time to count our blessings today.

lipstixgal · 11-25-2010, 12:09 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to you all I just put the turkey in the oven and now the smoke detector has gone off!! It always happens when I bake anything. Anyway I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving, going to make some sweet potato casserole when I get the recipe!! leaving coffee and tea

morningstar55 · 11-26-2010, 06:11 AM

mawning Kitchen dwellers and peekers
hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving
and have a ?
how many went out for black friday?? lol
i did that once....... yrs ago..... at toys r us... ooYY
never doing that again. lol

JustJo · 11-26-2010, 06:45 AM

Good morning all

Well, we ate entirely too much yesterday, and then I perused Black Friday ads while Scoote and the Prince went to see the new Harry Potter movie.

Rooster and I were out the door before 5 for Black Friday shopping...saved over $200 and were back by 7:15. Not bad!

I stopped at Starbucks and brought lattes and scones for everyone.

My bed is calling, but on the way home I realized that this is the morning that the cable guy is coming to fix our DVR....so I'll be staying up instead.

In other news, I discovered that the pipe I hit with a shovel in the back yard actually IS connected to something....which I realized when I heard wayyyy too much water bubbling up into the back yard at 4:45 a.m. Evidently it's part of the sprinkler system. Oops!

Now I have to run down to Lowe's later and get the stuff to cap it (luckily I've done that before

)

Hope you're all enjoying a long weekend.

JakeTulane · 11-26-2010, 07:15 AM

Good Morning lovely Kitchen Patrons,

I can not even believe I am up this early. I had a case of insomnia last night at did not even try to lay down until almost 3am and now I am wide awake.. at 8:10am??

laughs.. I did the same thing morningstar.. it was Toys R Us .. the one time that I tried that Black Friday thing.. and it was for the Tickle Me Elmo ...which I really wanted for My nephew.. that was the first and very last experience of Black Friday for Me.. I would rather sit back and grab the online deals.. because just about every online retailer does the sales as well..

As we can see our brave Jo went out there and saved some money... what did you get Jo? or is it a secret... like something for scoote? grins.. you can whisper to us .. if so.. laughs.

Today for Me.. is just going to be a quiet day of relaxation.. most likely a nap.. some reading.. . and wandering around the site... My poor sister has to work from 1-7pm.. thankfully not for a large retailer though..

Wonders where Zimmy is at... hummmmmsss...

To start our day... and

Waves to Jo, scoote, Zimmy, morning, kats, lipstix

11-25-2010, 11:00 AM	#3
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Good morning all and Happy Thanksgiving I echo the sentiments, and wish you were all going to be around the table this afternoon (in part because we have a TON of food ). I've been in the kitchen since about 7 a.m. The bread dough is on its second rising for the cloverleaf rolls, the turkey is in the oven, the pumpkin pies and apple pie are cooling on the counter. Still to come...mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, corn....and maybe some green beans...we're still debating on that. Hope you all have a wonderful day, and that we all take the time to count our blessings today. __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

11-26-2010, 06:11 AM	#5
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11-26-2010, 06:45 AM	#6
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Good morning all Well, we ate entirely too much yesterday, and then I perused Black Friday ads while Scoote and the Prince went to see the new Harry Potter movie. Rooster and I were out the door before 5 for Black Friday shopping...saved over $200 and were back by 7:15. Not bad! I stopped at Starbucks and brought lattes and scones for everyone. My bed is calling, but on the way home I realized that this is the morning that the cable guy is coming to fix our DVR....so I'll be staying up instead. In other news, I discovered that the pipe I hit with a shovel in the back yard actually IS connected to something....which I realized when I heard wayyyy too much water bubbling up into the back yard at 4:45 a.m. Evidently it's part of the sprinkler system. Oops! Now I have to run down to Lowe's later and get the stuff to cap it (luckily I've done that before ) Hope you're all enjoying a long weekend. __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

11-25-2010, 12:09 PM	#4
lipstixgal Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: coupled Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,028 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 201 Thanked 1,690 Times in 1,064 Posts Rep Power: 1494761	Happy Thanksgiving to you all I just put the turkey in the oven and now the smoke detector has gone off!! It always happens when I bake anything. Anyway I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving, going to make some sweet potato casserole when I get the recipe!! leaving coffee and tea

11-26-2010, 07:15 AM	#7
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	Good Morning lovely Kitchen Patrons, I can not even believe I am up this early. I had a case of insomnia last night at did not even try to lay down until almost 3am and now I am wide awake.. at 8:10am?? laughs.. I did the same thing morningstar.. it was Toys R Us .. the one time that I tried that Black Friday thing.. and it was for the Tickle Me Elmo ...which I really wanted for My nephew.. that was the first and very last experience of Black Friday for Me.. I would rather sit back and grab the online deals.. because just about every online retailer does the sales as well.. As we can see our brave Jo went out there and saved some money... what did you get Jo? or is it a secret... like something for scoote? grins.. you can whisper to us .. if so.. laughs. Today for Me.. is just going to be a quiet day of relaxation.. most likely a nap.. some reading.. . and wandering around the site... My poor sister has to work from 1-7pm.. thankfully not for a large retailer though.. Wonders where Zimmy is at... hummmmmsss... To start our day... and Waves to Jo, scoote, Zimmy, morning, kats, lipstix