Our pork roast supper last night was delish! I browned it and popped it into the crockpot so I had the oven free for cookies, rolls, asparagus bundles, and mashed potatoes. I also made applesauce, salad, and tapioca pudding. The cookies were sort of a shortbread but with no sugar in them. I separated the dough into 8ths, rolled each out in 10" circle, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and ground walnuts, cut them pizza style and rolled them up like crescent rolls. Baked them, then dusted with powdered sugar. They look awesome, taste fine. But probably won't become my favorite cookie.
Our friends, Tex & Annette, seemed to like almost everything. Turns out Tex is not a tapioca fan, but he got it down.
Annette is a travel agent and has been trying to get us to go on a cruise for probably 20 years, but it's never sounded attractive to us. Neither of us are into boats or water. However, Bill is inheriting a little $$ from his Uncle Ernie and we decided to use that to take our family of 10 on an Alaskan cruise next August. So it was kind of fun to flabbergast Annette last night to tell her what we were planning. She is going to act as our agent and will find the best deal for us. We told the kids on Thanksgiving we wanted to do this. They all seem OK with the plan! As for today, since we just had company, the house is clean, the laundry is done, and the fridge is full of leftovers once again. So we have a free day to play! I can head into my sewing room with my audio book, (Six Cats A-Slaying by Miranda James, if you must know) and sew my heart out. I have 14 FGV blocks left to do.
TINA - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!! I hope everyone is well enough, including yourself, to treat you like the queen you are! May your day is filled to the max with fun and suprises!
ROSEBUD - pizza sounds like the purrfect supper after a long day at work! Thanks for thinking of us and stopping by the table.
CHICKIE - glad to hear everything - well, almost everything anyway - went so well! I hope after this week of details your life will return to whatever normal you wish it to be. Maybe you'll even get to do some Christmas sewing . . .?
BECCA - Glad you got your walk in. Wish you were here and we could do a walk together sometime. Nice to face-time with family and catch up. How is your little Gr Grand with the broken arm? Any twin news?
JANA - Ahhhh - the joys of having little ones around.
Do you cover your machines when not in use? I usually don't because mine is always in use, but if I had little ones around, I probably would. How goes the wardrobe assembling?CAROLE with an 'e' - I saw you were lurking this morning - (Moderators get to see all.
). How are things at your house? Or at least in your kitchen and sewing room? What are your CHristmas plans.Supper tonite will be identical to supper last night. I think the gravy I made was the best part, which is saying a lot given my history with gravy. I browned chopped onions, garlic, and about 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes, then dumped in a can of whole berry cranberry sauce. Mixed well, poured over the roast in the crockpot and let it cook. Later, removed the roast, strained everything, thickened the liquid and YUM! It was a little sweet, a little savory, and had a little kick.
What's putting the kick into your supper tonite?
