How to Roast a Turkey

Speaking of having only a few sleeps left until Christmas, that means that one other holiday is really close now!  Thanksgiving!

I love Thanksgiving dinner!  Turkey, dressing (we call it dressing instead of stuffing), cranberry sauce (the jelly kind, not the berry kind), gravy, rolls, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, squash casserole, deviled eggs, black olives, and dessert!  That's what you might find on my menu... if I were cooking this year.  But, someone else is going to cook this year, and it might even be you.  So, here are a few links that will help you roast a terrific turkey!

Mom's Roast Turkey - rosemary, thyme, and onions, as well as a few other key ingredients, make this a special bird.

The Best Way to Roast a Turkey - the simple way.  No fuss!

The Perfect Bird - kosher salt, peppercorns, and a bay leaf might be what makes this recipe perfect.

A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey - the basting is the key to a juicy turkey.

Cooking Turkey for Chickens - five easy rules to cook a moist, delicious turkey.

Enjoy!

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Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

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Christmas is going to be here before we know it!  I love giving gifts!

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Haunting Halloween

I don't post very often lately because I'm working a second job.  I work in a large department store in the local mall in the home department.  At our store, there is a rumor about a ghost who lives in the second floor bathroom.  One of our custodial staff, a man, also claims to have seen her.  I'm sure other people have, too, but I haven't heard their stories, only his.  He says that he called out to see if anyone was in the lady's restroom so he could clean.  Hearing no one, he went in and started working.  Then out of nowhere, there is a woman (wearing cowboy boots) who walked right by him and out the door without looking at him or saying anything.  He thought he had been alone in there, so he came out and asked who else had seen her, but no one had.  So we assume she's our restroom ghost.

Tonight, Halloween, I was in the stockroom organizing some products for about an hour.  When I was almost finished, I heard this wailing.  It happened twice. Loud and mournful.  Scared the crud out of me!  When I came out of the stockroom, I asked a co-worker if she heard anything, and she had only heard a loud bump.  I was telling my department manager about it, and she says, "Oh, yeah, that's our ghost.  I hear her all the time."  What?

I guess she really exists!  I'm a believer!

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Wordless (almost) Wednesday

My sweet angels with their homecoming paraphernalia.

I'm linking up with WW.

Homecoming Part 5

Where my kids go to school, the seniors wear white and silver mums for homecoming, and the girls often add a color of their choice.  Although this year, my daughter has a boyfriend who got her a mum, I wanted to make one for her anyway.  I decided to add a little pink to it.  I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.  She liked it, too.

Here's a closeup of the three flowers.  There is a bear in the middle.  I put a tiara on her, although you can't really see it in the picture.  There are two pink hearts on the top right, a homecoming arch on the top left, and a senior start on the bottom.  I also used silver star garland.  I wish the backing showed up more because it's the part I thought I really did well on.

Here is the entire mum, complete with three foot ribbons in different patterns, colors, and styles, a boa, bells, trinkets, and curling ribbon.  It sort of looks gold, but there is no gold in it.  I guess it was just the lighting.  I wish it showed up better, but you get the general idea.  I had fun making this!

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