So Turkey's great and all but what I really crave during the Holiday is some good James Bond marathon and mom's famous side dishes. In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday I just wanna say, "thanks mom, your the greatest and you taught me everything I know!" AND I'm gonna share these great
recipes with you!
The best cranberry sauce:
1 big box of red jello
2 cans of whole cranberry sauce (almost forgot this, this year! Wouldn't my face be red!)
1 can of
pineapple tidbits
1 can of mandarin orange slices
about 1 cup of chopped walnuts (as much as you like)
Make the jello according to the instructions but only add half the total liquid. This really just means omit the cold water part. Add the cranberry sauce. Drain the canned fruit and add it with the walnuts. Stir and
refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Mom's "sunshine" sweet potatoe pie!
5-6 sweet potatoes peeled and boiled until soft.
OJ
1 can crushed pineapple.
nutmeg and cinnaomn to taste
pinch of salt
1 bag of mini marshmallows
Mash the sweet potatoes in a bowl using the OJ as if it were the milk in regular mashed potatoes. Don't make them too wet though cause now your gonna add the can of pineapple and that will add more liquid. Mix in the seasoning to taste. This is when I put it in the fridge until right before dinner, then take it out, spoon into a pie tray and heat until hot in the center. Top the whole thing with mini marshmallows and bake until they turn all brown and gooey.
Notice how these recipies are super healthy? Turkey day doesn't have to be fattening! Especially since you know your gonna be eating leftovers all week:)
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As promised, here is a sneak peek into what I've been cooking up in the studio the last couple of weeks! The first two pictures are details. This is a long plate! Great dish for serving a main course or a batch of cookies. Speaking of cookies, last night I started putting together some cookie stands. I can't wait to see how they turn out! Oh yeah, sorry but this dish is not for sale:) Not to fear though, I have others on the way!
Here are some pictures I took at this weekend's Pile of Craft show in B-more. The top photo is my good friend Monica's shop from Sugar Paperie. (She is not the one in the photo, just her work) Monica not only makes truly lovely cards but she is also my partner in crime at the day job, teaching little children to be fabulous artists!
Spaghetti Kiss, otherwise know as my husband Michael, stopped running around helping everyone load in stuff just long enough to pose for this quick photo for me. This is the second try, the first one he stuck his finger up his nose! Funny guy:)
And finally.....my booth at the show! I've been trying out some new techniques in the studio lately and hopefully I will be able to share them soon. I was super excited that my plates and mugs were such a big hit, but now I have lots of slaving to do before next weekends show in Bethesda! When that is over I will post new work in my Etsy shop....maybe even a sneak peek later this week:)
St. Johns Church in Mt. Vernon. Come out and support all the great indie crafters in Baltimore. Put on by the Charm City Craft Mafia, make sure to buy a raffle ticket for your chance to win some awesome crafty prizes. Stop by my booth and say HI! It's going to be a really great day.
I just had to share with you this wonderful slow food dinner I just finished eating! I went to the local farmers market this morning and picked up some delicious produce which I cooked up in an herb blend from this little shop in Richmond Virginia we found the last time we were in town for a craft show. It was such a treat and pleasure to eat this delicious dinner that supports the local farmers and I ate off my own dishes...what a feeling of accomplishment!
