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Pumpkin Pie

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Copyright © 2014 Deborah M. Zajac. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

I hope all those celebrating Thanksgiving had a lovely day, and are recovering from the “food coma”.  We have lots of left-overs and enjoyed turkey sandwiches today, and there’s still pie! Life is good! 🙂

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I’m staying away from all stores this week-end. I’m shopping after this week-end and online. I don’t want to deal with parking, traffic, or the crowds. Did you brave the traffic, parking hassles, and crowds today? Did you score any really great bargains? I never have. I guess that’s why I don’t miss going.

Tomorrow I hope to put away the Thanksgiving decorations, and get our tree up. I think Big Baby Boy is going to put up the Christmas lights for us this year. What a blessing he is!

I wish you all a great week-end!

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 50mm f1.8g| Hand-held| Natural light

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P52 48/52: Give Thanks

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Copyright ©2014 Deborah M. Zajac. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

I have so much to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving. He-Man is recovering from the knee surgery really well, and he’s allowed to put weight on the leg now. He starts physical therapy tomorrow!

Big Baby Boy is on his way home for a long week-end, and Baby Girl has the day off and she too is home for the holiday along with #1 Grandson.

I’m Thankful for their health, a roof over our heads, plenty of food to keep us nourished, and warm coats, but most of all I’m thankful that we’re all together, and our little family is still together, and we enjoy being together.

I’m thankful for you Dear Friends for your unwavering friendship, love, support and encouragement to never give up on my dreams and goals.

Give ThanksMay your heart be filled with joy, and thankfulness on this Thanksgiving Day.

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 50mm f1.8G| Hand-held| Natural light

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Bread Stuffing Beginnings

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Copyright © 2010 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

My favorite recipe for Bread Stuffing is from my first cookbook Betty Crocker. The orange book with the pie sections on the cover, and in each section there is a food item. I can’t find the edition or year mine was printed.
It’s really old and falling apart, anyway the Bread Stuffing is simple. Bread, Butter, celery, onion,salt, pepper, sage, and thyme. I add chicken stock to keep it moist since I don’t stuff the bird. I bake mine in a casserole dish.

When making a small batch I use:
1 loaf of white bread, torn into bite sized pieces
2 sticks of unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp salt
black pepper to taste
1 Tbs Ground Sage- add more or to taste
1 Tbs Thyme- add more or to taste
1 14oz can of Chicken stock- less salt
In a large pot melt the butter. When melted stir in 1/3 of the bread pieces and mix, add the other ingredients and the rest of the bread. Mix well. Add chicken stock to moisten.
Put into large casserole, cover and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.

I use my hand to measure my herbs, and I taste. When it tastes the way I like it I mix it then put in the dish to bake. I don’t usually pull out the recipe anymore.

The house smells great! Dinner should be done in 40 minutes or so.

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 35mm f2, 1/200s, ISO 640, Aperture Priority

The Table is Laid- waiting for the feast!

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I’ve  got my table laid for the Thanksgiving feast. The only thing missing is the food. Dinner will be about 4PM today. I am not usually too late.

Here is the table:

I have loved Spode’s blue and white dishes for as long as I can remember. When I found Thanksgiving plates back in the early 90’s I purchased 12 of them.

Here is a close up of a dinner setting:

I never did find matching pieces like bread plates or bowls, but that’s alright I like to mix, match, and blend in the old, new, and different patterns too.

Back in the mid 90’s I went through a Ceramics phase and when I saw a mold for a Turkey Platter I purchased it. I painted it blue and white to match my Thanksgiving dinner plates. I recall how the ladies in the shop thought I’d made huge mistake painting my platter blue and white. They were painting theirs in the rich colors of Fall. When my platter came out of Kiln there was a gasp or two. I was thrilled with it. To this day it’s one of my favorite pieces.

There is still much to prepare for our Thanksgiving feast. It’s with a heart full of Thanksgiving and happiness that I  baste, whip, stir, and dance around my kitchen trying to choreograph the perfectly timed meal.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! May your day be filled with love, family, friends, and a good meal.