Yearly Archives: 2009

Fishy Alternative

December 28, 2009
Fishy Alternative

By now you’ve eaten just about all the turkey, or roast, or whatever it is you eat over the holidays – that you can stand, right? I mean, I do love me some sweet potato casserole, and I thoroughly enjoy being torn in three over all the pie choices. I can’t imagine skipping Aunt Faye’s chicken pastry, cornbread, and homemade buttermilk biscuits although I easily skip over the collard greens, as I have managed to do for 29 years now. Our families could feed a small village with all the sweets they prepare (not to mention the biscotti I made which is only slightly addictive), and let’s just say that the amount of treats I consume is no small accomplishment either. But when it comes right down to it, as good as the holiday food is, for me there’s no better feeling than whipping up a special meal at...

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Alcohol, A Holiday Necessity

December 24, 2009
Alcohol, A Holiday Necessity

Boy am I cutting this one close. By now you’ve probably already spent more than enough time with your Uncle Billy or Aunt Jane, right? Sure, that store-bought eggnogg does the trick if it’s loaded with brandy, but after a while all that egg yolk and cream starts to really get the tummy sloshin’, not to mention the slurs and inappropriate comments you might blurt out from drinking said ‘nog. And believe-you-me, I’m not here to tell you to act any differently. It wouldn’t be the holidays without a drunken blowout or a few comments that leave your relatives feeling just a wee bit uncomfortable. Don’t worry – the great thing about relatives is that they have to love you, even if they don’t want to. And when you open up that hand-made sweater that’s a few sizes too big or perhaps the 2009 cat calendar, you won’t feel the...

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