So here I am in the dungeon awaiting rescue after the pink explosion is finally contained. We have 4 kids and since the three youngest are girls, my son and I are often outnumbered in more ways than I can describe. My son, displaying wisdom beyond his years, has departed for a friends house.

The “girl party” will consist of games and chatter and cooking. The girls will be baking cookies with my wife. Most will be eaten at the party and the rest will go home with the girls. Leaving the smell behind to taunt the men and boys who will be allowed to get a whiff of the lingering aroma of goodies long since gone. Oh well, I doubt I would have been able to endure the “girl stuff” to get the treats anyway.

So like an inmate in an ancient prison, I await the mercy of the King (or at least the diffusion of the girls).

I look forward to what she has to offer. She actually has a library of cookbooks (is envy a bad thing) and she knows how to use them. The influence will be good. She knows how to write, cook, and her posts actually look like recipes. It will put a little pressure on me to check my spelling and structure my posts so that they are a little easier to read. Yes, I agree it’s probably a good thing. All kidding aside Jennifer’s posts will cover areas I wouldn’t delve into as I come from the Meat Cutting side of things and have limited but expanding range in the kitchen. Her contributions will be much appreciated, I’m sure.

 It seems that food was the most popular subject on here, so this site will deal mostly with food topics.  All kinds of food topics.  Information, stories, and recipes.  There are other places for the other interests I have.

There will also be posts by contributors.  People who, in many instances, know more and different aspects of cooking than I do.  I heard that sigh of relief.  Originally this was going to be a mass of my various interests but I thought it better to have a mass of information from various sources on one topic, though broad it is.

Therefore the name had to go, since to my sorrow  :smile: , it is not just about me.  I hope to have interesting and useful information to share, written in a way that isn’t to boring.  Pictures, when we can get them, are something I hope to add a little of too.

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The fact that these events are foreign to most people in our society is strong testimony to the effectiveness of our military at keeping our defense off our shores and our enemies away from our people. There are a lot of people who also help keep the peace right here in the streets. Police, firefighters, and EMS personnel. There are support personnel who are critical to getting the right people to the right places in times of crisis. 911 Dispatchers who wait for that paniced call,

All of these people are providing a service to our nation that most of us have the luxury of taking for granted because they do such a good job that we are unaware of what efforts it takes to get it done.

On Veterans Day I thought I would just say ‘Thank You” to all that have served our nation so well over the years.

Brutus

I love Thanksgiving.  The family together, pretending they want to be that way every day, but can not due to some scheduling conflict that is just too stubborn to shake.  That’s a good share of what Thanksgiving is about.  Yes, there are parades.  There is football.  There is FOOD.!  Oh, yeah.

We normally have a small family gathering on Thursday, ie Turkey Day.  We have about 15 to 20 at our home and everyone brings something.  We normally prepare the main course and several side dishes.  Other side dishes come in with the crowd and a few important desserts.

When I say I love Thanksgiving, I mean it.  It’s a great holiday.  That doesn’t mean I love turkey, however.  It’s fine, but if it weren’t the traditional food of Thanksgiving, I wouldn’t be eating it on any Thursday.

So, here we are eating Turkey, and all the trimmings.  About half of which I would never miss if their sources became extinct tomorrow.  That’s fine, one thing about holidays, there is always plenty of something good to eat.

This kind of brings me to one of my points.  What is it about Thanksgiving that makes changes or new things unsavory.  Try having some other meat in place of turkey, you’ll have a riot, even if everyone in the family is allergic to turkey.  Oh, some new foods might make it on the menu.  Trial salads and such.  But not as replacements for any of the traditional fair.  Those things are locked in.

Well maybe that’s for the best.  I’d be real sad to see pumpkin pie get the boot.  Or to see mashed potatoes and gravy sent packing.  Maybe that’s the point of the Thanksgiving tradition.  Keeping it the same preserves the whole package.  The food, the gathering, and being thankful for all the abundance we have in our lives and in our country.

Thank God for Our Family and Friends.  Thank God for All He has Given us.

Have a great Thanksgiving.  Whether you eat the traditional fair or you break out of the box, I hope the purpose of Thanksgiving is still at the heart of your day and gatherings.

Brutus