Just briefly mind you . I was looking at all the leftovers form Christmas dinner and thinking, hmm, how many ways can we "remake " leftovers to be something new. When a post I saw on Pinterest a while back came to mind. Now a lot of the recipes and ideas on Pinterest look like a great idea, but some don't turn out quite the way they are pictured. here are a few examples from the net.
So I wasn't sure , but I thought , what the heck, lets give it a go.
I didn't so much follow a recipe as I did an idea, but long story short ,I made Savory stuffing and turkey muffins. and...
they were awesome!
Served them with some home made Turkey soup, and a dot of my Auntie Elsie's home made cranberry sauce! Which is a wonderful family tradition, she makes it for us every year,and the store bought stuff?? nope can't stand it after having this .
Christmas day was wonderful, spent the morning at my sisters home enjoying a wonderful brunch and visit with family, then returned home to prepare the dinner. We had a full house , with mom and dad, Martins dad, and all but one of Heather and Mar'cs family as Deanna, joining her sweetie for dinner at his family home.
One more added guest was my dear friend Cindy, who found herself on her own for Christmas day, so she to joined the family meal, and was a huge help to me in prep and cleanup.
Sorry , o pictures, I just plain forgot, we enjoyed dinner and visit , then all sat down to watch a movie and wind down.It was quite simply perfect.
And made more so by the gift I received from Martin that he did not know he gave me. He bought me an I pad, a wonderful gift in itself, but the part he didn't know was that I could download the Kindle app to it.
Now let me back track a little , for many years,each Christmas I would receive a book from my grandfather, usually one of the Dick Francis series, he passed away several years ago, and I have really missed that tradition, reading the book Christmas night and boxing day, smiling all the while knowing he had already read it, himself, very carefully so as not to crease the spine, and we would then share out thoughts.
I did buy one for myself the next year or so ,but it was not the same.
Then the author also passed away, so it seems that was that.
Well Dick Francis has a son, Felix Francis. And he has taken up the torch and written a book based on one of the much loved characters in the series. and that is the gift , Martin did not know he bought me . I downloaded the new book,"Refusal" and maybe because it is a few years later, or because I read it on my I pad,I don't know, but the pure joy I found in reading that book was just like in times past!
Couldn't of course call my granddad to talk with him about it , but ,it still felt pretty good. And maybe I can discuss it with someone if anyone else chooses to join in my Christmas reading tradition and have a look?
The only downside to this is that my love of reading has awakened and I may have trouble getting my nose out of the books again for a while and forget to blog! LOL
Or maybe it will start me writing again? hard to say either way I am a very happy girl. I did also receive wonderful thoughtful gifts from my family, they all know me so well .And I hope they enjoyed what I gave to them.
Yet another tradition will be followed, in a new way, mom has long been a fan of the ballet, as were Heather and I for many years, Mom has taken Heather's girls to several, and Deanna commented it would be nice to go tot the Nutcracker when it was presented just before Christmas.
We did not make it to that , and mom is no longer able to go as it is too long and evening for her, but Heather, Deanna, Tara and I will be taking our Christmas gift from mom and dad, tickets to the Ukrainian Ballet's presentation of "Clara's Dream" (an adaptation of the Nutcracker) on January 10!
So here's to a wonderful Christmas full of tradition old and new , and a wonderful new year to come!
Stay safe and warm my friends
Now let me back track a little , for many years,each Christmas I would receive a book from my grandfather, usually one of the Dick Francis series, he passed away several years ago, and I have really missed that tradition, reading the book Christmas night and boxing day, smiling all the while knowing he had already read it, himself, very carefully so as not to crease the spine, and we would then share out thoughts.
I did buy one for myself the next year or so ,but it was not the same.
Then the author also passed away, so it seems that was that.
Well Dick Francis has a son, Felix Francis. And he has taken up the torch and written a book based on one of the much loved characters in the series. and that is the gift , Martin did not know he bought me . I downloaded the new book,"Refusal" and maybe because it is a few years later, or because I read it on my I pad,I don't know, but the pure joy I found in reading that book was just like in times past!
Couldn't of course call my granddad to talk with him about it , but ,it still felt pretty good. And maybe I can discuss it with someone if anyone else chooses to join in my Christmas reading tradition and have a look?
The only downside to this is that my love of reading has awakened and I may have trouble getting my nose out of the books again for a while and forget to blog! LOL
Or maybe it will start me writing again? hard to say either way I am a very happy girl. I did also receive wonderful thoughtful gifts from my family, they all know me so well .And I hope they enjoyed what I gave to them.
Yet another tradition will be followed, in a new way, mom has long been a fan of the ballet, as were Heather and I for many years, Mom has taken Heather's girls to several, and Deanna commented it would be nice to go tot the Nutcracker when it was presented just before Christmas.
We did not make it to that , and mom is no longer able to go as it is too long and evening for her, but Heather, Deanna, Tara and I will be taking our Christmas gift from mom and dad, tickets to the Ukrainian Ballet's presentation of "Clara's Dream" (an adaptation of the Nutcracker) on January 10!
So here's to a wonderful Christmas full of tradition old and new , and a wonderful new year to come!
Stay safe and warm my friends
7 comments:
Those muffin's are a great idea. Everything sounds wonderful, enjoy!!
Those Pinterest pics are funny, nice to know the flop pics aren't yours. The muffins look great, I just usually go straight to the soup after we're tired of turkey. I don't buy the canned stuff anymore either, I make the relish with fresh oranges. I'm glad you had such a wonderful Christmas all the way around.
Your holiday sounds just lovely! Anytime we can relax with family, friends, food and thankfulness...we are living life to the fullest. Happy New Year Sherry!
Mmmmm those look awesome! Sounds like they were tasty too! :)
Yum! Those look wonderful :)
Yammy ! I like it, everything looks delicious
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