Nothing -ma to msbelle's mom.

Whew. I am wiped, and I'm still not done. The ham smells great and the in-laws came at 4 with the dining room table, with 6 chairs (one a captain's chair) and a sideboard. It was heavy as fuck, and big, and we had to move a ton of furniture just to get it in the house, then unwrap it, and set it up, THEN move all the old furniture back.

While I was trying to reduce a glaze for the ham. BUT! It is from the 30's and solid and beautiful, and I love it. I spent an hour dusting and lemon oiling it.

The ham got glazed and caramelized, it smells awesome! We have the china washed, and I just need to peel and chop 5 lbs of potatoes, make green bean casserole and polish two more chairs. Then I am DONE!!

Until tomorrow.

Lots of nothing~ma for your mom, msbelle.

I cleaned (very nearly) All the Things. Now I want All the Booze.

The pie crusts are made. Next up cranberry salad. I think I will make the pie fillings in the morning while watching the parade. Since it's early I may make a green bean casserole as well, or cook up the meat for the sausage dip.

Much it's nothing-ma to your Mom, msbelle.

Nothing ma ~~~~ to the msbelle mom

Seems like it would be a perfect place to open a fondue restaurant.

With a cured salmon special.

I'm going to two Thanksgiving dinners. Somehow I need to cook a dish for the second one during the first one.

Crock pot!

I hope it's nothing for your mom, msbelle.

Oh, yes, and nothing~ma to mombelle!

I made my dip and cut up the veg, and then did something kind of ridiculous: I'm also bringing hummus, so I bought two containers to put the dips in, so they match, but there is way too little hummus for the container, so it looks kind of dumb. Eh.

I am intrigued by sausage dip.

Nothing-ma to your mother msbelle.

I went to a David Sedaris reading tonight. He was as funny and cute as you can be while being dirty and talking about disgusting things.