Happy Thanksgiving.

My plans got derailed due to my being kind of sick and not wanting to do a round trip to PA and back in one day while hopped up on cold meds. I will miss seeing my family, but staying home is definitely the right choice today. Oy. Plus work issues which require my presence sooner than I had hoped tomorrow, so... solo T-Day it is.

One of my roommates left me a little turkey-and-stuffing-for-one thingie. Random that she had it, and very sweet of her to offer it up. And there's a pumpkin pie in the fridge, so that's my plan. Well, and a run to 7-11 for some liquids. And chocolate.

Good idea, Trudy. Searching now...

Happy Thanksgiving, folks!

For anyone who was interested in that sausage dip. No water and also a small can of green chilis. The ratio of cheese to meat is 1:1 so half lb. sausage, half lb. other meat and 1 lb velveeta. yummy goodness.

I stupidly bought 2 can of evaporated milk instead of 1 of evap and 1 of sweetened condensed. So no lemon pie for my dad unless I stop on the way over.

Happy Thanksgiving!

So far, I've made squash casserole and green bean casserole. Still need to make bread pudding and mashed potatoes. Also ate a bunch of the crispy onions that didn't go into the green bean casserole.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

I got up at 7:30 (a nice reasonable hour) and went running in the woods with my sister, and then came back and played with my brother's little boys a little, and made the stuffing, and now the turkey is in the oven and I'm back at my house for a shower and a rest before going back up the hill for more cooking.

I am a bit worried: I over-garliced the stuffing. I added a bunch more of the mix and cran-raisins and chicken broth, but I'm worried nobody will eat it. The garlic will mellow while it's in the oven for 5 hours, right? Stuffing is one of the best parts of Thanksgiving, I don't want to ruin it! ::sigh::

I have 200 lbs of dog in my house now because one of our guests is allergic and besides we will have two toddlers and an infant and adding a bunch of canine to that seems a bit much.

Meara, I hope your pie came out awesome! I made mine non-dairy (Silk instead of creamer, and Nature's Balance for the crust), but I've done that before and it comes out fine. (And marginally more healthy I guess.)

Happy Thanksgiving, Americans!

Oh, with regards to The Good Wife:

I hate Zach SO MUCH. What a stupid kid! ARGH.

Diane is being scheming and delightful. I loved that she told Eli about the wire-tapping, which I'm sure means he will figure out what Alicia was trying to tell him earlier.

I expected the voicemail to come back at some point, but not like that. Fascinating. Chicago politics is such a small town, I guess.

As for Kalinda, I really want her to reach out for help. Why is she only going to Cory? Because she doesn't think of him as a friend and only has a mercantile relationship with him? Why not tell Alicia what's going on? Or Diane? I mean, seriously: one of the partners (who is not Will) needs to find out about Blake.

As for Will, shouldn't he know about Blake anyway? I wonder if this is something Diane will or could use in her move to split the firm: she could probably take Will down if she chooses to, with that information about Blake and the therapist he put in a coma.

Jackie remains Jackie: simultaneously aweful and cringe-worthy. I do look forward to Eli's reaction to Becca's interference, though.

I think I undercooked it a little, Suela (my pumpkin pie keeps getting overcooked because I fear that the middle isn't done, but really it keeps cooking and sets as it cools, so I was afraid I'd overcook the maple one, and went too far under!). But it still tasted pretty good last night (I had to cut in a slice...to make sure my guests wouldn't be poisoned, right?)

Ooh, timer just went off on teh potatoes.

OK, WTF? I'm watching the Macy's parade, and...why is there a white girl step troupe in polarfleece and wellies? (Hmm, the announcers seem to think they're actually tapdancers??? Still, WTF?)