1. I always roll into November with such big plans. Bold intentions, some would call them. Highfalutin ambitions, others might say. Some call it the eleventh month of the year, but I prefer to call it The Month That Starts With Fabulous Intentions And Ends With Panicky Weeping. ‘Tis the season.
2. Time to welcome nine grocery shopping trips in the next two weeks while accepting I’ll still be missing that one random ingredient the day before Thanksgiving.
3. Time to research gluten free gravy recipes that can be made without drippings from a roasted turkey because of course this can’t be easy.
4. Also not easy to figure out when I’ll be able to do a gravy trial run since there’s stuff going on every blessed night this week.
5. Time to embrace the fact that even though I vacuum at 10:00am there will be dog hair swooshing across wood floors by noon.
6. Looks like we’ll also be embracing the notion that family is family, and family doesn’t mind a little extra floating fuzz.
7. Time to accept frozen pizza as a valid dinner option.
8. Because really, when is frozen pizza ever not a valid dinner option.
9. Time to seize hold of the promise that maybe – just maybe – we’ll manage to coordinate cooking times so five dishes finish up before cooling temps take over.
10. And without a doubt it is time to take up the battle cry: ‘Tis almost Turkey Day! Come one, come all, to feast upon ridiculous amounts of food and wine and nibbles galore! Please note: you do you, but we strongly advise against belts. Just sayin’.
Turkey broth and bacon drippings. Easy peasy. You can do it!
It’s recently vacuumed, I’m just sayin.
I LOL at dog hair. I just spot cleaned some hairball from the rug and my rag is now mostly Sadie hairs.
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Right?! I *feel* like my rug is recently vacuumed and yet when I look at it from a certain angle there’s hair EVERYWHERE. Don’t get me started on the fabric couches and throw pillows.
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I relate to #5 and love #6. Once upon a time we had five dogs. Now, we are down to one very old dog who sleeps a lot and we STILL have plenty of dog hair swooshing around the wooden floors unless it gets trapped in the corners where it hides out for a while. Family doesn’t mind. That’s our kind of normal.
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Family doesn’t mind, no, it’s probably more my deal. My niece (asthmatic and allergic) has to work so at least I won’t be worried about her having a reaction this year — that’s a big source of my stress. Mostly I’m looking forward to being with everybody so now I just have to get over myself and not worry about the mess. 😉
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Right!
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Next week? Not according to my Mayan calendar.
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I am clearly using the wrong calendar over here…
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Yes . Thanksgiving is a year away. Christmas two.
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Thanksgiving IS next week… oy gevalt…
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Seriously, I don’t know how the calendar jumped like that.
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I understand that perhaps someone in your crowd (maybe a few someones) are vegan or vegetarian, so that’s probably why you’re avoiding using the turkey drippings in your gravy…do turkey drippings even have gluten? I’d have thought the turkey would have processed any grain it may have eaten long before Farmer John showed up with his axe…. Inquiring minds and all…Happy Thanksgiving if the frenzy overwhelms and you’re unable to post next Monday… 😛
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Sadly I am the one who requires gluten free. The turkey drippings is actually a good news/bad news thing. The hubby learned how to make a delicious turkey from his dad. I have to describe it as turkey nuggets even though that makes it sound ridiculous and not at all yummy. At any rate he chunks up a turkey breast, breads and fries them until coated, then wraps the lot in tin foil and bakes them in the oven. Soooooo yummy = good news. No turkey drippings = bad news. Eh — we’ll make it work. 😉
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In my mind I am all organized, and everything will go exactly as planned and wanted. In my mind is a happy place to be right now. Reality will set in in just over a week, I’m sure. Like, when 2 days before Thanksgiving I realize the turkey is still in the freezer. Sigh.
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omg, the turkey thaw time, I almost forgot!!! I am so cute over here. This year I printed out the holiday planner from Cozi and it’s got meal plans and shopping lists and even a timeline for cooking on Thanksgiving Day…wanna place bets on how long before THAT thing gets torn to shreds?? 😆
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I’m doing pie on Wednesday, getting dressing mixed up to go into slow cooker, brussel sprouts in instant pot, daughter and her fiancé are doing mashed potatoes. Oh yes, I’ll do cranberry sauce on Tuesday probably. Trying to not need to overfill oven.
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This is impressive. I cannot for the life of me understand why it’s taken me this many years to figure out cooking ahead on Tues/Weds is the key!
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I hate feeling rushed because then I get frazzled
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Have a great time planning and testing. 👍😍
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Because food trials can be yummy. 😉
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Yup!😋
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Now it feels like November. Oh to have a gluten free option which doesn’t taste and feel like a gluten free option.
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Mom’s stuffing translated well last year and I remember having a good gravy, I just can’t for the life of me remember how! The jar ones all have gluten and I’m certain we didn’t roast a turkey last year either…hmm…
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