Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thanksgiving 08

This is my annual Thanksgiving post.
Thankful for my health not goin' South.
POO is stuffed full of Turkey or he would say Well Wishes too.
Now that the PC is fixed we will be using it and watching Football for the next few months.

Food is the same as first post '06.
Best wishes to all.
towwad

Sunday, November 16, 2008

November 08

Finally got some groceries.
Got a turkey and roasted it this evening. I don't have storage space so we will just have our celebration this week.
I'll be making side dishes for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
I forgot to get extra onions and Sweet Potatoes but I'll make a cake in place of Sweet Potato Pie.

POO has had a happy time of it lately. He went for a bath and a lot of spoiling.
The idea was that I would get someone else to bath him and I would clip his hair.
So far I've managed to clip about 1/4" on one side of his nose.
The only reason he let me get that done was he could smell the Turkey cooking.
So we will be in for a week of bribing and clipping.
Best news is that he is in good health...just a little overweight.
The weather is windy with cold rain and POO thinks that is perfect for outside activities.

Fake Stir Fry:
One, or none, of the following;
Chicken
Beef
Shrimp -- any Seafood

Jar of Roasted Red Peppers.
Can of sliced Water chestnuts
Can of Mushrooms
Can of green beans
Bottle of Teriyaki sauce
( I did not like the bottled sauce so I used it for a base and tweaked it. )
Packages of precut vegetables.
Cabbage and Carrot mix for slaw.
"Angelhair" cut Cabbage.
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Add anything you like and leave out what you don't like.
1 or 2 packs thin noodles. Cook and drain and stir in a Tablespoon or 2 of oil. Refrigerate.

The best part about making this is that you cook the meat or seafood and refrigerate it. After it is cool enough to handle slice, chop or whatever it.
Steam each Vegetable separately and refrigerate.

Slice your Roasted Red Peppers into strips.
Drain the liquid from the Water chestnuts, Mushrooms and Green beans.
Mix these together and refrigerate.

Check your Sauce...Plan to serve it on the side, don't add it to anything.

When you are ready to prepare the dish get a big pan and mix everything together and bake in a 350 degree oven. Stir every 10 minutes until it is piping hot.
If you are afraid it is too dry add a mixture of 1/2 water and 1/2 Apple Cider Vinegar.
Invite your friends and enemies.
Happy Thanksgiving,
towwad