[Magdalen] And away it goes....

[Jay Weigel]

When I took the top off the smoker, I discovered that a pair of wee mousies
had made a nest in it! I felt a little guilty evicting them, especially
when one looked up at me pleadingly, but I explained to them the it wasn't
Section 8 housing and tipped it over, spilling them and their nest out on
the porch and sending them scuttling off in opposite directions. Well, I
hope they find each other, but *not* in my smoker again! I did feel a bit
as if I'd thrown Mary and Joseph (mouse-variety) out into the cold, but we
have enough trouble with the wee beasties, and if they'd come in through
the basement they might have faced Kali the black snake. The circle of
life.....

So the chicken is now merrily smoking away, and the sweet potatoes waiting
to be baked. No pear kuchen got made, so we'll have some Goya coconut
pasteles instead. Pumpkin pie is just "meh" to S/O.

On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dawn, Becca and I met Dawn's sister, niece, and nephew (from Winterset,
> Iowa) at the huge truck stop in Oak Grove, MO, and had their buffet for
> Thanksgiving. YUMMY!  For $15.00 per person it's a deal.  They'll do it in
> December from Christmas...and we'll be back.
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Chicken brining here, apple chunks soaking, getting ready for a trip to
> the
> > electric smoker where they will repose for a couple of hours before
> > finishing in the oven Cornbread stuffing, baked sweet potatoes, and gravy
> > will finish our simple meal. I may or may not get a pear kuchen made,
> > depending on how the other work goes; I'm working on a commission piece
> > that absolutely, positively has to be finished by Sunday.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> > charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > > And I've just set the leek & potato soup to boil. Pumpkin for pumpkin
> pie
> > > has been cooked. So what's left is to put the pie together, bake it,
> and
> > > then roast some brussels sprouts, jerusalem artichokes & cauliflower.
> All
> > > the above from the garden (well, not the cauliflower). We'll go up to
> our
> > > neighbor's later, who is taking care of turkey, etc.
> > >
> > > Meanwhile, it's snowing here on the frozen tundra, so we'll have a
> white
> > > Thanksgiving.
> > >
> > > And, if anyone is trying to get to Eleanor Braun's today, they might
> get
> > a
> > > tad confused:
> > > https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/11/22/massdot-apologi
> > > zes-for-cod-cape-sign-dartmouth/bpmdTMDf96Jk7maly3BcxO/story.html
> > >
> > > Chad Wohlers
> > > Woodbury, VT USA
> > > chadwohl at satucket.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message----- From: M J _Mike_ Logsdon
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 11:37 AM
> > > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > > Subject: [Magdalen] And away it goes....
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanksgiving dinner, that is.  Crock Pot Sausage Soup (not kielbasa,
> for
> > a
> > > change), and with a special green ingredient.  I'll only give detail
> > later,
> > > IF it turns out okay.  It's in the tradition of the kielbasa soup
> recipe
> > my
> > > mom handed off to me, but even before she became as delicate as she is
> > now
> > > I'm sure she'd fine mine today way too spicy.
> > >
> > > This is the first time I've actively tried to cook for going on months
> > > now, that's how depressed I've been.  Maybe the 4-day weekend perked me
> > up.
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> If no one has told you that they love you today,
> let me be the first.
> brud
>