Holidaze

See that...it's done with my spanking new awesome lil Photo Studio in a bag!  My sis got it for me and it's awesome, I say again, awesome.  Oh, the chocolate chip pecan pie was good too! (Clearly I need practice..)

I am a big Grey's Anatomy Fan. I can't help it, I love the characters, the drama of the hospital staff and the crazy things they come up with. I have to say that my favorite illness/accident was the one where the guy has tree branches coming out of him. Or wait no, maybe the time the little girl felt no pain and thought she was a super hero! Really, do these things happen to people or are they making them up? The worst one was, of course, George. Losing him suckethed very much. But enough of that....the real reason I am starting off with Grey's is because their last new show was called "Holidaze" and sometimes...no wait...all the time Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years seem to pass in a frenzy like daze thata lot of us can totally relate to.

So, here is my Holidaze post....Sorry, had to slick this computer so the pictures are in no way touched up and fancified!

I cooked so much and took so little pictures, but here is the list and the pictures for what I have....


Not Pictured (Shame on me)

Thanksgiving Dinner

Yeast Rolls (From Scratch)
Turkey
Creamed Corn n Cheese
Green Bean Casserole
Pies...Lots and Lots of Pies.
Collard Greens (Not from the can, that's Blasphemy!)
Bacon Cheddar Chicken

Christmas

Pancit
Brisket...num
Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese...mmmm
Some More Pies...

New Years

Seafood Salad
Spinach Dip
Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake

Pictured!

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies...and my daughter snatching one.  See, they were great!

Mmmm...Orange Brownies inspired and adapted from the banging Paula Deen.  I am so lucky, my best friend is a younger version of her.  I keep telling her when she gets old I want her autograph!

Another Orangy inspiration from Paula Deen...I made this like four times over the holidays...I couldn't stop myself.

Requested by my son for New Years...these were the yummy cocktail meatballs!

Homemade Salsa..mmm

I know...It is horrible I didn't take more pictures.  I should be shot! But good thing for you, one of my New Years Resolutions is to make sure I record my stuff more fully!  Speaking of...I have just that thing to do that with thanks to some of my FAVORITE Christmas Gifts...

Thank you Laurie....I love it and I am already filling it up with plans of passing it down to Mya on her wedding day.  It has all these wonderful inserts and now I love Susan Branch too!

My mother made this for me...it's a Raggedy Ann apron with my name spelled (Correctly even) across the top...who cares if the 'R' is on there wrong..I LOVE IT!

The Bread Maker

I haven't used it...I am scared to...the directions aren't so clear but...rest assured, BREAD I SHALL MAKE!

The lovely Black n Decker Food Processor (This was my gift to myself) Come ON...it was on sale! 

And last, but certianly not least...my husband, the love of my life....got me...the MOTHER OF ALL CHRISTMAS GIFTS...THE MIXER!!! Just look at it...that red, that steel...she's a beautiful piece of loveliness!

So Happy Holidaze from My Family to yours!!!