Asked to Make a Dessert...

Well, two actually. I love when you are talking with one family member and you get things figured out as to who is maing what and who is bringing which dish for a major holiday meal, then you get a call from another family member asking you nt to bring what has already been figured out, but two of someting different. Compare notes people! That is what has happened. It had been discusse and decided that I would bring a variety of quick breads. Pumpkin, Apple, Banana, and Sweet Potato, were what I had planned on, and actually already have stored away in my deep reze for this. Then the other phone call asked me to bring not just one dessert, but two. In the past several years,I have always brought a pumpkin cheesecake, made from scratch, and though I love the one that Costco makes, mine tastes better, according to my husband. But anyways, I don't think that they realize that two of these things are going to cost of the ingredients cost me more than the price of a 20 pound turkey, or maybe they do, who knows. I have added a stock photo of the pumpkin cheesecake that I make, just because it sure does look yummy!

Preparing for the Holiday!

In preparation for the big Turkey Holiday, we are actually doing something that is so required and needed that I am looking forward to it, yeah, right! We need to defrost our large upright freezer. See, I told you I was looking forward to it. There is less in the freezer right now than any other time during the year. We are almost out of our red meat from last year's steer, and I haven't replenished our bulk purchases yet, which I will do more towards Christmas by doing a Costco run, and I haven't started baking yet for the Christmas holiday, and our new steer is still "hanging out" over at the butcher, so now is the best time. We have to get it done before Tuesday though, as I am having a "delivery" of frozen potato products froma family member. We are so grateful for her kindness!
The plan is to enlist the little kids in packing the stuff from the freezer outside to the back of the pickup, so that it will all stay cold. My hope is that this will exhaust the kids so much that they take an amazingly long afternoon nap! What a nice thought!