tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204161098320153978.post7344265308779872003..comments2024-03-04T00:39:36.953-05:00Comments on westside foodie wannabes: family gathering foodskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656343974483860615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204161098320153978.post-64179295621265337672008-10-16T12:30:00.000-04:002008-10-16T12:30:00.000-04:00veggie-i'm totally coming to your house for thanks...veggie-<BR/>i'm totally coming to your house for thanksgiving. my family can fend for themselves :)<BR/>everything sounds amazingkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656343974483860615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204161098320153978.post-56310617272540500572008-10-16T06:03:00.000-04:002008-10-16T06:03:00.000-04:00When I attend family reunions there is normally ve...When I attend family reunions there is normally very little that I can eat (except what I bring - which no one else will touch for fear of eating something healthy), but these are the items you would be sure to see in the giant spread:<BR/>1. Chicken & Dumplings<BR/>2. several potato salads - my cousin Sharon's is the best<BR/>3. green beans slow-cooked with ham<BR/>4. corn bread - my Mom's Mexican-style cornbread with jalapenos is the best<BR/>5. soup beans<BR/>6. several slaws - the family favorite (not mine) is the one made with bacon grease. Ewww.<BR/><BR/>On Thanksgiving, nearly everything prepared came directly from our garden: <BR/>1. canned green beans (no ham!) from the garden<BR/>2. mashed potatoes (also from the garden)<BR/>3. vegetarian stuffing for me, stuffing balls made with sausage and cranberries for everyone else<BR/>4. glazed sweet potatoes (also from the garden) - if you ever have the chance to try my Mom's sweet potatoes, which she does not sully with marshmallow, you would realize how good sweet potatoes can be<BR/>5. creamed corn which was picked from our garden at the height of sweetness, cut from the cob and frozen within an hour of being picked. It is heaven on earth. Seriously - there is no better creamed corn than this!!!<BR/>6. several desserts including zucchini bread, pumpkin roll, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, lemon pie, cranberry cobbler, blackberry cobbler, frozen fruit salad, strawberry ice cream made with frozen berries from the garden, etc etc. I swear my Mom makes at least two full dessert dishes per attendee.Veggie Optionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624005618846493314noreply@blogger.com