It's finally December and the full moon is giving it kind of a spooky start! Not that anything is going to magically be different but November really seemed like an eternity at times. It's good to be moving on and to have it officially announced that Biden won our state and Arizona, too - again, ha! Kudos to whoever thought to charge Trump for our recount.
I hope that everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving, or a great weekend if you don't celebrate the holiday. Cheers! So, now that the feast is just a distant memory, we are onto the leftover situation.
That doesn't include the pie, of course.
As I've mentioned before, our families are scattered from coast to coast so we're used to being with friends or on our own during Thanksgiving. Still, things felt very different this year. It was oddly reassuring that Macy's put on their parade. Even though we never actually sit down and watch it, somehow it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it going on in the background!
A big meal usually leads to serious lounging and that went on as usual, all weekend.
Eventually, Ivy got down to business. She did a little Christmas shopping and then made some donations to local food banks and also a couple of Democrats running for the Senate in Georgia.
On Friday, His Madness concocted this Turkey Pot Pie and yesterday he made Turkey barbecue sandwiches, It appears there is still a serving or two left from the 5lb. breast we roasted plus all the rest of the pot pie. It's going to take awhile to get through the leftover leftovers.
For Sunday brunch, Kibitz and I decided to tackle the remains of the cranberry sauce. I had no idea where to start but Kibitz thought adding an apple seemed like a good idea.
After straining the really runny sauce I'd made from scratch on Thursday, I decided to reduce the liquid part to thicken it up. The apple, that had been simmering in maple syrup and cinnamon, got added in next. Talk about a bloody mess and it was sticky, too.
The cranberry part (that was left after straining out the liquid) went into the pancake batter. Then everything turned pink and I sprinkled the pecans on the top.
Actually, it wasn't too bad.
Plus, it matched the very un-autumnal flowers.
Thanks for stopping by! Are you still eating leftovers?
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