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Making eggs, using the timer yesterday.
I walked away for a minute, then somehow ended up in the bedroom with the door shut and could not hear the timer. Thinking back, maybe I was on the phone.
Two hours later, after napping, I figured out how hungry I was still, and that hubs had turned off the fire when the timer went off. Eggs were inedible. He ate them.

Never underestimate the power of the full moon, and the upset caused by
neighbors being taken away by paramedics. Plus, the misinformation being spread by ignorant persons saying that the person died, and is still alive.

Always ask, is it true? And, Who told you? Confirm with 2-3 reliable persons with their minds still intact.

Do not be deceived by those with a history of gossiping and confabulation.

Wait, what day is this?
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Pam,

I saw pimento cheese in a specialty food store just before thanksgiving.

I remember you saying that you eat it. Does your husband make it or do you?

I have only eaten it a couple of times. I wouldn’t mind trying to make it if I knew what recipe to try.

I had it on crackers. I guess it would be good on a sandwich too.
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We have an annual crab feed here, and my hubs is a great cook and everyone raves about his baked beans. So they were made and resting in the oven,,, the entire crab feed! People even talked about them, but none of realized they were still in the oven! Found them when we were cleaning up! Alot went home with people or into the freezer. Never did that again!
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So true, cw! It’s easy to become distracted.
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I burned plenty of food before that habit became ingrained NHWM, it's too easy to get distracted and than 10 seconds to get something in another room can turn into half an hour (or more) before you know it.
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cw,

Oh yes! That’s what my husband does. He sets a timer. He rarely burns anything. He has the logical engineer’s mind!

He says that I am the creative one who needs an assistant in the kitchen!
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When you leave the kitchen with food in the oven or on the stove always set your timer!
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ITRR,

Great save! I love it! LOL 😝

Sadly, everyone saw my faux pas! We laughed about it.

I really do make a delicious sweet potato casserole. I admit that I screwed up a couple of times!

Cremating a chicken! What a delightful way to describe your faux pas! LOL 😆
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I made red beans and rice for dinner tonight. A New Orleans favorite!

Burnt shares my love of traditional New Orleans cuisine. I am impressed that she cooks them in her home!
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Nend, I remember my surprise when I found out you could start a fire with sweet potato casserole. Scraped them off and started again, no one was the wiser.

I, also, cremated a chicken once. Amazing that an 8# chicken would just be gone. Thankfully the guys had done well fishing we had some protein with dinner.

Fun memories, thanks for the reminder.
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Way,

One holiday dinner several years back, I had tons of people at my house! Family and friends too. It was a fun but exhausting day!

So, I decided to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine with my friend’s husband's who has a great sense of humor!

My sweet potato casserole dish caught on fire in the oven!

LOL, I discovered that marshmallow topped sweet potatoes are extremely flammable under the broiler to brown the top. Oh, and I accidentally burned the dinner rolls when I baked them.

My friend said, “I think something is burning in your oven!” Her husband and I told her that she had too much wine because we didn’t smell anything burning! LOL, she wasn’t even drinking.

My husband looked at John and I and removed the wine bottle away from us. 😆

Oh well…we had lots of other food to eat! The casserole and rolls weren’t missed too much. I had croissants that I replaced the rolls with.

That wasn’t the first time that I’ve burned the top of sweet potatoes! A neighbor’s child told me that my oven was on fire once. This kid was always joking about stuff so I didn’t believe him.

That time was scary. I saw my husband getting the fire extinguisher out! I didn’t have any wine that day. I was making sweet potatoes to go with my baked ham.

So now my family teases me about it every time I make sweet potatoes. No fires recently! Yay!😀
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Need,
Yes but had to watch ( listen ) to the oven constantly so if it didn’t cycle back on , had to turn it off and back on . Honestly I ended up having DH pay his undivided attention to do this so the oven temp did not drop , while I did other things.
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Way,

That’s worse than my microwave breaking! Were you able to finish roasting your turkey?
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One year I had the gas oven randomly turn off halfway through roasting the Turkey . I had to keep turning it off and back on like every 10 minutes or so when it would shut off on its own. Turned out it was a problem with the igniter . It is supposed cycle off and on while roasting , but it wasn’t cycling back on sometimes .
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What has been your most annoying mishap in the kitchen during the holidays?

One year my microwave broke on Thanksgiving day! I had a bazillion people at my home and everyone was hungry for our Thanksgiving feast!

I had to heat everything on the stove, in the toaster oven and in my oven. I was not happy but no one complained and everyone pitched in to help me.
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What is your favorite stuffing recipe for Thanksgiving? In the south, we call it dressing. My absolute favorite is oyster dressing! I love several other kinds too.
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Tonight, the main course was asparagus.
I spent the next three hours trying to get my fill of real food.
Meatballs with rice; carrots; and corn with lima beans.

Dessert was the Pumpkin Spice Loaf with icing.
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Pam,

Thanks for mentioning cranberries! I forgot to put that on my grocery list! Hubby loves them!

Your dinner sounds fun and delicious!
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My hubs is cooking dinner for the 3 of us and 3 friends. Turkey, stuffing and gravy, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole and creamed corn( we made the corn this summer) casserole and cranberry relish ( from the local market) Hubs is a great cook if a little heavy handed with the salt, LOL Guests are bringing pimento cheese and crackers, pie and a cheesecake, and a fruit salad. Leftovers for all!! Almost everything is prepped an in the (unheated) sunroom ready for the oven, and I only have to vaccumn the house tomorrow!
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Who is cooking thanksgiving dinner? Who is eating dinner at someone else’s house?

I cooked dinner at my house for years and years. I love cooking but several years ago I took a break from holiday cooking. It’s work!

Families who do a pot luck style are smart! I did all of the cooking myself.

This year I am going to cook again for my immediate family and my younger brother. My brother in D.C. isn’t coming in town again until Christmas.

It would be fun to hear what your favorite Thanksgiving meal is! I’m cooking a turkey, mashed potatoes, roasted green beans with mushrooms.

Still debating what dressing to make, oyster or cornbread. In the south, we refer to stuffing as dressing.

My daughters insist that I make their favorite mac and cheese with cheddar, white cheddar and smoked Gouda.

I am buying the desserts, most likely a couple of pies. Pecan and apple are my go to pies. Sometimes I do buy pumpkin pie because it’s a traditional thanksgiving dessert!
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Bounce,

I agree. They have fabulous coffee ice cream. It’s a much better treat than frozen coffee that is sold in coffee shops.
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Bounce,

That ice cream sounds like a decadent frozen pina colada! I love coconut ice cream. The addition of the pineapple sounds amazing!

We would love that flavor.

Mocha ice cream is delicious. Coffee and chocolate goes well together.
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Sounds great, Send!

Bounce,

Who looks at calories in Haagen Dazs? 🤣 It’s a splurge kind of deal!

My grandmother was so funny! She hated if I told her no to dessert. She would say that I looked beautiful and didn’t have to worry about calories. If I said that I wasn’t hungry, she would say that a person didn’t have to be hungry to enjoy eating cookies and ice cream, they were good anytime! She was the sweetest grandma.
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Tonight will be an after midnight Haagen Daz trip to the freezer, because we ate some really good things from another country. Very good! But left me hungry sooner.
It was from Thailand? Gyoza, yum. (like a potsticker with veges.)
And glass noodles with stuff, (veges again), from a different country.
We've been to Trader Joes.

And no, I cannot go thru the trash to find the real names, ha ha.

You would be welcome at my home CW and NHWM. How about next year?

I want to try the Chicken Marsala from Costco, thank you for the tip Bounce.
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A road trip is fun, cw.

Let’s all crash Send’s house for some Haagen Dazs! We all know that she keeps a supply of goodies on hand!

Just got off the phone with my daughter who inquired if I was making macaroni and cheese (one of her favorite side dishes) for Thanksgiving! LOL 😆 I usually make extra so she can take some home with her.

I especially loved bringing leftovers home from my mom’s house when she cooked holiday meals. It’s the best!

I think I like a turkey sandwich the next day as much as I do having an entire thanksgiving dinner the day before. I’m not one to turn down leftovers.

Some people hate leftovers. To each his/her own, but I will enjoy my leftovers.
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cw,

That’s what I was thinking. After it’s prepped all you have to do is wait for it to bake.

Some people do a beef stew in the oven as well. I do mine on the stove top. I haven’t tried doing it in an oven.

I did cabbage and pork in the oven last week. My mom and grandmother always did it on the stove. It came out well in the oven.
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I suppose it's really more of a sheet pan meal. I used all the veggies I would normally have stir fried and tossed them with some hoisin and a little water, covered the pan and then put it in my counter top oven.The udon noodles go in when the veg are mostly done - I uncover the pan to brown everything a little. It takes longer than a stir fry but I don't have to actually do anything except set the timer.
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cw,

I have never done a stir fry in the oven. It seems like it would be easier. Does it take longer or about the same time as on the stove?
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Road trip!!
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Sounds good, cw. If the cookies aren’t ready, I bet Send has some Haagen Dazs in her freezer!
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