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Since we’re heading into the “big” holidays, here’s a quick quiz about what your holiday preferences are, just for fun:
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
- Turkey dinner or something else? (Chinese food, anyone? Anyone?)
- Stuffing or Potatoes or both?
- Home-cooked or take-out/catered?
- Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)?
- Your house or someone else’s?
- TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both?
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
- Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*)
- Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)
- Outside lights and decor or nothing outside?
- Favorite piece of holiday music?
- Mailed cards or e-only?
- Fresh tree or artificial tree?
Hope y’all are ready for the holidays! Because I’m sure not, but I’m getting there.
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Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
Turkey dinner or something else? The majority of the inhabitants in my home don’t like turkey, so it is ham for us. Rice is also a norm in our daily diet, so that’s a given. One Chinese dish going to be eaten this holiday is a “Seafood Delight” (a dish w/ shrimp, scallop, lobster, and veggies), a fave of one of my brothers.
Stuffing or Potatoes or both? Neither. Not part of the menu.
Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Home meals and take-out. Catering not part of the whole experience.
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Neither. Unless someone else brings a pie, but not likely.
Your house or someone else’s? This holiday is ALWAYS at our home.
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Both, IF a football team is one of the supported ones for those who love the sport in our home, and the parade because it is nice to watch them.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? Umm….
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?) Not really sure. Unless a certain household agrees to host it at their place, probably won’t be a fancy meal.
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? As been the tradition, when the previous holiday (the one mentioned above) is near, lights and the X-mas tree are put up. Then after the new year, they are taken down.
Favorite piece of holiday music? The TSO music (a few of them; can’t really remember their titles) is a must.
Mailed cards or e-only? Both.
Fresh tree or artificial tree? Artificial.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:10 am.
No pie?? That would kill me. I don’t like cake, and I have to have a wee bit of dessert.
I prefer ham to turkey, too, although we always do a turkey for Thanksgiving so we can make really good gumbo from the leftovers.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:25 am.
Let’s see:
THANKSGIVING
Absolutely turkey for Thanksgiving.
Mashed potatoes and stuffing only if it’s Stove Top (none of that nasty oyster stuffing).
Home cooked
Apple pie. Nobody in our families likes pecan or pumpkin
My in-law’s house as they have a dining room and none of the rest of us do.
Macy’s Day parade in the morning (that’s what I called it when I was a kid. Who knew they had their own day?) and football after
CHRISTMAS
Lisa Kleypas’ A Wallflower Christmas
Ham dinner – a Honeybaked ham preferably
Nothing outside but a ton of decorations inside
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas and Santa Baby as sung by Eartha Kitt
I generally don’t do cards but if I do they are the paper kind.
FRESH!!! There is nothing like taking the kids to pick out a tree and wrestling it into a stand and having the whole house smell like Christmas.
Happy holidays!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 7:45 am.
I have the Kleypas book on my TBR! Everybody keeps recommending it.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:26 am.
Thanksgiving
Turkey dinner or something else? Turkey
Stuffing or Potatoes or both? Potatoes
Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Home-cooked
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Pumpkin and whatever other pies we decide on
Your house or someone else’s? Thanksgiving is always at our house
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Both
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? There are so many wonderful Christmas books, it’s really hard to choose one.
Turkey dinner or ham dinner Depends on which DIL is having Christmas.
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? Nothing outside, but I do some decorations inside
Favorite piece of holiday music? O Holy Night and Little Drummer Boy
Mailed cards or e-only? Mailed
Fresh tree or artificial tree?
A little artificial tree (we are never home for Christmas so a live tree is out of the question)
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:17 am.
Those two carols are two of my favorites, too. And I love, for some reason, “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.”
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:28 am.
Turkey dinner!
Stuffing and Potatoes
Home-cooked
Apricot Pie
Parent’s house
Macy’s Day parade
Christmas/Hanukkah
Grinch!
Dinner depends on who’s cooking that year.
decor with nothing outside
Carol of the Bells, probably.
No cards from me!
Fresh tree
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:19 am.
Ooh, apricot pie sounds yummy!!!
And how can anyone not love the Grinch? Perfect holiday tale.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:29 am.
Turkey dinner
Potatoes
Home-cooked
Orange bundt cake
Mom’s house
TV–Football games or Macy’s? Neither
book – hmm. This year, yeah, I’ll say yours.
Turkey dinner or ziti.
decor? If I decorate it’s at the last minute; I wrap the metal heron in garland and lights and put the gifts under her.
music? Stephen Colbert’s Another Christmas Song
cards? I regret that I don’t have time to do too many cards but paper or it just isn’t
tree? Aw come on, I’m such a Scrooge. Haven’t done a tree in about 20 years.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:24 am.
Aw, Fresh, you don’t have to say that, but thanks!
No tree? That would kill me. I like Christmas trees, although I have at least two friends who don’t do them at all (and not for religious reasons, either–they just don’t bother). You make three!
And I ADORE Colbert’s Another Christmas Song!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:31 am.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*)
Sorry but I don’t have one.
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)
We have roast chicken, salads and light stuff like that
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside?
Outside decor but stuff that if stolen won’t be missed – much.
Favorite piece of holiday music?
Mary did you know?
Mailed cards or e-only?
Mailed only
Fresh tree or artificial tree?
Fake trees, they last longer.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:31 am.
Kelly, sometimes for Thanksgiving we do roast duck or cornish hens. One Christmas we did standing rib of roast. I like to mix it up. *G*
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:32 am.
This year we are having turkey hind quarter and ham to go with the seafood, salads and chook. Oh we also have a pavlova made by my bro in law. Way yummy! I want to try turducken one year.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:18 pm.
I have a friend who does turducken every year. What’s a pavlova?
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:24 pm.
It’s a meringue base topped with cream and sliced fruit. You really don’t want it to be dropped onto the floor or get used in a food fight because it not only leaves a sticky residue but is also a pain to clean up since it will be harder than cement to be rid of at times.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 7:06 pm.
Turkey dinner or something else? (Chinese food, anyone? Anyone?)
Turkey-just bought, could hardly lug it in the house.
Stuffing or Potatoes or both?
Both
Home-cooked or take-out/catered?
home
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)?
both
Your house or someone else’s?
mine
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both?
FB
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*)
Who elses?
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)
steak
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside?
nothing
Favorite piece of holiday music?
White Christmas
Mailed cards or e-only?
mailed
Fresh tree or artificial tree?
fresh
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:53 am.
I would have pegged you for a mailed cards and fresh tree person, but the steak is a surprise. And funny! If I could do steak decently on the grill, I would definitely go for steak for Christmas!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:34 am.
Grilling steak is a manly man thing. I have three of them for that. I just buy the meat and hand it over. Youngest son has become an champion grillsman. I’m so proud.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:32 am.
I have a husband, but he’s not good at grilling steak, I’m afraid.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:25 pm.
Turkey!
Both, since Grandma has passed, no more worrying about Oyster Dressing and “American” oysters from the East Cost, Grandma was a purist.
Pumpkin and Egg Custar pie. No pecan this year
Someone else’s house. Ours isn’t big enough to have a nice flow with all of DH’s family.
FB, but only because it is nice to have on in the background while napping.
Christmas:
Book: The 1943 Betty Crocker cookbook I inherited from my grandma. All the traditional foods are in there, and made from scratch.
Dinner: Christmas Eve Spaghetti. Years ago, when Dad was still with us, he wanted spaghetti. The tradition has stuck and wow! What a easy meal to make.
Lights: We have a tree for our deck. Last year, we purchased a gaudy blue one on the discout shelves, so I’m excited to get our deck tree up.
Music: Silent Night & Jingle Bell Rock
Mailed cards–hand made for many years, but have been punting on cards and going to see the newest holiday movie for the past couple of years
Artificial tree. 13 years ago, DH and I went to the woods, chopped a tree down, and put it in our little apartment. We put our string of lights on it and our three ornaments. A couple of hours later, the bugs woke up and we had chiggers! in December. We’ve been an artificial family ever since.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:05 am.
My mom has a Betty Crocker cookbook that she still uses! That’s one good cookbook.
Chiggers!! Gross.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:49 am.
Thanksgiving
Turkey of course!
Mashed Potatoes w/gravy and stuffing (no oyster stuffing)
Home cooked
Pumpkin or Pecan pie? Both!
Ross Hills Camp at the dining hall
Macy’s parade before I get there and if anybody brings a tv we watch football
Christmas
no favorite christmas book
as for dinner, probably just a frozen tv dinner unless someone brings me something or takes me to dinner
No decor outside, I’m in an apartment
Favorite holiday music: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas CD’s!
mailed cards (mine are going out today)
artificial tree (fresh not allowed)
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:29 am.
We’re getting to the point where we need a camp for OUR family. There’s too many of us!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:31 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
Turkey dinner with both homemade stuffing and potatoes. Definitely Home-cooked. Pumpkin pie + possibly an apple pie. Our house this year though sometimes we can manage to get with family, which is awesome. Both TV–Football games and Macy’s Day parade are fun, if we remember to turn on the TV, otherwise, neither.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book… am not sure.. too many good choices. For dinner, maybe ham, usually not as big as turkey, but maybe a roast chicken or something other that’s comforting and warm. So far it’s been nothing outside, but I hope to change that a little this year. Favorite piece of holiday music is Hark, the Herald Angels Sing. Cards are something I usually just get in the mail. I’ll probably facebook a cute picture or several of the little man. Fresh trees smell better but we’ll probably use our artificial tree since if weather permits we’ll be heading to visit family
.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:31 am.
I stopped sending cards a few years ago, but this year I may do it. It’s just more work than I can usually manage at the holidays.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:37 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
Turkey dinner or something else? (Chinese food, anyone? Anyone?): Turkey!
Yes I am weird.
Stuffing or Potatoes or both?: Both!
Home-cooked or take-out/catered?: Home cooked but I’ve gone out and that’s been fun as well.
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Both, but 2 years ago I also made a cranberry fudge pie that was REALLY good and is now a regular part of both Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Your house or someone else’s? Ours because it’s the only holiday we have for just us. All the other ones we have to deal with extended family so I put my foot down.
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Macy’s Parade and I also, if I can, will run a turkey trot
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*): Oddly I can’t say I really have a favorite. Nothing comes to mind anyway.
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?): Turkey for me!
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside?: Outside WHITE lights. I put them up.
Favorite piece of holiday music?: Hmm, I don’t have a favorite. I just like it.
Mailed cards or e-only? Mailed but only because I like receiving mail :p
Fresh tree or artificial tree?: I’d love a fresh but since I’m the one who deals with it, and my husband doesn’t help at all, it’s 2 fake ones. Perhaps when my kids get older I’ll take them and get a real one.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:41 am.
Hubby and son and I used to go out a lot for Thanksgiving, but we haven’t done it in recent years.
Mmm, that cranberry fudge pie sounds delicious!! Do you have a recipe you could share?
What’s a turkey trot?
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:39 pm.
I agree about the cranberry fudge recipe! Would love to try that one.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 3:14 pm.
A Turkey Trot is a footrace (running) usually 5k distance. It’s for us crazy runners :p
Here you go (it’s from King Arthur Flour’s website)
Crust
1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs*
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar or glazing sugar
5 tablespoons melted butter
*One cellophane-wrapped packet of graham crackers (9 whole crackers) will yield this amount of crumbs.
Filling
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate*
2/3 cup (5 3/8 ounces) heavy cream
3/4 cup diced walnuts or pecans
*Resist the urge to use bittersweet chocolate; with the acidic tang of the cranberries, it’s just too much. You want a dark chocolate that’s noticeably sweet; most chocolate chips will be fine. We prefer Peter’s Burgundy chunks.
Topping*
1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup dried cranberries
12-ounce package fresh or frozen cranberries, a generous 3 cups
*You’ll need about 15 ounces (a scant 1 1/2 cups) topping for the pie. Enjoy the remainder on its own
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2) To make the crust: Process the crackers, sugar, and melted butter in a food processor until crumbly and well combined.
3) Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9″ pie pan.
4) Bake the crust for about 7 to 8 minutes, until it’s set, but not brown. Remove from the oven and cool.
5) To make the filling: Put the chips (or chopped chocolate) and cream in a microwave-safe container, and heat for about 90 seconds.
6) Remove from the microwave, and stir until the mixture becomes smooth and dark brown; you’re simply making a basic ganache.
7) Spoon the hot ganache into the cooled crust, and sprinkle the nuts on top.
9) While the pie is chilling, make the topping. Bring the sugar, salt, and cranberry juice to a boil.
10) Stir in the dried cranberries, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
11) Add the fresh or frozen cranberries, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, until some of the berries have burst.
12) Remove the cranberries from the heat, spoon into a bowl, and chill.
13) To finish assembling the pie: Spoon 1 1/2 cups cranberry sauce atop the fudge/nut filling. Chill until ready to serve.
Yield: 9″ pie, 8 to 10 rich servings.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:20 pm.
Thanksgiving
1. Turkey
2. Both
3. Home-cooked
4. Pumpkin
5. My house, unless I’m back home.
6. I believe my television about burns up on Thanksgiving day. As soon as we get up it comes on for the parades, and then continues for football. We then round it out with a movie.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa
1. Hmmm. There are so many I can’t choose one.
2. Turkey, again.
3. Light it up like the Griswold’s!
4. I love all of it, but Baby It’s Cold Outside (Dean Martin/Doris Day version) has been my favorite for the past few years.
5. Mailed cards.
6. I’m a horticulturalist. Fresh, fresh, fresh!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:44 am.
You’re a horticulturalist? I have a friend who’s a horticulturalist. Cool! She’s in my book club.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:49 pm.
1.Turkey dinner
2.Both
3.Definitely home-cooked
4.Pumpkin pie and homemade butterscotch. I would have a pecan pie also, but there’s only four of us. We don’t need three pies.
5.Our house
6.Macy’s Day parade for sure. Since I’m the only one in the house who likes football, it’s a struggle to get to watch the games. But I try.
Christmas:
1.Yours is the freshest in my mind.
2.Ham since we had turkey for Thanksgiving. I would have turkey again, but I get voted down every time.
3.I’m not sure if we’ll do anything outside this year.
4.Favorite piece of holiday music? Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby and David Bowie
5.Oops, never seem to get around to those.
6.Always a fresh tree.
May everyone have happy and safe holidays.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:51 am.
Is that a butterscotch pie?? I’ve never had one of those. That sounds fabulous!
Well, I confess I like ham for Christmas myself. *G*
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:50 pm.
Thanksgiving:
Turkey dinner
Both Stuffing and Potatoes (My mom’s stuffing rocks!)
Home-cooked
Pumpkin pie, pecan pie and apple pie with whipped cream
This year, my house. First time – I hope I don’t screw it up
Macy’s Day parade
Christmas:
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Shrimp Scampi Christmas Eve, Ham Christmas Day
Outside lights and TASTEFUL decor
Jingle Bell Rock
Mailed cards
Both – Fresh tree downstairs family room and an artificial tree in the upstairs living room.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:59 am.
For both occasions, I want what Suzanne is holding up there in the header.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:02 am.
What IS she holding, anyway? Is that cookies or leaves?
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:51 pm.
Only the second quiz is applicable to me, so, let’s do it!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*)
I haven’t read ‘Twas night yet, but I’m sure it’ll be it <3
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)
Well, not ham, that sounds extremely artificial, smoked, and industrialized, rather, pork dinner. You know, straight out of the pig to the dinner plate. My grandpa raises pigs and fattens them out all year for Christmas and New Year's dinner. And, nope, I don't feel a single bit of guilt about it!
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside?
Inside, please!
Favorite piece of holiday music?
I kinda love a lot of them!
Mailed cards or e-only?
No cards for me!
Fresh tree or artificial tree?
Like, artificial? We dont even have fresh Christmas trees in Brazil.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:23 am.
Ooh, fresh pork is fabulous! My sister-in-law’s Puerto Rican family does this big roast pig every year that always looks so delicious in the pictures.
I understand about the trees–we always had to have an artificial tree in Thailand. No Christmas trees grown there either.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:53 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
1.Turkey
2.A little of both
3.Home-cooked
4.Pumpkin pie or apple pie
5.Relative
6.Macy’s Day parade
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
1.Too many to pick from.
2.Roast Beef
3.Outside lights
4.Joy to the World
5.Mailed cards
6.Fresh tree
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:39 am.
Ooh, roast beef! My husband would love that.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:55 pm.
Thanksgiving:
-Turkey
-Both
-Home-cooked
-I love pecan pie, but I am the only one, so we generally have apple or cherry pie for Thanksgiving.
-We always travel for Thanksgiving, and I am fine with that.
-I love watching the Football on American Thanksgiving. I have never watched the Macy’s Day parade.
Christmas:
-We always read our kids Twas’ The Night Before Christmas on Christams Eve and they love it, so I will say that is my favourite Christmas book.
-We usually have both Ham and Turkey for Christmas, but the Turkey is my favourite.
-We decorate both inside and out. Although, I spend more time with the inside decorations. Just lights outside.
-I love Santa Baby and also WHAM’s Last Christmas. Traditional, I would say Silent Night.
-I only send out a few Christmas cards overseas, but I always mail them, it’s more personal.
-We have an artifical tree. I would love someday to have a real one.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:46 am.
I have the same problem with the pecan pie–it’s my favorite and Dad’s, but he and I don’t need to eat a whole pie between us. Hubby likes it, too, but he’s watching his sugar, so he eats the top off of it. I’ll probably make one for Christmas, though.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:08 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
Turkey dinner or something else? — Turkey at my mother-in-law’s, and turkey and a ham at my mom’s.
Stuffing or Potatoes or both? — Both
Home-cooked or take-out/catered?– Home-cooked!
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? — Pumpkin is traditional, but my favourite pie is Strawberry Rhubarb. mmm…
Your house or someone else’s? — I’ve made turkey dinner here before, but if I continued to have one here every year, then we’d have 3 turkey dinners in one weekend… it might be a little much.
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? — No parade in Canada on Thanksgiving. We generally avoid the TV and go for conversation.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? — “Twas The Night Before Christmas” – I read it to my kids every year.
Turkey dinner or ham dinner — Turkey, and on Christmas eve, my mother-in-law has an ‘open house’ with all kinds of tasty goodies.
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? — Lights!!
Favorite piece of holiday music? — I really like the Trans Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas music.
Mailed cards or e-only? — Mailed cards. I think it’s more personal.
Fresh tree or artificial tree? — I prefer a fresh tree, but our townhouse complex only allows artificial trees. C’est La Vie!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:50 am.
You’re lucky to have someone else to do the turkey! I don’t have a mother-in-law (she passed away before I met my husband) and my mom’s getting too old to do the holiday dinner, but my brother and sister-in-law love to do it, so yay!
Wow, I never knew that a residential area could dictate what kind of tree you could have! I guess they’re worried about fire.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:15 pm.
I think you’re right. It’s because the majority of the houses are connected, and if one caught fire from a dried out fresh tree, then the entire complex (with several hundred homes) would burn. It’s disappointing, but I accept it. I would rather feel comforted that my family is safe in the holiday season than constantly worry about smelling for smoke.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:22 pm.
Check back in for one of my Christmas blogs, because I talk about that.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:26 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
1.Definitely Turkey dinner with all the trappings.
2.Dressing and potatoes, of course. In our family, we have the dressing cooked separately from the turkey, not stuffed in it–cornbread dressing from my mom’s recipe–it’s always a hit.
3.Home cooked, no question
4.We make both, but I’m not a fan of either. There are only a few that eat the pumpkin, many eat the pecan, but I usually eat brownies or cookies instead.
5.Last year, it was my house, but this year it’s at my MIL’s.
6.BOTH!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
1.Twas the Night Before Christmas
2.Actually, we usually have a whole bunch of things…ham, chicken, brisket…whatever people want to bring. Nothing really goes together, but it’s all good food!
3.Absolutely yes to the outside lights and decorations. I love it!
4.O’ Holy Night
5.Both
6.Artificial–I’m sure I’m in the minority, but I cannot STAND the smell of the real trees–makes my nose and eyes itch.
I’m ready for the holidays–I love this time of year.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:52 am.
Other than the cold….SO glad my little car has seat warmers.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:53 am.
Those car seat warmers are the best invention EVER.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:13 pm.
I want seat warmers!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:26 pm.
Aren’t they, Lori?! Sabrina, they really are the most amazing things!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:31 pm.
My DH has heated front seats in his Audi, they are the best thing in the winter
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 3:43 am.
They are! I also like them because that gentle heat feels GREAT on sore back muscles!!
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:59 am.
Ooh, pot luck for Christmas! I would love that.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:26 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
1.Turkey dinner or something else? 25-30lbs of Turkey – must have leftovers!!
2.Stuffing or Potatoes or both? Stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and deviled eggs.
3.Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Homemade all the way.
4.Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Pumpkin pie from pumpkins grown in our garden.
5.Your house or someone else’s? Our home.
6.TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Football – especially if the Packers play (which they don’t this year)
Christmas:
1.Favorite holiday book? The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Jan Brett
2.Turkey dinner or ham dinner? Ham.
3.Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? Icicles on all the eaves. We love to decorate for the holiday.
4.Favorite piece of holiday music? Jingle Bell Rock, Bobby Helms
5.Mailed cards or e-only? A few mailed to family and very close friends.
6.Fresh tree or artificial tree? Fresh tree.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:23 pm.
I have to have leftover turkey, too–have to make my gumbo!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 2:47 pm.
Turkey dinner or something else? (Chinese food, anyone? Anyone?) Turkey
Stuffing or Potatoes or both? Both
Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Home cooked
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Pimpkin
Your house or someone else’s?
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Football
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa: Christmas
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*) I have to many to pick one
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?) Turkey Dinner
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? Inside
Favorite piece of holiday music? Manheim Steamrollers
Mailed cards or e-only? Mailed
Fresh tree or artificial tree? Artificial
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:38 pm.
You have a great Thanksgiving, too!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 2:49 pm.
Thanksgiving:
1. turkey AND ham AND swedish meatballs
2. Both please with lots of gravy
3. both are fine, but most years we have gone to a holiday buffet at a local hotel.
4. neither–chocolate pie!
5. Only had once at home (for only two people) usualy other house or eat out.
6. I try to watch the parade but usually get voted down. Detroit game is usually always on.
Christmas
1. Lots are good–hard to pick (did love yours though!)
2. HAM or Roast Beef
3. Decorations everywhere inside and out
4. Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses and The First Noel
5. Mailed cards
6. artificial tree–I am NOT vaccuuming all those needles!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:42 pm.
Ooh, Swedish meatballs! I would love that for Thanksgiving. And the chocolate pie, too, or better yet, chocolate pecan pie. *G* Not a pumpkin pie fan myself.
I feel the same way about vacuuming needles!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:42 pm.
T-giving: Turkey, stuffing (best part!) and potatoes, home-cooked, pumpkin pie and apple pie, my house. Football!
Christmas: Book=The Polar Express
Dinner is ham. Lots of outside lights and decs including vintage wooden Santa, sleigh, and reindeer on roof. “Little Drummer Boy” & “White Christmas.” Too lazy for cards. Fresh tree!
And we always have Chinese food on New Year’s Day.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:52 pm.
Sadly, I’m too lazy for cards, too.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:42 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
1.Turkey dinner or something else? Turkey–smoked by my uncles.
2.Stuffing or Potatoes or both? POTATOES!!!!
3.Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Home Cooked
4.Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Pecan
5.Your house or someone else’s? My mama’s place is the only space large enough for our brood without renting out the church hall.
6.TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? BOTH…but the football game we’ll be glued to is Friday–ISU vs. West Virginia–GO STATE!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
1.Favorite holiday book? T’was the Night Before Christmas
2.Turkey dinner or ham dinner? Neither–we do soup for Christmas eve: (potato, chili and oyster) and brunch on Christmas.
3.Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? Yep–deck all the halls!
4.Favorite piece of holiday music? There’s so many! Probably some of the more beautful arrangements of O HOLY NIGHT, but I also really like Transiberian Orchestra’s AN ANGLE CAME DOWN
5.Mailed cards or e-only? Mailed
6.Fresh tree or artificial tree? Fake tree = no allergies and less mess.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:23 pm.
Ooh, smoked turkey. I love that!
What a good idea to do soup on Christmas Eve! We do pate and munchies.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm.
Thanksgiving
Gotta have a Turkey to make Grandma’s dressing and the dressing is mandatory with my crowd
Definately Home-cooked
Several Pumpkin pies (my eldest son will not share, lol)
Sigh, my house since I’m the only one who Grandma shared the dressing recipe with
Football
Christmas
I LOVE Lisa Kleypas Wallflower Christmas (and the whole series!)
The same menu as Thanksgiving (my family insists on it since it’s one of the few things I can cook thats actually edible and they love it. Thanks a lot, Grandma.)
Not much decor outside, but the inside it covered in greenery and bling, bling, bling!
Don’t laugh. Elvis Presley’s Christmas CD(a fond memory from my childhood, but from a scratchy 78 album that my Mom still plays!)
Forget the cards. Too much hassle.
Hubby likes fresh trees, I like artificial since they come pre-lit, (and I’m the one doing the decorating) so I throw in a fresh one every few years to make him happy.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:34 pm.
Alternating fresh and artificial trees seems like a perfect compromise!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:56 pm.
Thanksgiving:
1. Turkey dinner, although, I’d prefer ham. I figure dh can eat what he likes at least once a year.
2.Both! Although, my dh and I are the only ones who eat it when it’s just the 4 of us.
3. Homecooked. It’s about time to start prepping.
4. Pumpkin cheesecake bars
5. Usually, we’re at home.
6. Neither – Twilight Zone marathon (although, I think only my dh is getting to be the only whose excited to watch it.)
Christmas
1.Twas the Night Before Christmas (I have to find some time to read yours.)
2. Roast beef
3. A wreath
4. I love my Gaelic music as well as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, etc, at Christmas, but it’s not Christmas until we hear Snoopy’s Christmas by the Royal Guardsman.
5. Mail cards. We do a collage of pictures from throughout the year, so people can see what we’re doing.
6. Fresh tree because the dust on the artificial tree sets everyone sneezing.
2.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 2:15 pm.
I do neither the parade nor the football. But usually my siblings and I go out to a movie in the afternoon.
Yes, you have to find time to read mine!
I have a lot of Celtic Christmas music myself.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:58 pm.
I’m hoping that I’ve time to read your book Thanksgiving weekend. If I can’t read it then, it’ll after to be after the second weekend in December when I’m selling my jewelry at our local art center that weekend. I should be creating my inventory list, right now.
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:11 am.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
Turkey dinner or something else? (Chinese food, anyone? Anyone?)
It HAS to be Turkey. We deepfried it last year
Stuffing or Potatoes or both?
Both- Stuffing out of the box, Potatoes from stratch
Home-cooked or take-out/catered?
Home-cooked
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)?
The family likes Pumpkin, Mom (me) likes French Silk
Your house or someone else’s?
depends, sometimes here, sometimes there
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both?
are you ready for some FOOTBALL!!!!!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*)
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)
Both, we have a HUGE extended family, sometimes we have multiples of both
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside?
My husband’s goal in life is to rival the Griswalds…
Favorite piece of holiday music?
anything by Gary Hoey, his version of”You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch” is just amazing.
Mailed cards or e-only?
I am a 3rd generation postal worker…I do NOT do emailed cards.
Fresh tree or artificial tree?
Fake
One more fun fact about my weird family, our Christmas eve Tradition is watching Lethal Weapon….It IS a Christmas movie!!!!…remember the car crashing through the window into the Christmas tree?
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 2:24 pm.
I do like the fried turkeys. And I could go for some French silk pie–that’s one of my faves.
I’ve never heard of the Christopher Moore book–I’ll have to check it out!
LOL about watching Lethal Weapon for Christmas!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm.
Thanksgiving
1. Turkey dinner
2. Dressing it’s what we call it
3. Home cooked, everyone brings a dish
4. Pecan pie, home made
5. Mom’s
6. TV football, don’t want to get up early for parade
Christmas
1. Ho, Humbug, Ho by Kate Angell
2. Ham
3. Outside and decor
4. Last Christmas by George Michael
5. Mail cards
6. Artificial, 2 – 7ft, 1 black 6 ft, several smaller 3′ trees in bathrooms. The bigger trees will turn 360 on tree turners and a few ornaments will spin on the trees themselves.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 2:52 pm.
Ginger, we call it dressing, too, but I don’t want people to confuse it with salad dressing. *G*
Sounds like you have as many trees as I do!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:16 pm.
1. Turkey dinner or something else? A 23 lbs. Turkey and a roasted Duck
2. Stuffing or Potatoes? Both plus, candied sweet potatoes
3. Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Always home cooked by me. :O)
4.Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Both plus, Rum Cake with Hard Sauce and Cream Puffs!
5. Your house or someone else’s? My house. :O)
6. TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Always both!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
1. Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*) A Children’s book called Auntie Claus
2. Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)Standing Rib Roast and Spiral Sliced ham with brown sugar glaze
3. Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? White lights outside (Moravian – City of Bethlehem,Pa)colored inside. :O)
4. Favorite piece of holiday music? Anything! But, I do love holiday music sung by Nat King Cole. :O)
5. Mailed cards or e-only? Always mailed. I spend a great deal of time looking for the best card with a very nice sentiment inside.
6. Fresh tree or artificial tree? One 9 foot artificial (looks real) and three real ones. Concolor – the needles smell like citrus when you crush them.
Hope y’all are ready for the holidays! Because I’m sure not, but I’m getting there. My favorite time of the year. Hope yours will be wonderful!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 3:05 pm.
I did roast duck a couple of times for Thanksgiving. It came out really well. But then, I love duck.
Never heard of Auntie Claus–I’ll have to check it out!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:17 pm.
It’s my favorite time of the year, too. Hope you have a good one!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:18 pm.
1. turkey
2. both
3. home cooked
4. both
5. depends
6. both
1. ?
2. turkey
3. outside light
4. pretty much anything
5. mailed, if I am organized enough to get them out
6. artificial
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 3:52 pm.
You don’t have a favorite holiday book?? How can that be??
*G*
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:19 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
1.Homemade Pasta with meatballs and sausage, If I feel healthy a salad to go with it
2.I prefer potato – I can cook it into the sauce if I want
3.Home-cooked
4.Cookies – tons of cookies, this year I will also have carrot cake and apple brown betty
5.My house
6.National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Home For The Holidays
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
1.I am a holiday book addict – I love them and read them faster than they can be published, but my favs have to be some classics – like A Christmas Carol
2.Homemade pasta with meatballs and sausage, the night before homemade pizza (no meat), fried breads dough – and plenty of dessert for both days
3.I use lights in my house that can be seen outside, unfortunately the HOA is the Burgermeister
4.I love all carols, religious, secular – my favorite has to be from my childhood (most people have never heard it) Lou Monte – Dominick the Christmas Donkey
5.Mailed cards
6.artificial tree- allergic to real, so I have a white artifical with blue/white/silver theme
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:11 pm.
Carrot cake is just about the only cake I like. Except maybe flourless chocolate cake. *G*
Okay, now I’m going to have to check out Dominick the Christmas Donkey!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm.
For Thanksgiving, a homemade turkey dinner with both stuffing and potatoes, pumpkin pie and something “light” like an Angel Cream Melba, at my daughter’s house. No TV – enough noise without it!
For Christmas, turkey and ham and all the fixings – I don’t cook for a week afterward. I don’t have a favorite book, but for music, I always listen to a Boston Pops Christmas album that I love. For decorating, DH does as much outside as he’s got time to do, lots of lights and garlands and such. He also insists on a real tree, I’d be happy to have artificial. I’ve got a friend who puts a bag over top of hers and moves it whole to a spare closet. Yes, she has a spare closet – she has no kids! I still send a few paper cards to family and old friends, with some e-cards to friends who aren’t always in the same place.
I have a question – does anyone else remember when New Year’s Day was another big family day? When I was a kid, we used to have another big family (non-turkey)meal, but no one does it anymore. Probably got tired of cooking a big meal while hungover.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:32 pm.
Always a big day at my house. We always had pork and sauerkraut because it was said to bring you luck on prosperity. We also had what was called a New Years Pretzel. It was a baked, risen dough with butter and sprinkled with granulated sugar. Soft,warm and yummy! You always had to have one New Years morning.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:38 pm.
We never did much for New Year’s when I was a kid, so I have followed that into adulthood. But on New Year’s Eve I always do a puzzle for fun, since Hubby and son are in bed by 9 pm (they’re such early birds, I swear!).
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:23 pm.
Thanksgiving
1.Turkey
2.Both
3.Home cooked
4.Pecan Pie
5.My house
6.Both
Christmas
1.A Visit from St. Nicholas, Clement Clarke Moore
2.Turkey–sometimes both
3.Lots of outside lights and decorations
4.Adestes Fideles (religious) and (Please Come Home for Christmas (contemporary)
5.Mailed cards
6.Artifcial, because of allergies
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:19 pm.
Oooh, someone who actually knows the original title of Clement Moore’s poem!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 5:23 pm.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
We’re going with turkey this year. I always make my mother’s stuffing, no matter what the protein.
Stuffing. mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Home cooked
We’ll have pumpkin for Thanksgiving and pecan for Christmas (Geezer’s favorite)
Casa de Geezer
I try to catch the parade, then it’s Christmas music!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
I’m not sure, I don’t read too many holiday books.. but trying to remedy that this year
(I’m such the 80s child)
Not sure, I made a stuffed pork loin last year, we’ll see what I’m in the mood for this year!
Indoor mostly.
Christmas Rapping by the Waitresses
Snail mailed! I love writing Christmas cards
Artificial. I hate dealing with pine needles.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 6:31 pm.
Ah, the Geezer and I have something in common! Because I do love a good pecan pie. And I would go for the stuffed pork loin, too. *G*
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 7:34 pm.
Best Christmas song ever! I listen to it tar round!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:53 pm.
That was year. Nice work auto correct.
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:54 pm.
In the Uk we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving so
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
1.Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*)Don’t really have a favourite one.
2.Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)Gotta be Turkey
Christmas we have set our own tradition of Ham, eggs and chips.
3.Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? Outside lights
4.Favorite piece of holiday music? Christmas Carols and other Christmassy songs
5.Mailed cards or e-only? Mailed
6.Fresh tree or artificial tree? Fresh tree, love the smell of a fresh tree, it is like a little bit of outdoors indoors!
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 6:32 pm.
Do people in the UK still hang lots of greens in general at Christmas? And is the yule log still popular?
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 7:36 pm.
some people hang gren bit up at Christmas especially mistletoe. Nowadays the yule log tends to be a chocolate ‘swiss’ roll cake with chocolate icing which is decorated to look like a tree branch!
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 3:46 am.
Sabrina a lot of the green that gets hung up nowdays tends to be artificical
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 3:47 am.
Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians):
Turkey dinner or something else? Gotta be turkey for Thanksgiving
Stuffing or Potatoes I do both
Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Home cooked all the way
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both Pumpkin and apple
Your house or someone else’s? My daughters, her house is bigger
TV–Football games or Macy’s Day parade or both? Depends on who shows up but we’ve done both
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa:
Favorite holiday book? (No, it doesn’t have to be mine. *G*) to hard to pick just one
Turkey dinner or ham dinner (or something else–Chinese, anyone? Anyone?)I cook a ham at Christmas
Outside lights and decor or nothing outside? Decor both inside and out. i love outside lights
Favorite piece of holiday music? I love all the Christmas carols
Mailed cards or e-only? Supporting the post office with mailed cards
Fresh tree or artificial tree? Fresh. We did artificial a couple years and I missed the smell of a fresh tree.
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 2:46 am.