TheRapidsNerd Posted November 23, 2007 Posted November 23, 2007 Thanksgiving is a course a time to reflect on all the good things in your life and share time with loved ones...or tolerate relatives you can't stand while gorging on free food. Lucky for me it's the former. Since not everybody can be with loved ones, I wanted to share a little bit of my time with my family. Hopefully this brings a smile or brightens what can be a tough time when you're alone on a holiday, for whatever reason. There's much to be thankful for this year, including being a part of this board and all the great people on it. I've enjoyed it much this first year. Ok ok, enough sappiness, it's picture time! And this 7-up cake, but we all got too full. Yay! Leftovers for me! This concludes a little quirky slice of Thanksgiving with my family. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for taking time to read. Cheers! Desert time. We were gonna have this pie... The ultra exclusive and never before seen, mashed potato and gravy PoV! Mmmm.... mashed potatoes... The Feast. Not too little, not too much. Call your internet provider and tell them you want smell-o-vision. Crap! Now I owe Emeril a quarter! Um, not so much. They did turn out well. (I'm polishing off the last one of the leftovers I brought home.) *munch* So I took the crescent rolls out of the package and tried to put them on the pan. Simple thing, right? Cranberry Sauce. Extreme close-up! Wooooaaaaa! I got to sit at the BIG table this year! Yay! Turkey's done! And nothing ran afoul. This putter is Tom Hanks approved. It helped me win too. Choose yer weapon! My colored balls. Yes, predictable joke, but you still grinned. Still waiting on the turkey, so Mom, Dad, and I had a putting contest. Yes, we all like minigolf and we're wierd. It was great fun! Themeing! Cracker pic because we ate all the shrimp cocktail. Sorry crackers, but you got served. We started off with snacks while the turkey cooked. This is just awesome white cheddar popcorn I bought from a coworker to support his scout troup. Trails End rocks!
RCFreak Posted November 23, 2007 Posted November 23, 2007 At least there were no blue balls. Thanks for sharing, I'm intrested in the 7-up cake though. I don't think I've ever seen that before.
Mr.Six Posted November 23, 2007 Posted November 23, 2007 ^Totally, a 7-up cake sounds like it would be awesome. Glad to hear you guys had a good Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing! -mike
BelizeIt Posted November 23, 2007 Posted November 23, 2007 Wow! Sugar Free Pecan Pie........I didn't even know that was possible?! Pecan Pie is usually one of the most sickeningly sweet pies there is. Also, who the heck turned 7up into a Creme Cake? (is that a southern speciality?) It looks like you had a tasty Thanksgiving. Bring on the left-over Turkey Sandwiches!
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 23, 2007 Author Posted November 23, 2007 Thanks all. Hey, it's for pure randomness and entertainment. Nope, haven't found blue balls, yet. Yep, sugar free lotsa stuff for Mom who recently found out she was diabetic. I too had NEVER heard of the 7-up cake until recently. It's southern favorite and a well known (to the region) tradition, like the Christmas Pickle . The homemade stuff is supposed to be even better than what you buy at the store...which is really good. There's also Orange Crush cake and Dr. Pepper Cherry Vanilla cake. The former, yummy, the latter, imagine cough medicine flavored cake. (cringe) BTW, the Christmas Pickle is a pickle ornament hidden somewhere on the green family christmas tree. Whoever finds it get's some special extra present. Also learned this recently after seeing the pickle at Target and saying HUH?!?!? Long ago when parents decorated the Christmas tree they hung the pickle ornament last, hiding it in the green boughs. When the children were allowed to view the tree, they would begin searching for the pickle ornament because they knew they would receive an extra gift for being the most observant. from http://shop.moravianbookshop.com/browse.cfm/4,112.htm (google search) Gonna buy me a Christmas Pickle, some purple balls, another 7-up cake, and have a grit. Just one... The Christmas Pickle!
KerryB Posted November 24, 2007 Posted November 24, 2007 I too was on crescent roll duty. I'm not much of a cook, so usually I offer to make mac n' cheese...or crescent rolls! My Mom has a great 7-Up cake recipe. I'll try to track it down if anyone is interested. It is really good! Happy Post Turkey Day!
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 24, 2007 Author Posted November 24, 2007 As one crescent roller to another, I'd love a copy of that 7-up cake recipe. Used bake cookies and enjoy cooking quite a bit. It was a proud moment to take the poison control number off speed dial recently.
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 24, 2007 Author Posted November 24, 2007 Sugar free pie on Thanksgiving? Yep, Mom has diabetes (recently diagnosed). Big diet changes. She's adjusting pretty well.
ebl Posted November 25, 2007 Posted November 25, 2007 ^ I can sympathize with your mom, being that I'm a member of the diabetes club myself. Just a tip...the pie may be sugar free, but do check the carb count anyway. Oftentimes, despite being sugar free, some foods can crank up your blood sugar. Trust me on that. But I'm glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. We did, too. Eric
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 25, 2007 Author Posted November 25, 2007 ^ Hey thanks for the encouragement. Good advice there too. She's been pretty good about figuring out the carbs so far. We still had a good time, and a mini-golf rematch is probably in the works.
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