Comments on: A Different Kind of Thanksgiving

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:39:57 +0000

I’ll have to give it a whirl!

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:45:18 +0000

Gravy is easy, although there are lots of different kinds of it and methods for making them. But to just make up some gravy quick without all the fuss of pan drippings and whatnot (which is also good and, of course, the origins of gravy-making), you can just mix cornstarch into broth (chicken, beef, whatever you want) and bring it to a boil and voila! But it tastes better if you start with a roux (brown equal amounts of butter and flour together in a pan) and then add in the broth and stir just until it comes to a boil.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:11:35 +0000

Sabrina: are you also good at making gravy? Because I am terribly intimidated by it and therefore never make it.

Yana: we used to tie our tree to the wall so that Oliver couldn’t knock it over (he climbs it every year, without fail). Now we have a sturdier tree with a heavier base and so far–knock on wood–he hasn’t brought it down. But yes, they don’t understand why we put up a large tree-shaped thing in the living room and then covered in cat toys and then expect them not to play with it. Crazy humans.

Dave: you should totally just show up randomly at people’s houses. We’ve been doing Sunday nights after church at the Paschals’ place lately. Lots of fun.

By: Dave P.

Dave P. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:47:46 +0000

You know, I feel like we all should drop in on each other more than we do… I mean, there are like 8 couples living within 2 miles of each other…

By: Yana

Yana — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:38:08 +0000

It sounds like you had a good holiday after all. Congrats on your black Friday deals! I didn’t brave the stores, and in fact hope that I won’t have to do all that much shopping in person this holiday season. Online shopping is so much easier!

I’m a little afraid to put up a tree this year because of Edgar, our kitten. Spunky is pretty good with trees, preferring to drink the tree water to toppling the whole thing, but Edgar is an adventurous little booger. I’m sure he will climb it and break all my ornaments. But a holiday season with no tree? I don’t know if I can take that!

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:35:17 +0000

I had fun playing holiday guest in Zea’s done-up dining room, and she sent me home with leftovers in this cute tupperware with sections for the different dishes. There was something quite all right about a plate of T-giving leftovers the next day!

And I have to confess that I have a disturbing LOVE of gravy. All I need is a spoon. But that’s gross, so it’s also cool to pour a batch of it on pretty much anything starchy: biscuits, rice, noodles, potatoes, grits, you get the idea….

By: Zea

Zea — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:37:05 +0000

I’m glad your different kind of Thanksgiving turned out to be better than you’d feared. We had a little bit of an unusual holiday as well, but I guess we just try our best to adjust to situations as they come, and it seems that they usually turn out pretty well in the end.