Good Morning and Welcome to Monday the 10th day of October, 2016.
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone.
It is snowing here in Edmonton.
Very fine snow.
As soon as I am finished my cup of coffee I am going for a walk with Mr. Alvin.
That fine snow may turn to much heavier snow as the day progresses.
Yesterday with the sunshine it was quite nice and we so enjoyed our walk.
I am so grateful to have had a wonderful long weekend.
We were not able to go and have a Thanksgiving meal with the kids due to my son-in-law having the flu and icy roads.
But we will get together next weekend for a meal.
My ear became unplugged this morning and I can once again hear properly.
I am so grateful for that.
Yesterday I decided to go through my fridge and pantry and use up more things making Carol’s Thanksgiving.
I whipped up a batch of cookies that I fondly named “Carol’s Thanksgiving Peanut Butter Pumpkin Raisin Cookies” and also “Carol’s Quinoa
Thanksgiving Casserole.”
My neighbour tasted the cookies this morning and agreed they were yummy and I gave her some of the Casserole to take home to try.
I am very pleased with the end results.
Considering I just threw them together.
To give you an idea of what was in the main course: Cooked up in separate pot some Quinoa. Also some carrots in a separate pot.
I sautéed two large yellow sweet onions, garlic, pepperonis, large tin of diced tomatoes (crushed),
previously made black bean burgers that had been frozen – cut them into small bite sized pieces,
spices: three of my favourite spices: cumin, turmeric and coriander and chopped dried cranberries.
After all it is not Thanksgiving without the cranberries.
simmered away …..
threw in can of sweet corn niblets.
Once everything had simmered and heated through.
In large bowl threw in the cooked quinoa and then the pot of goodness.
Mixed together.
Now I may have missed something as I was just tossing things together as I went.
My favourite way of cooking.
If I have something that I knew would work I just tossed it in.
The combination of the black bean burgers which fell apart and became this rich amazing backdrop for the sweet onions, corn, spices and tomatoes.
It was so good.
It tasted like Thanksgiving.
Well as I figured the snow has already turned to larger flakes so I should get this show on the road.
I hope that on this day …. this Thanksgiving that you try something new.
Use your imagination.
I should have posted some photos of my dishes.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Special Hello to: all my family and friends all over the world, have a great day.
Always, Carol and Alvin
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