Post-Thanksgiving Recipes
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Monday, November 28, 2011
It’s the Monday after Thanksgiving. Do you know where your turkey carcass is?
I’m sure most of our lovely readers, superb homemakers that you are, have already dealt with yours. But in case you’re a procrastinator like me, may I remind you that making stock is both easy and cost-effective? And will make for some lovely soup at some later date? Read about making stock here.
(Or, if you’re too busy... READ MORE
Happy Thanksgiving To You & Yours
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Thursday, November 24, 2011
I am grateful for my faith, my family, this magnificent country of ours and its wonderful people—especially all of you.
Here’s a reprise of my brother’s illustration and poem from Thanksgiving a few years back.
Almost Thanksgiving
by Sam Ryskind
Roasted turkey, turkey stuffing
Gravy flowing in a boat.
Crans and hams and mashed potatoes
Whipped until they nearly float.
Yellow cornbread, black molasses,
Butter for a ton of rolls—
Almond, green bean, carrot, spinach,
Pearl onion casseroles.
Stalks of broc and brussels sprouts,
Corn and lima-bean goulashes,
Steamy brains of cauliflower,
Shapely deformed winter squashes.
Soups of root like rutabaga,
Pars’ and turnip, radish, beet,
Codfish stew and salty chowders,
Crammed with clam and oyster meat.
Piping pies hot from the oven—-
Call all hands to bring them in:
Apple, pumpkin, sweet potato,
Nutmeg spiced and cinnamon.
Coffee—lots of cream and sugar—
Tasty tarts stacked on a tray—
Stuffed? Don’t panic, this was practice.
Thanksgiving’s still an hour away!
Thanksgiving Trivia
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Do you have any favorite bits of Thanksgiving trivia?
Here’s mine: the first baby born in the New World was Virginia Dare.
Here are a few other links for some good Thanksgiving information.
My family has an annual Thanksgiving Day Trivia contest, which might sound geeky but is a lot of fun. (The stakes are high as there is a resin Turkey involved as top prize.) So I’m off to study and hopefully dominate... READ MORE
Washington's Prayer For His Country
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Each time I read George Washington’s first Thanksgiving Day proclamation something new strikes me.
This year what most draws my attention is his unquestioned assumption that there is no contradiction between faith and reason, and that good government will promote the practice of religion and virtue as well as the increase of science.
Here’s the entire text.
Whereas it is the duty of all nations... READ MORE
Take A Walk Before Thanksgiving
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Health on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I somewhat resent health advice attached to holidays.
Of course eating well and in moderation and regular exercise are habits worth cultivating both for physical health and spiritual and emotional well-being.
But they should be cultivated the rest of the year.
We’re not to fast while the bridegroom is with us. Therefore the bizarre ladies’ magazine urge to greet every feast day not with joy, but with the fear of getting fat I don’t understand.
Rest assured, therefore, that I’m sharing this article on what happens in the body after a big meal because it’s interesting and not to shame you out of your Thanksgiving dinner.
Specifically, it shows that insulin resistance seems to begin in our muscles and that half an hour of walking or other exercise about a half day before a big meal is an enormous aid to the powers of digestion.
In a related story at the same link: the tryptophan in turkey likely has nothing to do with your feeling tired after your big meal.
“You would have to eat the entire 20-pound turkey to get enough tryptophan to induce sleepiness,” [an expert] says.
Thankful For: Humor
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but Dave Barry never fails to make me laugh. At holidays, I like to hunt down his relevant columns and reread them.
In case your sense of humor is similar and you need a break from prepping your family/house/food for Thanksgiving, I’ve collected a few links to past Thanksgiving columns of his.
Did you know Colin Powell is the capital of Vermont? Read about it in “By the way, those turkey snakes have giant fangs, too.”
This one includes the phrase “a ticking Meat Bomb of Death”: “Defusing the turkey bomb.”
And last but not least, a whole scene with Pilgrims: Great American turkeys.”
(Oh, and don’t worry about the snakes. He’s totally making that up.)
Attitude of Gratitude and Avoiding a Commercialized Christmas
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, November 17, 2011
This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), I’m joined by Kate Wicker and Sarah Reinhard for a wonderful conversation on the upcoming holiday season. In our first segment, we look at the “gratefultweet” phenomenon and other ways to cultivate an attitude of gratitude in ourselves and our children.
This week’s Faith & Family Feature product is the National Catholic Youth Conference.... READ MORE
Black Thursday?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Rachel’s lovely article today has me thinking about my holiday shopping, so when I ran across this article at USA Today, I was greatly disturbed. It seems that some of our major retailers, including Target, Walmart and Toys R Us, have decided to continue their encroachment into the family holiday by opening during the nighttime hours of Thanksgiving.
Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder says the decision... READ MORE
Grace for Thanksgiving
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Thursday, November 25, 2010
Things will be a bit quiet around here as the bloggers take a break to enjoy the holiday weekend with their families.
I hope that you know, dear readers, that I count you and the community we share here at Faith & Family among my biggest blessings this Thanksgiving. You all are such an encouragement and inspiration to me in my motherhood. Thank you for being a part of what we do here. I hope you all will enjoy this special day with those you love most. God bless you and your families!
Grace for Thanksgiving
O Gracious God, we give you thanks for your overflowing generosity to us. Thank you for the blessings of the food we eat and especially for this feast today. Thank you for our home and family and friends, especially for the presence of those gathered here. Thank you for our health, our work and our play. Please send help to those who are hungry, alone, sick and suffering war and violence. Open our hearts to your love. We ask your blessing through Christ your son. Amen. (source)
Sneaky Turkeys
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Homemaking on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
For those of you who are baking tonight, beware of sneaky turkeys! Happy Thanksgiving all and thank you for the gift of your friendship in my life!
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