Thankfulness Challenge - Day 26

Tonight more than any other night of the year I’m thankful for traditions. The ones that begin on a spur of the moment, as well as those that last lifetimes. Some of my favorite traditions include rolling Toomer’s corner after a win, waking up early on Christmas Day to see what Santa’s brought, not packing for a trip until the night before (a tradition I’d like to break actually), but my all-time favorite tradition is helping my mom make her Crock Pot Dressing on the eve of a holiday. Oh how Thankful I am that my mom learned this recipe, perfected it, and is teaching it to me for me to make for years to come!

This dressing is DELICIOUS ! I can’t even form the words to describe how fantastic this dressing is. It’s basically a pan of cornbread, some butter, a box of chicken stock, a can each of cream of celery soup and cream of chicken soup, then add salt and pepper to taste. Mix it all up in a HUGE bowl, then drop it in a crock pot the night before the holiday. Then the hard part …. Waiting. When you go to bed you turn the crock pot on low and let it go all night long. Your patience is rewarded however when you wake up the next morning to a house that smells fantastic and the best breakfast you have ever eaten. Before you “taste test” the batch, cause who wants to give it to people if it doesn’t taste good right, turn the crock pot on high and let it run for a few hours before you serve dinner.

If you like your dressing more runny keep the cover on until serving time, if you like it a little dryer take the top off 30 minutes or so before you eat. Here’s the true recipe from my mom’s recipe box, her name is Wilma hence the recipe card.

Happy Turkey Day unless you are a vegetarian then just Happy Day!

-Marcy

 

PS don't tell Golden but mom says next time I come up there to see her mom's gonna make her some dressing for me to take to her cause it's soooooo yummy and Golden misses is.  :D (my test to see if she reads my posts)

Thankfulness Challenge - Day 18

Doritos are delicious.

They are super yummy, I know there are several kind of Doritos out there but for my money the only kind that matters is Nacho Cheese. I’ll be honest I love licking all the cheese off then eating the chip. I know right that’s disgusting. Sorry about that dear reader but I do love some Doritos. I remember that sad dark day when the Nacho Cheese Doritos were taken off the shelves instead replaced by other “flavors.” I was happy when I walked down the isle and saw they were back and as delicious as ever. Crunching on these chips makes me smile, the shape of them, the taste of them, all of it makes them super delicious. I've always like salty Vs sweet, tho my favorite thing is a crunch. A nice snap when I'm munching on a snack is what makes my taste buds sing.

 

Ohhh recipe time………. put a few handfuls of Doritos in a cast iron pan (cover the bottom of the pan) then add a can of chili (no beans please) and then some shredded cheese. Heat the pan in the oven for about 10 minutes (until the cheese is melted and the chili is heated) then you have a delicious dinner, at least until it gets cold. When it’s cold it’s way more than gross so be ready to eat it right away. The reason I am thankful for these chips today is because a friend of mine got a two-fur from the vending machine at work today and she chose me to share them with. They were yummy and it’s been far too long since I ate some. That will not happen again.

So today I’m thankful for Doritos and the deliciousness they bring to my life. Again not all of these posts are going to be deep, wonderful and thoughtful, some are just me crossing the day off the list and today … I can put a checkmark next to the 18^th and get back to watching Shield.

-Marcy