more helen hilarity
http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/thanksgiving-letter-to-the-family-2009/

thanksgiving countdown, cont'd
Just made this: Mollie Katzen's Mushroom GravyI made a few adjustments: used chopped leeks instead of onions (yay farm love) and a combination of button mushrooms and portabellas, and instead of 3 Tbs sherry I used 1.5 Tbs each of sherry vinegar and worchestershire sauce, because I forgot to buy sherry(also because I was thinking about our favorite mushroom stroganoffs, which now that I think

thanksgiving week countdown
Ok people, it's begun. I went shopping. Trader Joe's on a Sunday before Thanksgiving, with a kid in tow, who hadn't had lunch yet by the way - not pretty. But she got Joe's Joe's and a pink balloon and I only spent $127. Have I mentioned lately how much I really love Trader Joe's?And I've made two pie crusts - one for an apple pie (Lucia talked me into a bushel of apples.. otherwise dessert is

martha luv
Look! Martha goes veggie!http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/vegetarian-thanksgiving

the cuteness... it hurts!
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