Friday, October 10, 2014

Meanwhile.... many sweet things in life coming!



This Saturday Mr. Husband and I are 
becoming godparents to a beautiful baby girl.
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We have a blanket, icon, cute kids prayer book,
book for parents, ready.
Reception desserts ready to be ordered;
gown, cross and candles covered.
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Then Saturday night God-willing my cousin H and her son W
are coming for Canadian Thanksgiving!
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We planned this months ago and now it is almost here!
We saw them last in PEI...
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Meal will be simpler this year:
What I wrote my cousin:
 I am thinking of doing a crockpot chicken
(prepared on Sunday night) (roasted at end after it is in the crockpot), 
stuffing (premade but good), cranberry sauce, 
a pie...
 apple sauce and beans that we have canned, etc. 
 A lot of this I hope to have before hand and ready to go.  
My idea is that if the dinner will be really good but easy to assemble 
(considering it is Thanksgiving Dinner). 
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Sunday night: 
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I am thinking it will be apple pie with
apples sliced night before and stored.
See here for storing apples.
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Prepping yams and chicken also will done Sunday night.
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Monday we will heat/cook on stove top:
~corn (organic frozen)
~canned beans
~stuffing
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Crock pot by 8 AM:
Chicken.
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Take pizza stone out of oven.
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Beginning at 2 pm, in oven by 3 pm, 
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Put cranberry sauce from can in 
appropriate bowls and store in fridge.
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At 4:30 pm prep for apple pie
At 5:45 put chicken into oven to brown and
yams to warm.
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Edited to add: about this time make mashed potatoes with butter!
Possible Jiffy Corn Bread to bake here also!
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Set the table if not set already.
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Put toaster oven to warming setting.
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At 6 pm check chicken, put in warmed toaster oven if 
in danger of over baking.
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At 6 pm cook corn and beans in separate pots on stove,
add salt and pepper, butter as needed.
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6:15 take yams out and keep warm with towels.
6:20 put apple pie in to bake.
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Thanksgiving Dinner at 6:30
Dessert of hot apple pie and French Vanilla Ice cream at 7:30

6 comments:

E Helena E said...

Praying for you as godparents and for this precious baby girl. Many years to all!

Elizabeth @ The Garden Window said...

Every blessing to you both as you stand as godparents to a brand-new Handmaiden of Christ!

Michelle M. said...

Sounds like a lovely time to be had!

Lisa said...

It all sounds lovely and well-planned!

GretchenJoanna said...

How did it go? Your Thanksgiving dinner sounds delicious. Many years to you both and to your goddaughter!

elizabeth said...

Gretchen-Joanna: the baptism went well! will update later this week!!!