Monday through Saturday – the Kneading Conference is taking place. October 9 – the Maine Cheese Guild is holding Maine Open Creamery Day. October 8 – Oxbow is holding their annual Goods from the Woods event in Newcastle. September 23 – 25 – the Common Ground Fair is taking place in Unity. September 19 – 25 – Maine Lobster Week is taking place in Skowhegan. September 3 – Tender Table is holding their 2nd Annual Food & Art Fair in Congress Square Park. Saturday – Dila Maloney, the chef/owner of Dila’s Kitchen will be competing in the Great American Seafood Cook-off in Louisiana.Īugust 10 – Radici is serving a 5-course dinner with pairings.Īugust 13 – the 91st Annual Saint Peter’s Bazaar.Īugust 19 – 21 – the 2022 edition of the Maine Apple Camp is taking place.Īugust 21 – Crispy Gai and Turkey and the Wolf from NOLA are holding a joint food event and book signing. Leftovers? Probably not but, my friend used it as an ice cream topping.Friday – Time and Tide is hosting Francois Tuyishime of Yego Coffee for a conversation about, “coffee growing in Rwanda, the challenges of importing coffee during a pandemic, and more”. Place in a 9×13 dish, cover, refrigerate overnight. Add the jello to the bowl, stir thoroughly to coat all fruit. Add sugar and pineapple to the bowl, stir to combine. Chop cranberries, walnuts, and celery separately in food processor, add to bowl. Quarter apples and remove the core, chop in food processor and add to bowl. Section and chop oranges in a food processor, add to bowl. Place pineapple in a colander and press to drain. All fruit should be coarsely chopped.Ĭombine jello and boiling water in a bowl. If cranberry jello is not available, substitute raspberry. It is a fruit salad with just enough gelatin to hold it together. This is my grandmother’s cranberry salad. Knowing this story, Scarlett has promised to make a pumpkin pie, of which she hates but gets rave reviews every year from others…I can’t wait! What to do? By the way, that year with no pumpkin pie, I came home and made my own. Another new Thanksgiving experience in a new place. This year I am fortunate to be spending Thanksgiving with Scarlett and her husband. When Scarlett and I reconnected, it was Thanksgiving. The important thing was the time together. There was a bonfire and a game of horseshoes in the yard after dinner. Not a single one! Their favorites were a chocolate pudding dessert & banana pudding. The most shocking thing was no pumpkin pie. They all loved it no matter what the day. In my family, this was not a dish for a special occasion. The oddest thing to me about the menu was the macaroni and cheese. I did miss the drippings to be used for gravy. They had perfected the timing and they were very moist. Usually 5 turkeys with the first one coming out of the fryer before noon. There was no good china only paper plates. Add friends and in-laws and this was a crowd! People were everywhere, inside and out. In Alabama, I was invited to spend Thanksgiving at my friend’s lake house. We would search for the perfect tree, tag it, and come back at a later date to cut it down. After Steve and I were married, we would go with his parents to a Christmas tree farm. After dark, we went for a drive to see the Christmas lights downtown. We spent the day being together and talking. Dessert was pumpkin pie with whipped cream. The menu was turkey, dressing ( not stuffing ), gravy, mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry salad ( not the jellied glob from the can ), and rolls. We were all seated at the dining room table with the good china. Dinner in my family was a fairly formal affair. There was no turkey and the day passed with no fanfare. I was hunting big game but only with a camera. I have spent Thanksgiving in many different places. Sometimes I traveled to spend the holiday with friends. How could I possibly begrudge him that? Sometimes I stayed home enjoying my solitude. The man asked for one week out of the whole year to himself. As I mentioned before, my husband always went deer hunting Thanksgiving week. Thanksgiving! Good or bad? It all depends on the company you keep. Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe on vellum is painted by Scarlett in acrylic on paper dated 2016 in honor of Robyn
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