Sunday Sayings...& extras....

The service you give God and to your fellow men is the rent you pay for the right to life.

Some careers are carved, others are  chiseled.  Mrs G Cochrum, Enid OK

2 different ideas for your guests on Turkey day.....hum, might want to try them......

Let's start with a twist on serving our adult guests a Cranberry cocktail....gives new meaning to the word sauce......yummy! 

Cranberry Martini

1 cup cranberries

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

1 750 ml-bottle good-quality vodka

1 recipe Vanilla Sugar (optional)

Ice cubes

Cranberries (optional)

Directions

1. To make cranberry-flavored vodka, in a 1-1/2-quart saucepan combine 1 cup cranberries, 1 cup granulated sugar, and water. Bring to boiling, stirring until sugar dissolves. Continue to cook just until cranberries start to burst. Remove from heat, cool 30 minutes. Strain cranberry mixture, reserving cranberries and liquid. In a large glass pitcher, combine vodka, reserved strained cranberries, and 2/3 cup of the reserved liquid (discard remaining liquid). Cover and freeze for 3 days.

2. Strain cranberries out of vodka; discard cranberries (you should have about 4 cups vodka mixture). If desired, place some Vanilla Sugar on a small plate. Dip rims of eight martini glasses in water and in Vanilla Sugar to coat rims; set aside.

3. Place ice cubes in a martini shaker. For four drinks, add 2 cups vodka mixture; shake. Strain into four of the prepared glasses; repeat. If desired, garnish with additional cranberries threaded onto small skewers. Makes 8 drinks.

 

Maybe your guest would like a soup instead of the typical googie over marshmallow casserole.....

Sweet Potato Soup

2 teaspoons canola oil

3/4 cup thinly sliced carrots

1/2 cup finely chopped leek

1/3 cup chopped orange or yellow sweet pepper

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

1 clove garlic, minced

2 14-ounce cans reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 pound sweet potatoes peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise

1 small potato (4 ounces), peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise

1/3 cup dry white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 bay leaf

1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots, leek, sweet pepper, onion, and garlic; cook about 5 minutes or just until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

2. Add broth, sweet potatoes, potato, wine, black pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Discard the bay leaf. Remove from heat and cool soup slightly.

3. Transfer half of the soup to a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Repeat with remaining soup. Return all soup to saucepan. Heat through. Sprinkle individual servings with toasted pecans. Makes 6 (about 1-cup) servings

The lake has a new "visitor"...the past couple of mornings a Hawk has taken up residence.

Each dawn morn, he's calling away...Screeching really...my guess is he's claiming his area..or asking a girl out...not sure really to sleepy to have a conversation with him... after the morning cock a doodle doo...we dont see him hanging about...so I wonder how many surround lakes this guy is claiming to be his????....We are 2 homes away from his perch...that neighbor is new to the hood, they moved in about 3 weeks ago....oh, boy do I feel sorry for them...having a screeching bird out your bedroom window at dawn every morn...whew...if it comes any closer to our home, and with my hormones out of whack???  I bet we'd be having roasted Hawk for thanksgiving.......lol