Publisher's Letter
Tips for a lovely Thanksgiving table
… • Start by making a plan. Casual table or formal table? Plated meal, family style, or buffet? Color palette? • Add natural elements to the table. This can be a simple bouquet of flowers from the grocery store placed in a pretty rose bowl, potted rosemary plants, fresh cuttings from the yard, or pumpkins and gourds down the center of the table. Small pumpkins can be used for place cards, or use a sprig of rosemary as a napkin ring. • The most beautiful tables are layered.
CASSY MEISENHEIMER—Mimi’s Cornbread Dressing
… • 2 pkgs Jiffy cornbread, prepare according to directions … • 2 cups cooked rice (1 cup raw) • ½ carton of chicken livers, cooked, cooled, chopped (you can omit this, but it really adds flavor) • 2 chicken breasts, baked, cooled, chopped … • 1 large onion, chopped … • 3 stalks and tops celery, chopped finely … • 1 bunch of green onions, snipped … • ½ bunch parsley, snipped … • 4 boiled eggs, chopped … • 2 cups chicken broth (can used canned) • Tabasco, kosher salt, pepper to taste … • Saute vegetables and cool.
INGREDIENTS
… • 2 cups Bisquick mix … • 2/3 cup milk … • 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes … • 1 tbsp cinnamon sugar mixture … • 1 tsp of vanilla …DIRECTIONS
… • Preheat oven 400. • Mix all ingredients together well. • Drop spoonfuls of dough on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. • Bake for 15 minutes. • Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top (optional). • Serve with cinnamon honey butter (spreadable butter or margarine, honey, and cinnamon) • Enjoy!
All of us girls have to do it. And we all hate doing it. Even those of us who do this for a living hate doing it. What is “IT,” you ask? It is the trip to your friendly gynecologist. But it can be a little less stressful if you try to see the funny side of it all. We want to share some tips, tricks, and general observations to get you through this trying time.
… • Let’s start with the urine sample.
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