by Gina Ardito | Nov 18, 2016 | Charities, Childhood Memories, Choose Love, Thanksgiving
Many years ago, when I was a young teen, my dad lost his job right before the holiday season. We were a big family, living on my father’s meager income and supplementing that income with our own homegrown fruits and vegetables and fish from the local waters. But...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 29, 2014 | Greek Lemon Soup, NaBloWriMo, Recipes, Thanksgiving
Trying to come up with things to do with that leftover turkey? This is one of my favorite post-holiday recipes.Greek Lemon Turkey Soup1 turkey frame (and enough meat to have approximately 2 cups diced turkey)2 qts turkey (or chicken) stock1 qt chicken brothAssorted...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 27, 2014 | NaBloWriMo, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Throwback Thursday
Yep, another recipe. Who here remembers (or still makes) this green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup and crispy onions? Well, around here, I make a different version that has my family begging for more. It’s tastier and not difficult. Why not give it a...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 26, 2014 | Brine, NaBloWriMo, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Turkey
I did it for the first time last Thanksgiving and I found it made a difference in the level of flavor and the moistness of the meat. The entire bird was just a lot…yummier.Wanna give it a try? Here’s how I do it:1 c kosher (coarse) salt1/4 c sugar4 qts...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 24, 2014 | Family, Holidays, Manners, NaBloWriMo, Thanksgiving
So, a few years back, I had some issues with my oven’s thermostat at Thanksgiving, and dinner took a little longer to get to the table than anticipated. (It *got* to the table and was quite delicious–just about an hour later than I originally projected.)...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 5, 2014 | Christmas, Halloween, NaBloWriMo, Thanksgiving
So now, stores are opening as early as 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day for Christmas shoppers. (I’m pointing at you, KMart!) What the ever-loving ****?Seriously? Have we become such a consumer-centric society that we can’t take one lousy day off from shopping?...
