Hello there. We have been super busy here in the Silva house. Girl scout cookies and Cub Scout popcorn had us out and about. Delivering most of our cookies today and then we should be done. What a relief.
I have been getting the holiday spirit lately, have you? I listened to Christmas music and already want to decorate! We are having some wonderful company for Thanksgiving and are getting really excited. What a great time of the year! I am trying to come up with a plan for the time they will be here. As always my thoughts are on what everyone is going to eat and how to have it easily prepared. My thoughts are turning of course to normal family favorite dinners. I love to cook new things, but now is really not the time to try something new. You should usually test on your immediate family! So I think we are going to have:
Spaghetti
Stir Fry with rice
Chili on Black Friday
Black Bean Enchiladas
I am still trying to add some more. We are having company for around 10 days. I know that we will have quite a bit of leftovers from Thanksgiving. That makes the end of the week easier for us. I did end up buying a 24+ lb turkey and a nice ham. So I might make my Potato Soup with some of the leftover ham. I did something a little different this yr with my company. Normally we all cook together and to be honest it gets a little frazzled. So this yr I asked my sister-in-law Maile to make the desserts. I also asked my mother-in-law to make appetizers. I am in charge of the main meal. This is what I am going to make:
Turkey
Ham
Stuffing
Broccoli Salad
Green Bean Casserole
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Rolls
Maile is also going to make sweet potato casserole. She has a great recipe and her husband loves it and it is like a dessert ;)! So that sounded good to me. What are you guys making for the holidays? What is your favorite dish to eat? As I said before we are really excited to spend time with them. It is so fun and relaxed. We also have a tradition to go out Black Friday shopping. We normally leave extremely early. The grandparents watch all of the little ones, which total 7 this yr. We shop and have fun and go to breakfast. I just love it! So many memories we create every year. And do you know what? Even if you aren't spending the holidays with your extended family this year, make it SPECIAL. Make memories that will last a lifetime! And throughout the holidays, don't forget to smile and breathe. It isn't the perfect that makes good memories it is the fun!
