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corrielleThanksgiving at my parents' house is usually a very quiet affair. This year should be no exception. My grandparents are coming, as is my dad's cousin who doesn't have any other family in town. Rae and I will put our little gathering at seven.
Usually, I show up and eat. But this year, I thought I'd be a grown up and bring something so my parents didn't have to do everything. This might also have something to do with the fact that I've been reading a lot of articles about food and culture and home cooking and family tradition with my students, and even though my recipe is straight out of the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and isn't something super secret and fancy, it's good, and I know it will be appreciated. Also, it'll make me feel like a big girl to show up at the door with something I cooked all the way down here as opposed to an overgrown teenager who shows up and says, "I'm here, Mom... feed me."
I'm making candied yams with marshmallows, which I've managed with a great deal of success in the past. I've got it in the oven right now, and I'm going to put it in the fridge overnight and then take it up to my parents' in the morning so they only have to warm it in the oven. It's quite simple, actually... boiled yam chunks, brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows. That's it. And it's SO delicious. I would make it all the time if yams didn't take forever to peel and cut.
The other thing that makes me feel all grown up is that I just fixed our coffee maker. Again. I thought I'd fixed it for the last time a few months ago, but it turned out that the hose on the OTHER side had come loose. Hopefully, now that I've done something more permanent to both sides, I'll never have the same problem again. What is this magical thing that is going to permanently fix my much-used coffee maker? I found a fix-it site that suggested hose clamps. ("What the heck is a hose clamp?" I asked when I read that. A few moments on google later, I had my answer.) I bought the smallest ones I could get and used the tool set that dad got me to tighten them around the hose once I slipped it back on the pipe. No more popping off and leaking water all over my counter when all I want is a cup of coffee. Seriously, I've fought with this frickin machine past when most people would have tossed it out and bought a Keurig, but I'm glad I did. I know new, very basic things about How Stuff Works, and it gives me a bit of confidence in my ability to figure things out in the future.
We're off to places Northern (three house north of LA to be exact) as early as we can tomorrow. I hope that all of you have the happiest of Thanksgivings if you celebrate it, and a wonderful weekend if you don't.
Usually, I show up and eat. But this year, I thought I'd be a grown up and bring something so my parents didn't have to do everything. This might also have something to do with the fact that I've been reading a lot of articles about food and culture and home cooking and family tradition with my students, and even though my recipe is straight out of the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and isn't something super secret and fancy, it's good, and I know it will be appreciated. Also, it'll make me feel like a big girl to show up at the door with something I cooked all the way down here as opposed to an overgrown teenager who shows up and says, "I'm here, Mom... feed me."
I'm making candied yams with marshmallows, which I've managed with a great deal of success in the past. I've got it in the oven right now, and I'm going to put it in the fridge overnight and then take it up to my parents' in the morning so they only have to warm it in the oven. It's quite simple, actually... boiled yam chunks, brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows. That's it. And it's SO delicious. I would make it all the time if yams didn't take forever to peel and cut.
The other thing that makes me feel all grown up is that I just fixed our coffee maker. Again. I thought I'd fixed it for the last time a few months ago, but it turned out that the hose on the OTHER side had come loose. Hopefully, now that I've done something more permanent to both sides, I'll never have the same problem again. What is this magical thing that is going to permanently fix my much-used coffee maker? I found a fix-it site that suggested hose clamps. ("What the heck is a hose clamp?" I asked when I read that. A few moments on google later, I had my answer.) I bought the smallest ones I could get and used the tool set that dad got me to tighten them around the hose once I slipped it back on the pipe. No more popping off and leaking water all over my counter when all I want is a cup of coffee. Seriously, I've fought with this frickin machine past when most people would have tossed it out and bought a Keurig, but I'm glad I did. I know new, very basic things about How Stuff Works, and it gives me a bit of confidence in my ability to figure things out in the future.
We're off to places Northern (three house north of LA to be exact) as early as we can tomorrow. I hope that all of you have the happiest of Thanksgivings if you celebrate it, and a wonderful weekend if you don't.
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Date: 2012-11-22 12:02 pm (UTC)Have a fun weekend, won't you? :D