Post Thanksgiving

I hope that everyone made it through the Thanksgiving holiday safely and that you were able to enjoy some good cooking and fellowship with those you love. Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to face those leftovers! I told you in the last post that all I had left over was Cornish hens, so I DID end up making a dish out of them that contained the following...rice, cream of mushroom, bacon, carrots (shoestring), one half package of season blend (onions, bell peppers, red peppers), and of course...THE HENS! I used the think sliced hickory smoked bacon and baked it in the oven. I know that you're probably like, that woman adds rice to EVERYTHING...WELL THAT'S ALMOST TRUE (big smile)! I am just not a potato person and you have to remember, I like hearty and coarse textures, so I have to get it from somewhere people (wink)! This dish turned out really good, but definitely not a dish for the kids due to the small bones from the hens. It was also more like a soup than anything. I broke the hens up with my hands and pulled as many bones from them as a could, but you never can get all of the small ones. I still have some left over and ate a bowl for dinner this evening. I am saving my one little can of biscuits for the weekend to eat with it, that way I can sit at my little kitchen table and allow my fat soul to have its way...(remember spandex is REQUIRED in my kitchen)!!!! LOL!!! Now tell me what you did with your leftovers?

Okay, so you won't believe what I did on yesterday!...I went to the ABC Package Store and bought enough alcohol to make enough rum cakes for the entire city of Birmingham!...NOT! I did buy liqueur that gives cakes great aromas and flavors for the holidays. I am not a sophisticated drinker, so I have to do my research online to find out what brands of rums, brandy's and cognac's are the best for baking. I wish you could have seen how one of the cashier's was eyeballing me!!!! I know I don't look like I am an alcoholic, and the fact that I had a list and was asking for help identifying what I needed didn't help their suspicion. I plan to bake something new this weekend...maybe that Mississippi Mud with some of my new cocktails...mmmmmmm....yup!

I'd asked my younger brother to post a picture of his "rack of lamb" that he prepared for Thanksgiving on here for you all to see. Yeaaahhh...me and both of my brothers can throw down in the kitchen!!! Nah (licking my tongue out)! Anyway, I don't what I am going to cook this weekend...I'm thinking a pasta of some sort...what say you?