I'm trying to keep any leftovers out of the fridge because of Thanksgiving so I am making minimal meals that can get eaten up. Today has been cold and rainy so a soup would be good but I can never make a small batch.

Thanksgiving stuff. I started baking today.

soup to be precise. But keep in mind the soup (Vietnamese Chicken Pineapple soup) is extra yummy (like most soups) on the second day.

No frills.

Where you buy the Brussel sprouts fresh on the stalk.

OMG! Are these good!

Plus beef, which still is a viable business here. Local small ranchers are going "local", marketing to local markets independently.

These sprouts were really good, almost creamy after steaming. I like the winter crop as well. After a sharp chill they get more pungent. Telltale marker - the outer sheath turns purplish.

Bought them from road side venders.......near Salinas.

I loved that area.

with homemade dressing. In the salad will be celery, carrots, peppers, snap peas, and scallion. Maybe sun dried tomato and little bits of fried goat cheese. u

Edited to add I bought the most incredibly fresh head of red lettuce tonight!

Sandwiches tonight because I have delicious pork for bbq pork and spinach-feta cheese-chicken sausages for another type. Grilled, of course, and on potato rolls or onion rolls.

I'm thinking a few dates stuffed with blue cheese for an appetizer. A little red.

Things are looking good here--finished my last class and now it's TG holiday, yay!

I am laughing at "poor old man's potato soup." What a picturesque name!


Cher

recipe makes two large pizza's....one will be sausage the other pepperoni...but I don't have pepperoni...just good salami.......

.......so I will lie to the kids.

For all of us. Maddie had home made hash browns and raw veggies. T-man had his normal side of steak fries and fruit...only way to get him to eat a veggie is to juice it. . I am having mine on a polenta and wilted spinach.

The cooking spree begins tomorrow. I'll make pie crust tonight.

We wrapped up the last of the chili. That's one less container in the fridge.

but our bastard dog stole it from the counter and had a feast with it in the living room.

Ended up going out again for subs.