Thanksgiving

I have been so busy these past few weeks that I cannot believe today is the 18th. I felt like Halloween was just a couple of days ago. My posting has been more sporadic then I had planned but such is life. I have been making a bunch of paleo recipes and not taking pictures because I'm slowly learning to slow down and enjoy cooking and eating.

Life has been very busy for me because along with getting settled back into our Iowa City home I have also been taking 18 credit hours of classes through UIowa and taking care of Nicholas. After a long talk with Laura, I have decided a program at UIowa that I will be begin working towards next spring. As I stated before I desire to teach, but in my perfect world I would love to homeschool my children. So this is the reason I am choosing a major in Microbiology. Now before you think that I am way off base here this major actually opens a lot of doors for me. First of all, I find it incredibly interesting. Furthermore if I desired I could try my hardest to get into research after college or after completing a higher degree. I could complete a lab tech program and work in a hospital. Or I could try an alternative licensing path to become a science teacher. I will probably end up in a hospital but with this I could work part time and then achieve my dream of homeschool. So if I am absent this is the reason.

Now on to the real reason that this post was created. I have decided that for Thanksgiving I will be using Gather by Bill Staley & Hayley Mason. I will be using the Thanksgiving Menu which includes Cranberry Relish with Dates, Poached Pear Salad, Lemon Green Beans with Shallots, Apple Veal Stuffing, Stuffed Turkey Rubbed with Duck Fat and Herbs, and a Pecan and probably Pumpkin Pie. Although all of these recipes are designed for a gathering of 10 people I will divide them in half to fit the family I will be cooking for. I cannot wait to try this menu and I promise I will work on pictures this time through the whole process. On of the other things I like about the Gather book is it tells you what you should be doing in the week leading up to serving the menus. An example would be putting the frozen turkey (assuming it is frozen) in the fridge 3 days prior to thaw. This is a very simple and basic example but I think they are helpful to have in mind when life is going crazy like mine normally is.

Hopefully soon I also hope to make a post regarding Nicholas. I have been busy lately trying to find good paleo recipes that he likes,but things that are simple enough to make for lunches. 95% of the time he enjoys dinner with us but lunch is normally a different story. I also hope in the future to purchase the book Eat Like A Dinosaur which is a kid friendly paleo book. I hope that this further helps. Of his most favorite items at the moment I would have to say he LOVES sauteed spinach with garlic. At the rate we eat/use garlic in this family I think I will need to go find my own personal garlic farmer.

Until Later
- Christina