Follow on InstagramWhy did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had drumsticks.
Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected fowl play.
What do you get after eating too much turkey?
Dessert of course.
Thanksgiving dinner takes 18 hours to prepare. It is consumed in 20 minutes. Half-time takes 20 minutes. This is not a coincidence.
Erma Brombeck
Don't assume you're always going to be understood. I once wrote in a column that one should put a cup of liquid in the cavity of turkey when roasting it. Some one wrote me: "The turkey tasted great, but the plastic cup melted!
Heloise
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Crispy Rosemary Potato Cakes
Ingredients:
- 2 TB. olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 TB. Rosemary
- 1 TB. parsley flakes
- 3 cups mashed potatoes
- 1 cup panko ( Japanese bread crumbs- found in baking aisle)
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- crumbled cooked bacon or use real bacon bits that come in a jar
Directions:
- Preheat oven 425
- Heat nonstick fry pan with oil and cook onion for about 2 minutes
- Place cooked mashed potatoes (use ricer to get lumps out) in a bowl
- Stir in onion, cheese and crumbled bacon
- Divide potato mixture into about 8 equal portions and chill for 20 minutes
- Place panko in a shallow dish, add rosemary, parsley flakes, salt and pepper
- Dredge potato patties in panko mixture
- Place patties on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with PAM
- Bake 425 for 12-15 minutes
- Turn patties over and bake another 12 minutes or until golden
Idea: Serve with your favorite meatloaf
Your "Bella on the Loose" story reminds of the time my brother Joe's cat went on the run. Joe had moved to an apartment where cats were not allowed, so we took temporary custody of Tiger, an enormous orange tabby. Tiger was born to be a hunter, and took the opportunity of a door left open to make his move. When he did not return for dinner that evening, I notified Joe, who immediately came over to help locate the feline. It seems that Tiger had a history of break-outs and Joe's trick to lure him home was to shake a box of Little Friskies. Evidently the sound of dinner would bring him in. Well, this particular evening, the cat did not respond to his dinner "bell", even though it was raining outside, so Joe decided to extend his search to the neighboring streets. Because the weather was wet, and soggy Little Friskies do not "rattle" in the box, he grabbed my young son's umbrella for cover and started down the street. I can only imagine what the neighbors thought to see a grown man approach their homes carrying an under-sized Superman umbrella and shaking a box of cat food. The cat eventually did come home and lived to have many more hunting expeditions. What people do for their pets!
ReplyDeleteTurkeys in suburbia is certainly something unusual, but becoming more common I think. Last summer I saw a gang (or rafter - I looked it up) of 13 wild turkeys at the intersection of County Road B and Fairview. They were gathered on the northeast corner, evidently waiting for the traffic light to turn from red to green. They crossed in a line to the northwest corner, keeping in the crosswalk. Then they waited for the next light to turn green, and crossed in an orderly fashion to the southwest corner and proceeded down the road. Amazing!
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