tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1991338726725255499..comments2024-03-28T16:10:19.842-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What am I grateful for? Crock-Pot Mashed Potatoes! by Jenn McKInlayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33246974160825274902017-11-24T16:30:43.099-05:002017-11-24T16:30:43.099-05:00Speaking of crockpots.......how about 5 of them in...Speaking of crockpots.......how about 5 of them in service yesterday! Crock pot #1:Hot spiced cider, Crock pot #2: Make ahead mashed potatoes, Crockpot #3:stuffing, Crockpot #4: extra bone-in Turkey breast to augment the main event Turkey, Mini Crockpot #5: keeping gravy warm. Grateful for how much easier this makes things while feeding a big family!Helen Nordsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722564768816791372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49554822722683265222017-11-24T09:04:02.949-05:002017-11-24T09:04:02.949-05:00I used my crockpot for the first time this year to...I used my crockpot for the first time this year to cook and keep the stuffing warm! I never stuff my bird, and it just takes up space in the oven when there are so many more important things to fit in there. Except, when I put everything on the table, I forgot about the stuffing in the lone crockpot in the other room. And, no one mentioned the absence of stuffing...didn't realize it until we were cleaning up and someone noted a hot crockpot on the kitchen counter.Alz Caregiver Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583861602819885755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33654515006898398952017-11-23T19:48:23.851-05:002017-11-23T19:48:23.851-05:00Canned pumpkin - to which I add the milk, spices, ...Canned pumpkin - to which I add the milk, spices, and eggs. Yum!<br />Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21801713785223833312017-11-23T19:25:42.799-05:002017-11-23T19:25:42.799-05:00Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here on the Jungle ...Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here on the Jungle Reds blog! I have been so busy all week, but especially yesterday and today. And, Jenn, one of the food items that I'm grateful for is also mashed potatoes. I hate making them the day of, and thanks to author Kristi Belcamino, I can now make them ahead. Kristi says that her family always wants her to bring the mashed potatoes for holidays, and now I see why. I used her recipe, with her messaging me information about a question I had, and my family loved the potatoes. I made them yesterday, before both children, a son-in-law, grandchildren, and husband arrived. For years, I have had a local barbecue restaurant cook turkey breasts for me, drop them off and pick them up, then slice. They aren't bar-b-que tasting, just a little smoked. I buy green beans at yet another restaurant, because they are delicious, and everyone in my family will eat them, and I can buy them ahead. I sometimes do an asparagus casserole instead, but I decided it was too time consuming this year. I had rolls to put in the oven. All I had to do to finish my part of the meal was to make scalloped oysters this morning and put the mashed potatoes in the oven to warm. My mother-in-law made the dressing, gravy, and salad. My daughter made the pumpkin pies. Oh, and I brought the cranberry roll. It was such a wonderful Thanksgiving. I think the thing I was most grateful for was the my daughter and son were both here last night, and our whole family slept under one roof, which doesn't happen very often. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22789130244385163132017-11-23T18:21:19.608-05:002017-11-23T18:21:19.608-05:00And the dog show after the parade? Delectable And the dog show after the parade? Delectable Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24716462727790553902017-11-23T18:20:21.469-05:002017-11-23T18:20:21.469-05:00Happy Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for Weggies too. ...Happy Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for Weggies too. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63417856076730569082017-11-23T16:32:00.285-05:002017-11-23T16:32:00.285-05:00I'm grateful my husband is smoking the turkey....I'm grateful my husband is smoking the turkey. I'm grateful for gravy in a jar.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60802663787837649912017-11-23T15:32:16.140-05:002017-11-23T15:32:16.140-05:00Libby, about 65 years since that conversation betw...Libby, about 65 years since that conversation between the farmer's wife and Mother, so I just don't remember, even if I ever knew. Apple was the pie of choice at our home -- only my grandmother served the pumpkin. I think Mother have baked it that year because Nana had been ill.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72491354488278082042017-11-23T13:36:43.244-05:002017-11-23T13:36:43.244-05:00I’m grateful for Stove Top Stuffing. I add onion, ...I’m grateful for Stove Top Stuffing. I add onion, mushrooms, celery and chestnuts too it. Everyone likes it and it saves me a lot of time.SandyG265https://www.blogger.com/profile/09063871775065822845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38386443636865379412017-11-23T12:50:07.792-05:002017-11-23T12:50:07.792-05:00I'm happy that the local Wegmans grocery store...I'm happy that the local Wegmans grocery store had butternut squash already peeled and cut into chunks. I don't care if it's more expensive or the lazy way out -- I hate peeling and cutting hard squash, but love eating it. And I'm grateful that my brother and his son-in-law decided to smoke the turkeys this year so I don't have to cook one. Boy, am I lazy this year! And I'm very grateful for the Reds community.Chris Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882020122700920436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40511804968692565432017-11-23T11:40:22.637-05:002017-11-23T11:40:22.637-05:00To list all the things I'm grateful for would ... To list all the things I'm grateful for would take the rest of the day. On the level of crockpot mashed potatoes, I am grateful for my garlic press. I just finished making the herbed cream cheese ball that my relatives love for the holidays, and it's such an easy thing to do with that garlic press. It's easy to clean, too!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12507417492931882852017-11-23T11:35:56.367-05:002017-11-23T11:35:56.367-05:00Are we talking about canned pumpkin or canned pump...Are we talking about canned pumpkin or canned pumpkin pie filling?<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47943893965983734092017-11-23T11:35:44.983-05:002017-11-23T11:35:44.983-05:00I’m thankful that I bothered to check the pies and...I’m thankful that I bothered to check the pies and found I’d set the oven at 170. Don’t ask. Praying I can salvage them. <br />I’m thankful for my friends here who keep me supplied with endless things to read, who make me laugh and cry. XoxAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46383338576903931352017-11-23T11:34:24.865-05:002017-11-23T11:34:24.865-05:00I'm another person who is grateful for orthoti...I'm another person who is grateful for orthotics!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48252455660252428872017-11-23T11:10:55.944-05:002017-11-23T11:10:55.944-05:00I'm grateful to my hubby for sharpening ALL my...I'm grateful to my hubby for sharpening ALL my knives last night, so that I can slice and dice like a pro. I'm grateful to my daughter for leaving pumpkin chocolate chip bread on my porch this morning (and, yes, it was as good as it sounds. Toasted, with butter. Hey, it's Thanksgiving.)<br /><br />I'm grateful for Jenn's mashed potato recipe, which is brilliant and is going in my crock pot in just a bit.<br /><br />I'm grateful for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, all!!!!!!!!!!!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71522377618205562262017-11-23T11:07:48.924-05:002017-11-23T11:07:48.924-05:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14534531167861019152017-11-23T10:56:33.061-05:002017-11-23T10:56:33.061-05:00We will have two actual babies -- one is 19 months...We will have two actual babies -- one is 19 months and the other is 15 months. I guess they are toddlers, but they will always be the babies in our family.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5950281021435221512017-11-23T10:55:15.754-05:002017-11-23T10:55:15.754-05:00I'm grateful for the Reds and Jenn's mashe...I'm grateful for the Reds and Jenn's mashed taters (coming soon to a crock pot near me) and because I'm on vacation and this is Florida, I'm grateful that hubs is mesquite smoking steaks on the grill for dinner tonight!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving all.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18096860929512281992017-11-23T10:55:06.542-05:002017-11-23T10:55:06.542-05:00Mark Bittman's pie crust!! Butter, butter, but...Mark Bittman's pie crust!! Butter, butter, butter.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75970098832871446772017-11-23T10:53:38.922-05:002017-11-23T10:53:38.922-05:00In years gone by, I would have been cranky if my h...In years gone by, I would have been cranky if my husband brought home a bag of ready to steam green beans. But I am over it!! I am grateful that my husband loves to shop for bargains at the grocery store. Yesterday he discovered the grocery section of Target and has fallen in love. He brought four more pounds of butter! (It freezes.) I don't care!Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33687477452240704592017-11-23T10:40:02.938-05:002017-11-23T10:40:02.938-05:00Oohh Jim, I just finished my sweet potato casserol...Oohh Jim, I just finished my sweet potato casserole with that exact crust. Can't wait to try it!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84026014411495416182017-11-23T10:39:11.958-05:002017-11-23T10:39:11.958-05:00I have orthotic inserts Gigi, and absolutely get w...I have orthotic inserts Gigi, and absolutely get what you're saying!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46874403757261165272017-11-23T10:32:30.334-05:002017-11-23T10:32:30.334-05:00LOL! Enjoy your untraditional holiday and you bela...LOL! Enjoy your untraditional holiday and you belated one, Ingrid!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78542140906641901162017-11-23T10:31:59.805-05:002017-11-23T10:31:59.805-05:00Pecan crust? I have to go google that! Yum!Pecan crust? I have to go google that! Yum!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89398455165573943412017-11-23T10:31:27.400-05:002017-11-23T10:31:27.400-05:00Sounds divine, Karen!Sounds divine, Karen!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.com