SENIOR MOMENT 4 WOMEN

I followed our family's tradition this Thanksgiving.  A turkey was roasted golden brown and served with dressing smothered in gravy.  Well, we ate roast turkey for two days. Enough already! I gave the rest of the leftover turkey, new life! DELICIOUS TURKEY SALAD 2 CUPS COOKED SHREDDED TURKEY HALF SMALL ONION FINELY CHOPPED HALF RIB CELERY, FINELY DICED 4 TABLESPOONS, PICKEL RELISH 2 TABLESPOONS WHITE SUGAR 2 TABLESPOONS WHITE WINE VINEGAR 1 TEASPOOON YELLOW MUSTARD 1/2 TEASPOON CELERY SALT 1/4 TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER 1 CUP MAYONAISE In large bowl mix all of the listed ingredients. Stir and mix well. Keep in fridge until ready to serve. Serve with wheat crackers or saltine crackers.  TIPS: **   REGULAR CIDER OR WHITE VINEGAR CAN BE USED. ADDING EQUAL AMOUNT VINEGAR & SUGAR ADDS ZING TO YOUR TURKEY, CHICKEN, HAM, AND TUNA SALADS.  **   CAN USE PLAIN SALT. **   USE CELERY SEED OR DRIED CELERY LEAVES IF FRESH CELERY NOT AVAILABLE. **   CHOPPED BOILED EGGS CAN BE ADDED **   ADJUST SEA

  It seems that using gift bags during the Christmas season,  has been  the latest trend now.  I still buy pretty gift wrapping  paper, even though I  don't use it often. I made ten personalized tote shopping bags as gifts for my female friends this year. Each bag has gem designs on the pockets. None of the gift  bags I saw in the stores were an appropriate fit, for these  extra  large tote bags.  I was trying to think of an economical  way  to wrap them.    I suddenly gazed my rolls of stacked  Christmas gift wrapping paper.  I felt inspired to use the  basket  full of gift wrapping paper  scraps.  A true Crafter  rarely throws  away scrap paper.  Ideas for how to use it comes to mind, sooner  or later.  I decided to use the  scrap Christmas wrapping paper for gift tags.   I had a  package  of blank metal rim tags, left  over from another project.  I could  use the  Christmas paper scraps to embellish these  tags. These tags will have the same design  as the  Christmas paper I use

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE1 PSALMS 100: 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,  and  into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him,  and  bless his name.

       My Thanksgiving meals always include cornbread dressing.  I follow my mom's  recipe for making cornbread dressing.  She never stuffed her dressing inside  the turkey cavity.  She only used Pepperidge Farm Stuffing in the yellow bag. I also add butter, day old bread, dried rubbed sage, sauteed onion and celery,  and turkey broth to my dressing like she did.   This year I'm serving herb dressing along with the corn  bread stuffing.  I was watching a cooking show and the  cook  made herb stuffing with  apples and walnuts! Wow,  what a unique recipe! I tweaked the recipe when I tried it.  I also added ingredients I felt my family would like in the herb dressing.  I made herb dressing with celery,  onions, diced apples,  chopped walnuts,  cooked pork  sausage, mushrooms,  cream of celery soup, and broth. I love gravy with most of my meat dishes. I must serve  gravy  with  my Thanksgiving  turkey and dressing too.   Mom made her gravy from a roux of browned butter   and flour.

  I still prepare large Thanksgiving meals. My sons are unmarried and have no children. They look forward to this feast because they don't do a lot of scratch cooking at home. I include a breakfast casserole for Thanksgiving too. They take this home with them.    There is joy in getting up and their breakfast is already fixed.  All they have  to do is  heat the casserole up in the microwave. My sons' Thanksgiving meals includes:  Green Bean Casserole, Candied Y ams, Mac and Cheese, Collard  Greens, C ornbread Dressing, Roast Turkey with Gravy, and BBQ Ribs.  Pecan Pie is always the dessert.  I was able to teach one of my sons how  to cook. He comes over to my house  and helps me cook the Thanksgiving  meals every year.  I prepare the side dishes  and the desserts.   He cooks all of the meats.  The ribs are cooked on the grill. A surprise awaits my sons this year.  The breakfast casserole has veggies added. I included diced green bell peppers and diced onions in the egg mixture.