Hello. My name is Courtney and I am a food snob. I come by it honestly, surrounded by a mom, aunties and a grandma who all love to cook-- and eat. And now that the next generation has grown to the ripe age of contribution, I also have 9 cousins and a brother and sister who can cook and enjoy good food. It's a great life, when the food is good, fresh and ALWAYS homemade (you should have heard the gasp and the looks of disgust on my relatives faces when my mom presented a piece of leftover pie that a friend had made with-- dare I say it???-- canned already spiced pumpkin!! In my mom's defense, she was just trying to get rid of it!). Thanksgiving dinner is no exception and it is SO LOVELY when you can delegate a huge meal like that amongst the masses and come knowing that every dish is going to be mouth-wateringly delicious and stunningly unique! That is a Newman family gathering-- every time, I kid you not. In addition, every Tuesday evening (formerly known as "craft night," but cleverly changed to "Tuesday nignt dinners" when no crafting was being done), we have a smaller scale gathering where we rotate who brings the main dish and the sides. It is, without fail, everyone's favorite meal of the week. I'm getting hungry... but I digress! It is simply the best. My only goal in life is to raise two boys and a girl to love good food. Okay, I'm sure I have more goals than that, but it's a good one, wouldn't you say?
So, tell me about your favorite home grown dish! Are we the only family like this? Was there something just unbearable at your Thanksgiving feast this year or in the past? I wanna know!
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We had 2 incredible dishes this year....well everything was incredible, but these 2 left them all in the dust. We make "Fall to Your Knees Macaroni and Cheese" by Carnie Wilson. It is sinful and uses over 2 lbs of cheese including gruyere, white cheddar, cream cheese, yellow cheddar, and even Velveeta for pete's sake! It is so rich--it even contains heavy cream, half and half and sour cream!!! But the best thing this year was a new dish that my mom made. It was sausage, apple, and cranberry dressing. She used spicy smoked sausage and all fresh herbs. I had to stop, put down my fork, and moan after every bite!! And of course our apple pie, which is best with Braeburn apples.....but I'm not really into food as you can tell....:)
Elizabeth--
You're welcome to come to my house ANYTIME!! Anyone who is picky about what kind of apple to put in their pie has got the "food snob" thing goin' on! And that mac and cheese! OH! :)
Courtney
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