Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving was delicious. Our menu consisted of:

turkey

tofurkey

green bean casserole

mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy

dinner rolls

stuffing

sweet potato casserole

cranberry sauce and relish

apple pie a la mode

pumpkin pie with cool whip

Amazingly, everything was vegetarian...except for Marjorie and Terry's turkey of course. For Andy's sake, I posted a picture of the turkey along with the tofurkey. The tofurkey is the one that is darker in color. It even comes with stuffing inside and a fake wishbone. We haven't gotten to the wishbone yet. It tasted really good and is much easier to cook than a real turkey. Jason wasn't able to eat a lot, but luckily he was able to taste a little bit of everything.

When we were planning our thanksgiving menu, we were trying to figure out how to do a vegetarian version of the sweet potato casserole. It requires marshmallows, but because marshmallows contain gelatin, Jason can't have them. So we looked for vegan marshmallows online, but the company that used to sell them went out of business. I found a recipe on how to make them. Instead of using gelatin, you use agar. Those of us in science are very familiar with agar, we use it on a daily basis to grow bacteria. I was able to purchase agar through amazon and Marjorie followed the vegan marshmallow recipe exactly. Well, our marshmallows never got firm enough. They tasted good, but never got to the proper consistency. We were debating if we should try the recipe again, but decided to check the internet for tips first. We were soon to find out that many people had tried this recipe and failed. One person tried 4 times and never could get it to work. So we gave up and ended up buying marshmallow creme. We used a few spoonfuls on top of the casserol and it came out great. It didn't get toasty like it does when you use real marshmallows, but it was still scrumptious. I think it was the best sweet potato casserole I have ever had! I'll have to have Marjorie post the recipe if anyone is interested.

Jason was just commenting on the names of stores in Houston and how ludicrous they are. There are 3 furniture stores with the worst names possible.

The Dump

Fingers

Conn's

Would anyone buy furniture at a store with one of these names? And the commercials come on all the time...they make us laugh.

Today we went to the hospital because Jason was scheduled to have another blood draw. We got there and the lab was closed. It looked like it had been closed all day long. Nice of them to tell us! Oh well, it got us out of the house for a while. The rest of the day has been spent watching Ninja Warrior on G4. Marjorie and I think its time to watch a chick flick after being exposed to man tv all day long.

The final picture I have posted is Jason in the new beanie that his mom made for him. She has been crocheting all week. The beanie looks so cute on him!

I'd like to thank everyone for their great ideas on what Jason should eat when nauseated. Keep sending those ideas, we will probably try them all. Also I wanted to thank the Beals for the Thanksgiving care package they sent. The popcorn and candy theme is perfect for us with all the movies we have been watching lately. Also, we have no Christmas decorations, so Ramona and Randy Reindeer are a great start. Thanks again!!