Where to for Thanksgiving?

[dedmiston]

Anybody have any fun trips planned? Where are you headed? Are you there already?

Post your pics if you're having a good time. Show us what you're thankful for.

[4x4van]

dedmiston wrote:

4x4van wrote:
For the first time in at least 30 years, spent Thanksgiving at home rather than in the desert with the bikes/SxSs. Most of our group were going different directions this year, so the change was necessary. Gotta admit, it was nice not having to fight Thanksgiving traffic on the way home!!!

Where do you like to ride?

We like Spangler, Red Mountain, El Pasos area.

For years, it was Red Mountain, El Mirage, Stoddard Wells, Lucerne...For the past 20 years though, it's been the sand dunes of Glamis. Sand doesn't hurt quite so much when you go down!!

[dedmiston]

4x4van wrote:
For the first time in at least 30 years, spent Thanksgiving at home rather than in the desert with the bikes/SxSs. Most of our group were going different directions this year, so the change was necessary. Gotta admit, it was nice not having to fight Thanksgiving traffic on the way home!!!

Where do you like to ride?

We like Spangler, Red Mountain, El Pasos area.

[4x4van]

For the first time in at least 30 years, spent Thanksgiving at home rather than in the desert with the bikes/SxSs. Most of our group were going different directions this year, so the change was necessary. Gotta admit, it was nice not having to fight Thanksgiving traffic on the way home!!!

[ferndaleflyer]

Got back from WV today--Bambi survived. Need to stay here in NC for the week and will venture North the next for a few days then back South. Fuel pretty high in WV.

[JRscooby]

Continued our traditions; Stopped by the Cat with all the extra food and the 4 extra Dutch Ovens, and played Alice's Restaurant on the way to campground.

[Diamond_c]

We had to cancel our reservation for this week because of some health issues. I’ve put the Montana to bed for the winter,and will use the next 4 months to plan next year’s adventures.

[ferndaleflyer]

In WV deer hunting. Had dinner today with my 3 sisters and 1 brother. We will go to NC Monday then MD then back to NC.

[valhalla360]

Trailer is put to bed for the winter at a friends in Montana. We'll pick her up in the spring before heading to Alaska.

Heading to Bangkok today. Not turkey but the food is so good.

[Matt_Colie]

We aren't going anywhere.

We are having a friend couple in for the dinner and a single friend. I like that a lot. During the years I was forced to be on the move, I was often invited to some family's celebratory dinner and appreciated it. So, we have often invited people we know to join us as well. Some where in my travels, I read of a culture that always sets an extra place at the table just in case someone should show up. I love the sentiment.

We never even hear from the son and family.
Our daughter's family is entertaining her in-laws again this year, so we will have only friends (whose three sons - two are deployed and the other is a first responder in the local big city) to join us.

That works for me.

Matt

[Cummins12V98]

larry barnhart wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Interstate 5 is where we will be from NW WA to SoCal leaving on Thanksgiving Day. Roadtrip!!!

Your dad going with you? chevman

No, he is still on the mend.

[Bobbo]

We are 400 miles from home for 19 days visiting DD, hubby, and 1 year old grandson.

[dedmiston]

Caveman Charlie wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
My wife reminded me last night that I “volunteered” to help out with her office potluck today, so I got up early and baked five loaves of bread and made two pounds of butter. Good stuff.

Did you actually make the butter ? I've seen articles about how to do it but, it is to difficult for me .

It's probably the easiest thing I've ever made. Don't tell my ancestors. :B

I poured a liter of heavy whipping cream into my wife's KitchenAid and turned it on. About eight minutes later I turned it off and drained off the liquids (kind of like buttermilk, except it's not cultured and not really buttermilk). Turned it back on and drained the liquids three or four more times until all of the butter was stuck inside the whisk and mixing it didn't make sense anymore.

I squished it with a spatula to see if I could squeeze out any more liquid and then quit.

Finally I put it into some cheesecloth to see if I could squeeze out any more liquid. It didn't yield any more liquids, but it formed it into a pretty ball.

I called this "done" and put the ball into a crock bowl to take it to the potluck.

I think I spent more effort washing the bowl than making the butter. I think the only easier task in the kitchen has been opening a beer.

This fresh whipped butter tastes pretty amazing. I probably won't do this for our everyday butter because of the time to clean up, but I'll definitely do it every time I bake. And I wouldn't use this butter for other baking just because it seems too hard to measure it out for the recipes.

Anyway, this is a very simple thing to do and I'm kind of mad at myself for not trying it sooner.

[Caveman_Charlie]

dedmiston wrote:
My wife reminded me last night that I “volunteered” to help out with her office potluck today, so I got up early and baked five loaves of bread and made two pounds of butter. Good stuff.

Did you actually make the butter ? I've seen articles about how to do it but, it is to difficult for me .

[dedmiston]

My wife reminded me last night that I “volunteered” to help out with her office potluck today, so I got up early and baked five loaves of bread and made two pounds of butter. Good stuff.