Merry Christmas readers! What a crazy year it has been! Here’s our top 10 list of highlights, lowlights, and unforgettable memories from 2014:
Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
With so many casseroles already planned for this years’ Thanksgiving dinner, we decided to stray from the traditional green bean casserole with canned soup and crunchy onions. These green beans with toasted almonds were the perfect addition. It was nice to have a lighter, healthier side there next to all my Thanksgiving favorites.
Ingredients:
- green beans (we used 2-3 lbs of green beans for Thanksgiving)
- sliced almonds
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1 Tbs butter
- salt & pepper
Directions:
- Toast sliced almonds on baking sheet
- Steam green beans until bright green and tender (about 5-10 minutes)
- Toss cooked green beans with olive oil and butter to lightly coat
- Season with salt and pepper
- Add in toasted almonds and mix
Moore Cookin’ Original Recipe
Our Thanksgiving
Happy Belated Thanksgiving!! So our Thanksgiving didn’t quite go as planned…
Ugh. I’m a little tired of saying “things didn’t go as planned” lately. I know that the logical thing to do would be to just stop myself from creating plans in the first place…but I really just can’t help myself. I’m a super-planner and always have been. Look around our house, car, my purse and you’re bound to find a list of mine hanging around. [end tangent]
Anyway…we were SO excited to have almost all of our family over to our new (rental) home in Alabama. And with all that family in town, when would be a better time to take a few family pictures? On our way to take said pictures our little family (Kyle, me, and Baby D) were involved in a head-on collision. We were driving down a two-lane highway and a woman from the other lane drove across the yellow line and hit us head-on. We still don’t know what caused her to do such a thing. Our car is gone, but thankfully we are still here. We are feeling very blessed.
Needless to say a car accident, ambulance trip to the ER, bruises, whiplash, pain meds, etc. are not the best way to start a holiday. I ended up not being able to cook at all with my stirring arm wounded. Thank goodness for moms because the food was still Dee-licious!
Our Menu Included:
- Herb Roasted Turkey & Gravy
- Plain Dressing
- Sausage Cornbread Stuffing
- Mashed Potatoes
- Sweet Potato Casserole (yes, the kind with marshmallows on top)
- Broccoli Cheese & Rice Casserole
- Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
- Granny’s Homemade Hot Rolls
- Cranberry Sauce (canned because I was told that if “it doesn’t have ridges, it doesn’t count”
- Jello with Raspberries (another must-have for the hubby’s family)
- Apple Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pecan Pie
- Bluebell Vanilla Ice Cream (simply THE best)