'Nuf Said

Mashed Potatoes

My 'BIG' food assignment for the McGee Thanksgiving Dinner is half of the mashed potatoes. My mom likes to make the mashed potatoes the day before and heat them up in the crockpot the day of Thanksgiving. I thought I would take a page from her book and do just that. So once I got Leah down for a nap and the phones finally stopped ringing (who wants to move from one apartment to another the day after Thanksgiving anyway?!?!?) I decided to start peeling away. Little did I know how therapeutic peeling potatoes has become.

I remember when I was younger my mom would ask me to peel potatoes for Sunday dinner. This was the second worst job she could ask me to do; the worst being setting the table. Well, of course, I would mumble and grumble the entire time making the experience much worse for more than just myself. Today, as my home was so quiet (insert shocked expression) and I was peeling potatoes I was recalling those Sundays. As I was thinking about those moments I found myself thinking about how nice it was to have the option to be peeling potatoes now. Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving Dinner that will be shared with our wonderful families. Without being too mushy it made me really glad that I had those 15 or so minutes to peel 22 potatoes and start getting into Holiday Mode.

Scratch that Leah just woke up.

Ahhhh...

I love bread. Especially lately, I don't know what it is but if I want to snack my favorite thing to do is grab a slice of bread. Yummy! Because of this weird craving we've been going through the grainy goodness a whole lot more quickly than usual. This is what has caused me to post today.

Bread is something like $2.09/loaf in the regular store. And that's not even for the good stuff. Yeah, count on paying at least $3.00/loaf for Grandma Sycamore's bread. So, even though it is way out of the way I have taken up bread shopping at the Bakery Outlet. FIND OF THE CENTURY! Now my loaf of bread only costs $0.99. $0.99! I can hardly believe it! Grandma Sycamore Bread: $1.00; good, big, thick bagels: $1.25 for 6; a big bag of mini pretzels: $1.25. To cap it all off, the cashier was SO friendly. Not only did I pick up 7 items for less than $8, but the service was so refreshing.

So all you bread lovers out there. Eat more sandwiches and fix more toast! Bread is once again a reasonable price. Thanks Saralee Bread Outlet! You've made my day.