Prediction!

[Eywadude]

False. Same old boring turkey, same old boring stuffing, same old boring gravy, same old boring mashed potatoes, same old boring green beans, same old boring sweet potato casserole, same old boring cranberry dressing, same old boring red and/or white wine, etc. Ho-hum! I guess I'll choke it down and put on a fake smile somehow!

TPBM is having something other than turkey as the main food item for Christmas dinner.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

Don't know yet.

TPBM has missed work due to snow this December.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

False. Same old boring turkey, same old boring stuffing, same old boring gravy, same old boring mashed potatoes, same old boring green beans, same old boring sweet potato casserole, same old boring cranberry dressing, same old boring red and/or white wine, etc. Ho-hum! I guess I'll choke it down and put on a fake smile somehow!

DNU:...or just give it all to me. I won't be bored.

 

[bobsvinyl]

False. I'm retired. I just sit looking our the window while my younger neighbors slide down the road on the way to work.

TPBM has a driveway that is hard to snowblow.

 

[Eywadude]

False, pretty easy to shovel, really.

TPBM has never broken a bone.

 

[Shominy]

True. Closest have been jammed joints.

TPBM has tried jam on cooked pizza dough.

 

[Eywadude]

Never jam, but serving honey on tables at pizzerias is a thing in Colorado. It was actually not that bad and was a nice, slightly sweet way to end a meal. It's also a good way to use up all your uneaten crusts. Although, I very rarely have any left over, so I'm not sure I'd make it to the jam/honey stage 99% of the time. lol

TPBM has MacGyver'ed a frozen pizza into something that actually tastes better than most pizzas you can order...which is what I'm doing right now (12 minutes to go...).

 

[noogies]

True. We get plain cheese pizzas from Costco and I load them up with onions, peppers, sausage, extra mozza and anything else that comes to hand that seems like it might be good on a pizza.

It looks as though TPBM will spend the upcoming weekend in a winter wonderland.

 

[Quadman2]

Not really, as we are on the edge of that brute storm that has hit to the south of us...thankfully

TPBM is going to have a Christmas that's going to be a lot different than last year.

Q

 

[Eywadude]

True. We get plain cheese pizzas from Costco and I load them up with onions, peppers, sausage, extra mozza and anything else that comes to hand that seems like it might be good on a pizza.

Nice. What I do with mine is I brush olive oil on the bottom for extra flavour (also helps it toast up nicely on the bottom and keeps it from sticking) and then I usually add onions, peppers, sliced olives, sun dried tomatoes, parmesan, a little extra mozzarella, garlic powder, oregano (basil is more "authentic", but I prefer oregano - I mean come on, it's a frozen pizza) and chili seeds. Bake that sucker until its golden brown around the edges and the cheese is bubbling (usually takes a bit more time than the directions on the box) and then chow down. The key for me in MacGyvering any frozen pizza is the olive oil on the bottom and the garlic powder, and oregano in particular. Any frozen pizza I do has to have at least those three ingredients. They really add a lot of flavour and any other topping is just whatever else you (or other people) like. I know people poo-poo frozen pizzas (rightfully, because they're not great on their own), but I have won over people on the ones I "make" to where they rarely order pizza anymore. Add to the fact that the ones I buy go for $3 on sale and actually have decent quality ingredients in them (no preservatives or other weird stuff), so it's a killer bargain in addition to it being pretty tasty. Works for me!

TPBM is going to have a Christmas that's going to be a lot different than last year.

Q

Yep! No tree this year and being that my parents are in their 70s we won't be having our normal family get together this year either. Maybe we'll do that weirdo Christmas in July thing this coming year?

TPBM did most of your Christmas shopping online this year.

 

[bobsvinyl]

True. Zoom session with our kids on Christmas morning.

TPBM is getting take out for Christmas dinner.

 

[Eywadude]

False, thank goodness. Same boring turkey, same boring stuffing, same boring gravy...well, you get the idea.

TPBM is looking forward to a more normal Christmas season next year.

 

[screenersam]

true dat

der nextun still makes snowmen

(thanks to all for the Christmas and fishing stories. livens this thread up nice)

 

[harman/kardon]

No. We do not have snow anymore. Global Warming is a party pooper.

Der nextun has fond memories of snowball fights.

 

[Spe@kerBox]

Still plenty of snow in upstate New York.

 

[Eywadude]

Der nextun has fond memories of snowball fights.

Oh yeah! Although, I had a pretty mighty arm, even as a kid, so not many kids would have snowball fights with me.

Dur necksun has had homemade brownies sometime in the last month.

 

[screenersam]

no, but I'm thinking about them now that you mention. maybe in a few days

el nexto...has a particular holiday favorite show or movie

 

[Eywadude]

True. A Christmas Story is always a family favourite. Also, even though I never watched it in its entirety until I was in my 30s, It's A Wonderful Life is always fun to watch too.

TPBM enjoys homemade turkey soup.

 

[Shominy]

Yep.

TPBM knows about, and likes, root soups.

 

[Eywadude]

TPBM knows about, and likes, root soups.

True. I do know about and like root soups.

TPBM would like to eat the soup in this recipe (this is a really tasty one that I make - if you want to make it, my notes are at the bottom in black):