November 10, 2024

Are we already one third of the way through November?  Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, so I want to plan some really good recipes to share, and I am starting today with scalloped potatoes!  These would be delicious with turkey and dressing!  

Being the main cook of the family, I have often felt overwhelmed and unappreciated considering I spend several hours every Saturday preparing for Sunday dinner with my family.  As I grow older, however, I realize the importance of traditions like Sunday dinner, for that is where memories are made.  My mother-in-law carried that tradition with her family for 40 years, and I want to do the same with my family.  She once said she was happiest when her children’s feet were all under the dinner table, and now I understand her sentiment.  As our children grow up and leave the nest, family meals are a treasured time to reconnect, to laugh together, and to play cards-as we often do.  On Saturdays when I am bustling around to prepare everything for Sunday dinner, looking forward to sitting down with my loved ones makes it all worthwhile

Our dear friend has a beautiful garden of turnip greens, so they were the star of the show this week, and this instant pot is such a great timesaver in preparing them.  And in our family, pinto beans are the perfect companion to turnip greens.  So this week, our Sunday dinner was turnip greens, pinto beans, scalloped potatoes, chicken legs, and homemade rolls.  As usual, the instant pot and crockpot were my go-to methods for getting everything on the table.  I hope you find a recipe here that you will want to share with your family! Enjoy!