I Guess I Had Food On My Mind - A Post About Food - LOL

Happy November - the threshold of Winter, a darkening of the days, a crisp to the nights, and snow. I'm quite sure we'll have some snow at some time this month - maybe a lot, but more likely just a reminder of what is still to come. I've already bought my foil pan for my Thanksgiving Day turkey, and am digging through my recipes to find the one I like/trust. Roasting a turkey is actually not that difficult, but I want the proper browning of the skin without having the interior too dry. I've had dry turkeys in the days of my youth (usually at my Tante Gerty's home - she wasn't a great cook). I didn't care for it then, and I don't like it now - LOL. 

There's a new recipe that I might try, it takes a bit less 
time, and if the turkey turns out looking nice and brown 
like this, I'd be totally over the moon. 

We haven't had a real freeze up here in the Frozen Northlands yet, so my pepper plants are still producing peppers. I've gotten a massive amount of dried peppers from them, which I've pulverized and put into jars for use in my cooking. Yum! 

DH planted five different varieties of hot peppers 
for me this year. They're almost done - it's getting too 
cold for them now - but I got a LOT of peppers off those 
plants. I was VERY pleased. 

Of course, today is a Monday so Chickie has the day off. (She also took Saturday off for some reason or other, so work is piling up for her do to when she gets in tomorrow.) We totally binged last night and ordered Chinese for dinner. I haven't eaten that for years - literally years. I always ordered a different meal when I was on a strict WildFit diet, but we indulged and got a double portion of yummy goodness last night, which I ate knowing I would put on a couple of pounds because of it. And yes, I was up three pounds this morning, but I declare the meal well worth it and the three pounds will be history by the end of the week. 

China Restaurant is our favorite Chinese 
restaurant. They have an extensive menu, 
they're excellent cooks, and it's a family 
run operation. They're close to the 
house too. 

So, I'm going to wrap this up and start my day. It's a busy one, and DH usually isn't a lot of help to me in the shop on Mondays, so I'll be grumbly too. But I have the second half of my Chinese dinner waiting for my dinner, so I won't complain - LOL. Have an excellent Monday and I'll be back after my swim tomorrow morning. Slava Ukraini!