Joe (on the right) and George (next to him) finally made it in safely last night. And, like he always does, Joe brought along LOTS of fresh shrimp from the Gulf which he gladly prepares for us locals. He also brings fresh crab fingers which can't be beat. Together with the fresh bread Leigh made and a salad it was a dinner that couldn't be beat. Thanksgiving festivities have offically begun.
George comes early to hunt (deer we think although the only deer he's gotten in the last few years was one he hit with his car on the way home). Now a resident of NC, George brought us one of their local folkart face jugs. Can you tell which it is? John is such a good sport about having his picture taken. This morning he had to have a couple of moles removed on his forehead. As luck would have it they were in just the right location to make it look as though he'd been growing horns and just had them removed. Can you believe I actually found both those horns in the woods this spring? (For those of you not familiar with deer, they shed their horns every spring just so folks like me can find them, then grow better ones over the summer.)As far as cooking for Thanksgiving, I did mix up the Cheddar dough for the crackers and, like the recipe called for, put Nigella seeds in part, caraway seeds in part, and black pepper in part. What do Nigella seeds look like? Small and black - they don't look very appealing but hopefully they will taste better than they look. These crackers are definitely NOT for the heart conscious - mostly butter and cheese and probably delicious.
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