This year my EDI friends were all from the dirty South: AL, LA, TN, AR, KY, TX and MS. There was a lone WY representative that stumbled into our group, but we didn't hold that against him. As for Kansas City, I am not sure it is the same with 150 economic developers let loose in the city.
The next step in this whole education theme is to study and sit to be a Certified Economic Developer better known at CeCD . The rumor is you need 6-8 months to study, ohhh so much fun! BUT at least I have this to put on my resume for now.
After the week in KC, I was off to Cincinnati for the week of Thanksgiving. Two weeks off work was BLISS!
This year since I was the head cook we incorporated a few new items to the menu. The bible for Thanksgiving dinner was a special edition Southern Living Easy Entertaining, it got names the book of magic (BOM) because the recipes are that good. The pages are already worn from all the times this magazine has been flipped through. BOM features the Pioneer Woman too, it doesn't get any better than PW.
My sister and I were the hostess' this year, well she was the host and I was the head cook/decorator. It was so much fun to spend all day Tuesday and Wednesday cooking with her (we ate on Wednesday to accommodate travel schedules). We were so blessed and fortunate to be able to gather as a family even for a short time. Baby Will even joined us at the big peoples table!
Sister and I only had a few moments when we both were staring at the BOM, asking umm what do you think that means? Let's just do this...... We have one member of the fam with a sensitivity to gluten so we tweaked some of the recipes or choose items that are already gluten free (gf).
Book of Magic 2010 Hits
*we made the tarts in a cupcake pan for individual servings and with gluten free gingersnaps
We also made Cowboy Nachos (gf) on Friday using leftover turkey instead of beef brisket, OH YUM YUM YUM YUM!
Happy Thanksgiving four days late and hope you survived Monday back to work but at least it was CyberMonday!
