More thankfulness

[same_sky]

I just have a minute while my broccoli casserole* is cooking before we leave for the the big family thing. I got a little off track with the whole thankfulness thing, posting them for the previous day in the mornings, so I'm going to do a double dose today to end the whole thing.

• I'm thankful for the kind of husband who would run in here, place a little kiss on my forehead and run back to the livingroom without saying a word.
  
• I'm thankful for a close family, one that loves each other a lot even though we might disagree on everything under the sun.
  
• I'm thankful that I've found out who I am and I can be that person without regret.
  
• I'm thankful that my creative side has been developing in the last couple of years.
  
• I'm thankful for my friends, both real-life and online, who care enough to sympathize with me AND kick my ass now and then.
  
• I'm thankful for.. oh, let's be honest, alright? I'm thankful for my computer. ;)
  
• I'm thankful for good books and to a lesser degree, good movies.
  
• I'm thankful for my new carpet, which I still beam at every time I walk through my house.
  
• I'm thankful--extremely thankful--for my glasses. Really. Blind as a bat.
  
• I'm thankful to have found the kind of love I used to dream of.

*I make divine broccoli casseroles. People nag me for days before a holiday to make sure I'm bringing it. It IS delicious. I don't like to brag about my casserole skills too much, though, because it's not the kind of thing I would like to be known for cooking, really. It uses velveeta and ritz crackers. ;) That's not the classiest thing in the entire world, but man, is it good.

Happy Thanksgiving, ya'll.

Comments

[swingtime.livejournal.com]

Kan man få recept på broccoligrytan? Snälla!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Sure. Sorry, but all the measurements are in cups and ounces. :)

2 packages of frozen chopped broccoli (10 ounces each)
1/4 box (one sleeve) of Ritz or Townhouse crackers
1/2 lb of Velveeta* cheese
3/4 cup butter/margarine, melted (for the crackers
1/2 cup butter/margarine (for the broccoli)

Cook broccoli according to package directions. Drain. Add butter and cheese (I usually microwave them first so they melt better.) Stir until mixed and fully melted, then pour into a baking dish of around 9x12 inches. Crush the crackers and mix with melted butter, sprinkle on top to form a crust. Bake at 350 F until done. The broccoli mixture will sort of bubble and the crust will turn a little darker.

*This really needs Velveeta, and I don't believe you can find that in Sweden, except perhaps at Gray's. I bet they have it. There's a certain something about it that ties the whole recipe together.

[swingtime.livejournal.com]

Nu har jag jagat efter osten, men den hittar jag inte i Sverige. Finns det verkligen ingen svensk motsvarighet jag kan använda?

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

I skipped this post accidentally in my time away from the computer during the week. I like the things your thankful for. I'd love to write a list of three things I'm thankful for every week, it's such a lovely thing to do :)

The broccoli casserole sounds great but what is velveeta?

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Velveeta is a pasteurized cheese food product. It's a little spongy, but also creamy and melts incredibly smoothly. Actually, I can't think of one single application that *I* would use it for unmelted. It has a taste that is.. very.. something. It's very bland, really, but it also tastes a little different from other cheeses in some ways. It comes in a box and doesn't have to be refrigerated before opening and is good for months. It causes lots of debate at Amerikanska because someone will say that they miss it and then someone will ridicule them and their ancestors for liking such horrible worthless food. This entire casserole has "comfort food" written all over it. :)

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

That's what I love about the sound of it. Thanks for trying to explain velveeta - I'm still a bit confused though :) It sounded like cottage cheese at first but I don't think that can be it. I'll look on the Net :)

Well done for having found 'your' dish, that people always ask you for :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

It's not cottage cheese like at all. Picture a sticky orange brick that gives somewhat to the touch.

A Google search reveals:

Altho Velveeta isn't sold in Australia there is a subsitute. I use Kraft
Cheddar Cheese (the yellow one...not the cream cheese spread) in the jar.
Ever seen it? Well it makes a great quick cheese sauce or will substitute
in anything that calls for velveeta.

And:

[Use] Velveeta-or in Australia, Kraft processed cheese in the blue box.

It's a Kraft product, btw. Not that that matters, I've made it sound so disgusting that no one would ever consider using it. A spongy orange brick indeed.

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's pretty enticing :)

But I do get what you mean now - that very fake tasting cheese stuff in a jar down here tastes fab when it's melted on cauliflower so it must be similar. Yum!!