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

[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?