Thanksgiving Dinner

What am I thankful for?

I am thankful for my mother and father for helping to create the woman I am today. I am thankful for my college education and my ability to love unconditionally. I am thankful for my husband and all the love he provides me. Without him I would be in a dark whole somewhere thinking that no one in the world loves me.

I am thankful to God above all other things because he has given me everything I have. He helped me to deliver two healthy babies whom I would give my life for in a heartbeat. My children are my world.

I am thankful for my extended family and that also includes my friends in my MOMS Club. They are all lined up to help me after my surgery and I could not ask for any better friends for me or my children.

I am thankful for my Blog’s success because I can use my blog to help others. I have been taking photos of donations that I’m going to be donating next week before my surgery. We can’t get into our hall closet because it is stuffed full of donations. I’m in awe with the generosity of the companies that have given us something to share. I hope that my blog’s success will continue into next year.

Monday – Potato Soup

Tuesday – Grilled Cheese

Wednesday – Pancakes

Thursday – Hot Dogs

Friday – Sausage Pizza

Saturday – Left Overs

Sunday – Sausage Biscuits

I forgot to post my Meal plan last week so let me tell you about it.

Monday – Turkey Sandwiches

Tuesday – Poppy seed Turkey

Wednesday – left overs

Thursday – Hot Dog Burritos

Friday – I can’t remember

Saturday – Potato Soup

Sunday – Pumpkin Pancakes

Last Week

Kikkoman sponsored an early turkey dinner at my house. I cooked it and it was the best turkey I have ever made. Having a brand new oven that works might have helped it come out a beautiful brown color.

Savory Turkey Brine
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Coupon and Recipes
To get you started, Kikkoman is offering your readers a BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE coupon at http://www.kikkomanusa.com/homecooks/ as well as four great recipes that transform turkey "leftovers" into wonderful "right now" dishes to help you make it through the shopping madness of Black Friday and the marathon family time Saturday, Sunday and beyond!

Visit http://www.kikkomanusa.com/homecooks/ to transform your leftovers into delicious tasty dishes with recipes for:

Quick Chinese Turkey Salad

Terrific Turkey Tetrazzini

Elegant Creamed Turkey

Spanish Turkey Ole

Turkey Fried Rice

I didn’t follow their directions entirely. I mixed up some Soy Sauce, butter and water and injected as much as I could into the turkey. Then cooked it in my convection oven and it cooked in a few hours. Carved it up and it was the most juicy turkey I have ever made. It was wonderful. My husband’s favorite turkey ever. We absolutely loved the turkey and all the flavor that was in it.

They sent me some recipes to use up the left overs. However, I couldn’t find the one I was looking for so I made Turkey Poppy Seed which is a family recipe that I love. The left overs were delicious but my husband wasn’t so excited by the combination. He said it was because he was expecting chicken, I didn’t tell him that I used Turkey until after I saw his expression. Ooops. I can’t wait to make another one so that I can use all the panko crumbs they sent me.

Here is what they sent me:

$25 Gift Card for the trial-run turkey
Kikkoman’s Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce for your Savory Turkey Brine
A Kikkoman apron to make you a true Kikkoman chef
A Kikkoman Duck for your kids to play with as you prepare the turkey
Recipes for your turkey "leftovers"
An assortment of Kikkoman’s sauces for your leftovers
Coupon for any Kikkoman sauce you like best

Kikkoman is offering the same package to one of my readers. Just think, enough money to buy your turkey and all the spices you need to have a turkey packed with flavor.

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