A change of plans and a surprise

I waited too long to decide what we would do for Thanksgiving and we ended up just staying home and eating left over ham and bean soup from the freezer but since I only had to heat it up I decided to fix something new to have with it....

Cheddar Corn Fritters

2 cups corn
3 tbl. diced red or green bell pepper
2 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbl. melted butter
vegetable oil for frying

Mix corn, bell pepper, eggs and water and cheese in a bowl.
Mix flour, sugar, chili powder, salt and pepper in another bowl and mix well.
Add dry mix to the first bowl and mix until evenly moisten then stir in the melted butter.
Pour oil in frying pan to 1/4 inch and heat to where fritters will fry quickly. Using a serving spoon drop batter into the hot oil. Fry to golden brown and then turn over to fry other side. Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with salt.
(I cut this recipe in half as it was only hubby and I and we had plenty)

Happy Thanksgiving to all my blogger friends and family.

Movie

Just came home from seeing this movie...

It is good!

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Did you know?

Aunt Jemima  pancake flour, invented in 1889, was the first ready mix food to be sold commercially and if you are as old as me you remember the picture on the box.

Beginning in the mid-1950's people began criticizing the mammy stereotype being portrayed but the brand was selling strongly and had expanded into other products, such a syrup and Quaker Oats did not see the merit in changing the iconic brand and remained resolute for almost thirty-five more years until in  1986 an "offended Oprah Winfrey refused to act in Saturday Night live sketch depicting Aunt Jeremiah. Finally in 1989 (the brands 100th birthday) Quaker  bowed to consumer pressure and gave Aunt Jeremiah her latest makeover....

Lighter skin, styled hair, pearl earrings and a white blouse.

I have had this book since I was a small child and I bet I could get arrested for having it!

Sad isn't it?

Did you know?

Ever see this on your meat from the grocery store?

All meat inspection is a requirement in the U.S. The USDA has very strict guidelines inspecting meat, and beef that is approved gets a mark (stamp) showing it has been approved. Initially, USDA inspectors inspect the live animal to make sure they’re healthy from head to hoof and treated humanely. They also inspect things like the slaughtering process, all of the animal’s parts and organs, the temperature of the meat, and they make sure the carcass stays as clean as possible during the entire process.

Beef that passes inspection is stamped with a round purple mark. The stamp includes a number that is assigned to that processing facility by the federal government. The numbers are called “establishment numbers,” and they’re only good for one location. These numbers make it very easy to tell exactly where the beef was processed and rest easy the dye used in the stamp is made from a food-grade vegetable dye and it’s edible. It won’t hurt you!

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Antiques

A while back I posted about  little antique truck that belonged to my dad here and I thought I would show the rest of this little area where it sits.

Can you see the little truck up under the greenery on the left? Well this wall hanging inspired me to buy the antique chair you see there to the right.

and this is how it all looks on a regular basis...

The bird cage was my Mom's as well and my daughter told me she saw one just like it in a antique store and it was selling for over $30.00. This is in my dinette area.