Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday

Do you do Black Friday? After you've stuffed your bellys on Thursday and watched the games, do you really want to get up the next day extra early to stand on extra long lines and deal with massive crowds for that one or several great deals?


Well, if your answer is yes you are not alone! Even in this very tough economy, many people have waited for this day in hopes of being the first on line outside the store doors, even if that means getting there at 12 midnight for a store opening at 4:00am. I went out once on a Black Friday, a few years back. Like I said, I went out once!


Maybe, Cyber Monday is more your speed!? There are no lines, no mad dash for that last cashmere sweater in your favorite color and best thing yet you can do it in you pj's.

Yep, Cyber Mondays it's a really good thing!

Thanksgiving!

What are you truly thankful for? Every year in November I run around from store to store, just to haul home bags and bags of food to feed an army. I labor over a hot stove, I endure hot heat from the oven all in the hopes of making a great Thanksgiving dinner! Yet, most cooks don't get a pat on the back or even a thank you for the food. Don't cooks need love too?


There's no store cooked turkey, yams, pies or cakes here, this is the real deal!!! Everything made from scratch and with love! Getting up at 2:00am can be a chore, and it was, but when it's all said and done your happy to see the food gone, seriously cause there's just no room left in the refrigerator and your happy that it's gone cause if it isn't that means you did something wrong and you need to leave the cooking to someone else! No, really you do!



Although, Thanksgiving can be very nerve racking for us cooks, it's also great to see the people you care about come together, laugh and enjoy each others company, without Uncle Ed having to many glasses of "Nah, it's just water" do a little jig and pass out on the floor!


So, here's to being thankful for great cooks, great food, great company and not having to pick up Uncle Ed off the floor this year! Well, there is still Christmas!