Sylvia's Scenario

Have you all come out of your food coma yet?  I hope so.  We had seven people here for our Thanksgiving and it was a whirlwind.  The two grandkids were nonstop but then isn't that how grandkids are suppose to be?  The grandkids had a sleepover the night before so we had a full day of Thanksgiving playtime.  Lauren, Nick and Sachiyo eventually made their way over for our Thanksgiving dinner and it was a great time.  All the food was superb, of course.   I love Thanksgiving food. Our turkey was grand.  We did our usual  wet brine  and then cooked it on the Traeger.  The grandkids were intrigued with all the hoopla going on about the turkey. Of course, their favorite part of the meal was the turkey and the  Rhodes Bake-and-Serve Rolls . The 5 year-old ate three of the rolls and a turkey wing and drumstick.  I've always served the Rhodes frozen bake-and-serve rolls because everyone loves them so much and they taste just like...

Our last minute Thanksgiving errands today found us out walking on the beach.  We couldn't resist.  With record high tide and the North Wind blowing for the second day in a row, we had to be a part of it. Yesterday was the highest tide of the year plus with gusts of wind up to 50 mph, it made for quite the scene. Alki Waves   The strong winds this afternoon created some amazing waves along Alki. Check out the video from Air 4 of the waves crashing onto shore.  Posted by KOMO News on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 It felt good to get out of the kitchen today and go for a walk on the beach, who could resist that? The wind is still blowing today, although not as strong, leaving the air crystal clear with spectacular mountain views. We think we might just make this a Pre-Thanksgiving tradition. Thanksgiving is all about being thankful, right? What better way than to make a trek down to Alki Beach and spend time at a place we are so thankful f...