Someone Needs To Go On A Diet

We were in Birmingham, Mich., visiting my sister for Thanksgiving last week. Holy man! They had some fat squirrels there. If this tree was a nightclub, this little rodent would be the bouncer. See what I’m talking about.

French Onion Soup

Is there anything better on the planet? Warm, crunchy bread, under a layer of cheese, all atop a steaming, thin broth and onions.

I think not.

Turns out, French onion soup is super easy to make. It’s a little time consuming, but most of that is hands-off time. Gather up your ingredients, pick a weekend to do this, and let’s go.

Warm and gooey. Perfect for winter.

Mea Culpa

We forgot to talk about Chestnut stuffing. The long and short of it is the chestnuts were a pain in the ass to prepare and probably wouldn’t suit most people trying to cook a Thanksgiving dinner.

So there you have it. That said, Feaston is a little tired this week and we will resume regular posting next week. Give us a break, c’mon. We’ll be posting photos here and there throughout the week. Enjoy this one:

I got new background support stands last week and I sat Banjo down to test it out with me. He was mainly a good boy, though I think he was just doing what he was told for the carrots in my hand. What a nice little doggie.

Feaston’s Cornbread Stuffing

Behold, our most radical stuffing. We thought it would be good to try something completely outside the bread cube, because what if we were missing something really awesome?

It has all of the parts of traditional stuffing — like — with crushed up cornbread — also like. So that should equal win, right? Sorta.

Cornbread, ain't nothing wrong with that.

Apple and Sausage Stuffing

I had high hopes for this variety. Apple and sausage? It’s a natural pairing. But tack on a third element — stuffing — to that equation, and you have unbalanced the universe.

Yes, the consequences are that severe.

It’s not that it tasted awful. I mean, I cooked it. So … duh, but it didn’t suit my tastes. Or Michelle’s tastes. That’s two strikes in a two strike system. You’re out Apple and Sausage.

There was just something out of whack.