I've already told ya'll a bunch, I'm not a cook.  Of course, if you follow my blog, you know that I'm referring to me, Elaine Parny, and not Chef Roland.  :)

Well, I thought I would at least try to produce something for the wonderful holiday meal our family had, hosted by my brother Scott Jones & his wife, Chrity Calhoun-Miller-Jones.  It was a great time had by all and we each contributed, in our own way, to the fine dinner that we had to celebrate the occasion. 

Even though I'm not in the kitchen much doesn't mean I don't like to be there.  I just wait until no one is around to watch me struggle.  I always love to sit down and go through cookbooks and I'm hoping to learn enough someday to do some "food writing".  I did select two recipes to attempt for the holiday.  One not so healthy but a fun experiment and very flavorful:  It was Blackberry Jellies, a very sugary candy made by cooking down blackberries.  I'm being very selective as to how much and when I have a little of that!  The other recipe is a curried butternut squash soup, and it was a hit!  We don't have a food processor at our house, so I simply mashed the heck out of the cooked down squash with a potatoe masher and then whisked the devil out of it until I achieved the consistency I wanted.  (I have my own techniques).

Hope your holidays were blessed and memorable.  

Now, it's time to look at seed catalogs and dream of that garden we want to get in this year!  Remember, heirloom seeds reproduce and are not genetically modified.