Family Chefs 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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What could be a potential problem with having great cooks (who could easily could be deemed as unofficial chefs) in a large Family?  Well... if you don’t come to the table once the food has been prepared, you just might not get any....not even a tiny morsel.  I have several Family members who cook and bake very well, including my children, son-in-law, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, and a nephew-n-law.  My son enrolled in two culinary art classes in high school but his real cooking skills come from a love for cooking and serving others. He knows what to do with Porterhouse and T-Bone steaks!  My nephew-in-law is one of the best bakers ever.  His cheesecake is better than Sara Lee’s.  And he and his Mother-in-law (my sister) can make a gumbo just as delicious, or better, as the ones made by notable New Orleans chefs.  Seriously!  Of course, I say that without bias.  😊 But don’t expect them to freely share all of their recipes. Some things must be kept close to the chest. 

Here are a few pictures of what Thanksgiving Day 2018 looked like for some of my Family members who live along the Northeastern seaboard.

Bacon Apple Monkey Bread: My Sister who lives in MD baked this masterpiece. 

Prepared By Sister In MD: It’s our Sister’s, who lives in GA, potato salad recipe and then she added her own twist. 

 Some of Thanksgiving Day 2018 Delights: a little broccoli for the kiddos, sauteéd baby spinach and baby kale with garlic {not pictured}, potato salad, my niece’s famous stuffing, macaroni and cheese, ham, copycat Ruth Chris' stuffed chicken (stuffed with a cheese mix), sweet potato souffle, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie 

 Needless to say, we’re thankful for the talented cooks in our Family.  But the magic of it all is that we often gather in our perspective cities and “break bread” together, and the meals are very similar as what’s pictured. We’ve done this over a span of many years and with the Lord’s continual provision, we’ll maintain the tradition.  

Gratefulness + Good Food + Family Love = Family Tradition

Blessed beyond measure,  

-GPS