Thankful for Thanksgiving

my plate

my sister, my aunt's friend (Lois), my aunt, and my step mom

Last Thursday was Thanksgiving!!!!!! I went to my Aunt Lise's house with my grandma, my sister, my stepmom, Heepa, and my mom. We always go there, and it is really fun. My aunt invited some her friends and Heepa had some people stop by, too.

Earlier in the day, Auntie Lise, Heepa and Kali ran the Turkey Trot. It is a race around Prospect Park. My mom and I always bike around the park to cheer them on. This

time we went two times.

So I was very hungry for dinner. Each family member makes a dish: My sister and I made cranberry sauce, my grandma made rolls and collard greens, my aunt made Brussels sprouts and pie, Linda made the turkey and Heepa made the dressing.

I ate 5 servings of stuffing, 3 servings of turkey, 4 rolls, 2 servings of Brussels, and 2 servings of greens. I ate like a pig. I combined turkey with stuffing then turkey with cranberry sauce.

We also had dessert. Aunt Lise made both apple and pumpkin pies. They were both really really really good. I had some whipped cream with mine and ice cream. It was amazing!!!!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR

the pumpkin pie

Butter, Sugar and Lots of Love

Tonight my grandma and sister made butter cookies. They used a recipe from my great great Aunt Lumpsy. (She got that nickname because she was sweet as a sugar lump.) She was a maid in Chicago in the 1940s, and used to cook for the rich families. She had a lot of recipes with special ingredients. Her secret in butter cookies was hard boiled egg yolks.

My grandma learned to bake the cookies from Aunt Lumpsy when she was a little girl. Then my mom remembered when my grandma baked them when she came home from school. Today, my grandma taught my sister and how how to make them, so we'd learn to make cookies from scratch.

Butter Cookie Recipe

They're called butter cookies because they have 2 sticks of butter--clogged arteries!

Blend:

2 sticks soft butter

1 cup of sugar

Add:

1 egg

2 hard boiled egg yolks put through a sieve

Add:

2 and 1/2 cups of flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

Mix well and chill in wax paper for at least an hour.

Make balls with a pinch in the middle; sprinkl with sparkles.

Bake at 325 on lightly greased cookie sheet for 15 to 20 minutes.

When they are ready take them out and start munching. They were so Good. I now know what my mom means.

No Tricks All Treat

On Halloween I was Michael Jackson for the second time. Three years ago I was also Michael, but as little boy. This year I was him again, in the Beat It stage. I wore reflector sunglasses, a black tux jacket, a white shirt under, penny loafers, white socks, black jeans, and a black hat. I felt like a star.

I got a lot of candy for being a celebrity. I went trick or treating with three of my friends around Park Slope. I got half of my bag full. Yum. My top ten favorite kinds of candy are....

10.Nestle Crunch

9. Butter Fingers
8 .Almond Joy
7 .Three Musketeers
6. Jolly Ranchers
5. Laffy Taffy
4. Snickers
3. M and M's
2. Twix

1. Candy Corn

I like Candy Corn the best because it is pure sugar. I also like Twix because it is like a mix

of carmel, cookie and chocolate. It is so creamy in my mouth. I love candy so much. I wish Halloween were every day!!!!!!!!