Another week is over already seems like 2011 will be over before we know it. Had a productive week spent a lot of time working on my highly unattractive knitting project. It started out to be a scarf but it has ended up being a very crooked blanket for my cats. I think I was a little over zealous but I got a lot of practice with a knit stitch. I will try to make a scarf again when I work on purl. It just goes to show you that even when things don’t work out the way you want them to. They are still worth doing, if only for the lesson on what not to do next time.
Seth and I made a turkey for this weeks family podcast dinner. (Really it was mostly Seth) I did make gravy though and since Thanksgiving is this week I thought I would share my method for lump free gravy.
I tend to make gravy in the pan I roasted the meat in I just put it over two burners on the stove, but, you could move all the drippings to a sauce pan. I just hate having to wash extra dishes. Ok so lets talk about how to do this. Heat up the pan drippings until they are hot. This is important because if you add the flour to the fat before the fat is hot the flour with lump up. When the drippings are hot add the flour about a 1/2 a cup at a time. Stir it constantly that is very important too. Keep adding flour stirring until you have the consistency of thin paste, think white glue. It should also be a light tan color. Turn the heat down to low. Now start to add the liquid. I use a combination of broth and white wine, but just broth is fine too. Add the liquid slowly still stirring till the gravy is a little thinner than you actually want it. Now taste it and add salt and pepper. Let it simmer for five minutes. That’s it! Really easy right? And so nommy on your smashed potatoes.
One more thing before I close this entry I wanted to mention some of the things I am thankful for this year. Monday family podcast dinners. My family in general because they are awesome. Especially the family we have built, you know who you are. I am thankful for the little humans in my life. Watching you grow and discover the world is the awesomest thing and it brings me so much joy. I am thankful for my son who is still discovering the world himself even though he is a great big human. And yes, it’s still awesome to watch too. A special note to my wonderful hooligan of a husband. Every single day I am thankful for you, it was worth the wait. I love you.
One last thing I am thankful for, the opportunity to share the things I am passionate about so, thanks for reading. Happy Thanksgiving!
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