Time to Hop with The Cat On My Head gang where we share selfies of our adorable selves on Sundays. This Sunday being the Sunday before Thanksgiving we decided to do a “Family Selfie” and we hope you like it!
And of course we had to do a puzzle for you puzzlers out there!
Click this Mini-Poster for the puzzle!
We really hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family or even if you’re having a private celebration – try to focus on the things that we are truly thankful for….!!
It’s closer than you think…….Thanksgiving will be in just a few days and I have a GREAT idea for something yummy to have on Thanksgiving morning – after all you still need to have a good breakfast even though you’re thinking about the FEAST you’re having later in the day right? This really is delicious, has as much bacon in it as you may want AND is pretty darn easy to make even though it may sound just a bit “daunting”.
The recipe I’m giving you is for FOUR people so obviously you can adjust all amounts.
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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 200°F. Using a fork, pierce potatoes all over. Place the potatoes on a large microwave-safe plate. Microwave on High until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes, carefully flipping with a fork or tongs every 5 minutes. (Alternatively, bake the potatoes directly on an oven rack in a 425°F oven until easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour.) Transfer the potatoes to a cutting board and let rest until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook chopped bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate, reserving drippings in the pan.
3. Place ¾ cup cheese and the cubed butter in a large bowl. Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of each potato (do not cut all the way through); squeeze the sides to open. Using a spoon, scoop the flesh into the bowl, leaving a ¼-inch layer of flesh on the skin. Roughly mash the potato flesh with a spoon until the butter and cheese are incorporated, but the potato is still chunky.
4. Stir ¼ cup sour cream, ¼ cup chives, ½ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon salt and the cooked bacon into the potato mixture; spoon the mixture into the potato shells. Place the stuffed potatoes on a small baking sheet; keep warm in the oven.
5. Heat the reserved bacon drippings over medium-low heat. Carefully crack 4 eggs into the pan, leaving space between them. Sprinkle the eggs with the remaining ⅛ teaspoon salt. Cover and cook until the whites are just set, about 2 minutes. Uncover and cook until the whites are completely set and the yolks are desired doneness, about 2 minutes for runny yolks. Place a stuffed potato on each of 4 plates. Top each with a fried egg. If desired, garnish with sour cream, chives and/or pepper.
LAST STEP – EAT AND ENJOY!!!!
I know the big day isn’t QUITE here but all of us at the Castle and at the home of the Royal Parents wish all of YOU the very best of Thanksgiving Days.
Friday! Time to fill-in with our two co-hosts. The badge above links up with one of our hosts – 15andmeowing – so if you’re ready to join the HOP, you can click on the badge and enter your comment and link if you’re ready!
My Mom, Dad and I do the fill-ins together every week – it’s just a fun thing we do together……….but yours truly – Teddy – is the one who decides WHO fills in WHAT blanks – after all – I’m the one who is “LARGE AND IN CHARGE” around here right? Right!
Here’s the key to who is filling in the blanks:
Hello everyone! It’s THANKFUL day – and one week from today will REALLY REALLY REALLY be THANKFUL day since it will be Thanksgiving. I’m already thinking that Mom will be giving me some tastes of the turkey – maybe a bit of gravy on that…..yum. I’m also sure that Mom and Dad will be enjoying some Christmas music because that’s their tradition – a “hint” of the next BIG holiday as they enjoy eating the turkey and trimmings for Thanksgiving. Traditions are kind of important. Mom and Dad are thinking of changing a few things around this year relative to Christmas but of course they will be checking with me first about that. For instance I MUST have Dad’s choo choo train under the tree. PERIOD.
I also want to thank Angel Brian and his family for hosting what is certainly the most fabulous Hop we are part of which is Thankful Thursday of course. Times are kind of strange for most of us lately and focusing on the things we KNOW we can be thankful for is a way to remember how lucky most of us are.
Now let’s check our Angel Sammy’s poem post shall we?
It’s our day to shine. Poems inspired by photos – tons of fun for me and I hope for all of you too. Just let the photo guide your words and voila – you will have a poem to share with all of us. I try to find FUN/interesting photos to inspire you (and me) so let’s share OK?
Below is my poem and if you’ve written one just let us know in my comments – give us your link OR you can write your poem in my comments if you wish.
Gently down the stream I row
Where I’ll stop – I sure don’t know!
I know if I tire of using this oar
I’ll head for the bank and have a good snore…..
HA! That was a “shorty” but I thought it said what I wanted to say and with a good giggle too. Now here’s what I found for all of us to use as inspiration for NEXT week’s poetry day which by the way will be on THANKSGIVING – hence this photo as inspiration!
I think we can come up with a GREAT poem for this – possible disaster turkey experience right? Right! So I will see you on Thanksgiving – we’ll share poems and we’ll all be sharing with family and/or friends a day to be THANKFUL.
I am the Angel Poet in the green beret…..and I hope you join me for POETIC FUN each week!
Welcome to SPARKS. What is SPARKS?
“SPARKS” was started by Annie McGuffy of McGuffy’s Reader but ended when she stopped blogging some time ago. It was meant to be a way to start out each week with a meaningful thought – something that spoke to each of us and hopefully everyone else who reads it. Although Annie isn’t currently blogging, a lot of us who enjoyed her SPARKS decided to keep posting SPARKS of our own. Feel free to join us even if this isn’t a Blog Hop – SPARKS are fun to find and share and think about and the more the merrier. Just post a thought on Mondays and perhaps your “followers will follow” !
I have a SPARK today that (as is almost always the case) begged me to pick IT out of all the thousands of inspirational quotes that I see when I search. I really like this and I was only a LITTLE surprised by who is credited with the message…………..I have read it before but had forgotten the one and only Jimi Hendrix was the source. I read it now and I find myself thinking THIS is a perfect message for NOW just as it was when Hendrix said it.
TWO Spoiled Cats 