Over the River and Through the Woods...Literally!

It's home for the holidays... we'll be mega-traveling to hit as much family as possible this Christmas season - North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, back to North Carolina, then home.  Daddy's making a pork loin, so I'm bringing white and corn bread dressing w/italian sausage and herbs, made with seasoned leftover jus from a pork loin not made in the too distant past...everytime I make shoulder (and it's alot), I siphon off the jus, degrease it and freeze it, for stock (white bean chicken chili, bean/ham soup, etc) - so there's ALWAYS flavorful broth in the freezer.  Also, we'll be indulging in decadent Brandied Pumpkin Bisque as our first course.  And EVERYONE expects my "Nuts 'n Bolts" - a decades old original recipe for what everyone now calls "Chex Mix" - but it contains NO seasoning salt - instead a proprietary blend of spices and herbs and REAL butter sauce w/worchestershire... SO YUMMY!  The cake you see was made for a client - someone else is in charge of the family dessert this year!!  Happy Merry, Lula  www.lulasforlunch.com