joy in the Mornings

Today is Thanksgiving and I, like many others, got together with family to celebrate by eating.

My family does potluck for Thanksgiving and Christmas and we all bring things. This year I decided to make an edible cornucopia. A dear friend makes one every year and told me how to do it. She even wrote an article with directions and photos here.

I put red, green and black seedless grapes, strawberries, baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, and cherry tomatoes with my cornucopia.

Unfortunately, I had pretty much all of it left over when I returned home. My cornucopia was a test subject. For some reason whatever dish I make for family dinners get touched by no one - except my own husband and kids.

I’m not sure what the problem is. My hubby and kids tell me I’m a great cook and hubby says he would have told me if I’d taken something before that was really awful. So I’m not sure what the problem is - but whatever I take to family dinners is pretty much intact when I bring it back home.

I’ve taken macaroni and cheese, fry bread, peanut butter pie, dill dip with Hawaiian bread, sugared pecans, and many other dishes that I’ve tried.

All with the same outcome: No one eats any of it. I’m beginning to think I’ve dropped hair in something at one time or other and word has gotten around.

The cornucopia was my test - I figured I couldn’t go wrong with a simple vegetable and fruit plate. Wrong again! So, I guess that for Christmas, I’ll simply offer a couple of bottles of soda for the family potluck. I worked myself over yesterday doing the conucopia - buying the fruit and veggies, bread stick dough and then shaping and cooking, cutting the veggies then arranging the fruits and veggies on the tray this morning.

I’m not going to let it go to waste though - I’m going to let my hubby take the tray filled with bread cornucopia and fruit and veggies to work tomorrow. If it’s ignored, then I’ll know there’s something wrong with it - since he works with a bunch of hungry men who devour anything that comes near them.

But, if you’re looking for a neat holiday project - and your family eats the food you prepare - check out the edible cornucopia here.

It’s a great project!