I learned something about food today (576 views)

Food has power when it comes from our homes and hands, even if it's not from scratch or the latest recipe or super trendy.  A luncheon was organized to honor our local fire station, and today we served 70 firefighters even though some who had committed to provide food bailed at the last minute for various reasons. The potatoes were instant, but really tasty; the corn casserole involved StoveTop stuffing yet won high praises; the three turkeys had to be done in borrowed electric roasters when the donor's oven died.  The men and women who ate appreciated our efforts, the fact that the food came from our kitchens to the place they call home for 1/2 their lives, just as we appreciate their sacrifices on behalf of our community every day of the year.  It was an amazing and humbling experience.  That is Thanksgiving for me.