Join Date: Aug 2005
Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):
Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)
American (Shaker) folk hymn: “Simple Gifts” (past) 5. Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, duet: “At The Beginning”, from the Disney movie, Anastasia (lyrics link) (past)
Etta James “At Last”: future (but not bloody likely)
“Promenade” from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (used it for processional; what can I say? I was an old ELP fan!)
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long”, but it wasn’t the wedding dance song (past)
Men At Work - It’s A Mistake (Retrospectively speaking, of course.)
Small nitpick … “Anastasia” was not a Disney movie.
Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):
Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)
American (Shaker) folk hymn: “Simple Gifts” (past)
Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, duet: “At The Beginning”, from the Disney movie, Anastasia (lyrics link) (past)
Etta James “At Last”: future (but not bloody likely)
“Promenade” from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (used it for processional; what can I say? I was an old ELP fan!)
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long”, but it wasn’t the wedding dance song (past)
Men At Work - It’s A Mistake (Retrospectively speaking, of course.)
Joe Cocker: “You Are So Beautiful.”
The Last Man in My Life: from Andrew Lloyd Webber & Don Black’s Song & Dance (future)
Frozen Ghost - “Dream Come True” (past) -written and sung by Arnold Lanni, who coincidentally, also wrote another wedding staple “When I’m with You” while a member of Sheriff.
What you’ve got to have included in your Thanksgiving meal
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
Turkey (duh)
Oceanspray® chunky cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Ham (there’s some turkey haters in my family)
Silver Palate mashed potatoes
These mashed potatoes can be made ahead and reheated. Feel free to substitute lower-fat dairy products. Makes 8 servings.
9 large baking potatoes, peeled and diced
1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3⁄4 cup sour cream
1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place the diced potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer over medium heat until tender; drain. Place the potatoes in a mixer bowl. Cut the butter and cream cheese into small pieces and add to the potatoes. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the sour cream. Season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or reheat in a buttered casserole at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
What you’ve got to have included in your Thanksgiving meal
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
Turkey (duh)
Oceanspray® chunky cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Ham (there’s some turkey haters in my family)
Silver Palate mashed potatoes
Pecan Pie - recipe straight from the back label on a Karo Syrup bottle
ETA: Let’s leave Elendil’s Heir’s mashed potatoes recipe here.
These mashed potatoes can be made ahead and reheated. Feel free to substitute lower-fat dairy products. Makes 8 servings.
9 large baking potatoes, peeled and diced
1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3⁄4 cup sour cream
1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place the diced potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer over medium heat until tender; drain. Place the potatoes in a mixer bowl. Cut the butter and cream cheese into small pieces and add to the potatoes. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the sour cream. Season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or reheat in a buttered casserole at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
These mashed potatoes can be made ahead and reheated. Feel free to substitute lower-fat dairy products. Makes 8 servings.
9 large baking potatoes, peeled and diced
1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3⁄4 cup sour cream
1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place the diced potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer over medium heat until tender; drain. Place the potatoes in a mixer bowl. Cut the butter and cream cheese into small pieces and add to the potatoes. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the sour cream. Season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or reheat in a buttered casserole at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
These mashed potatoes can be made ahead and reheated. Feel free to substitute lower-fat dairy products. Makes 8 servings.
9 large baking potatoes, peeled and diced
1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3⁄4 cup sour cream
1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place the diced potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer over medium heat until tender; drain. Place the potatoes in a mixer bowl. Cut the butter and cream cheese into small pieces and add to the potatoes. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the sour cream. Season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or reheat in a buttered casserole at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
These mashed potatoes can be made ahead and reheated. Feel free to substitute lower-fat dairy products. Makes 8 servings.
9 large baking potatoes, peeled and diced
1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3⁄4 cup sour cream
1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place the diced potatoes in a large saucepan and add water to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer over medium heat until tender; drain. Place the potatoes in a mixer bowl. Cut the butter and cream cheese into small pieces and add to the potatoes. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the sour cream. Season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or reheat in a buttered casserole at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
What you’ve got to have included in your Thanksgiving meal
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
Turkey (duh)
Oceanspray® chunky cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Ham (there’s some turkey haters in my family)
Silver Palate mashed potatoes
Pecan Pie - recipe straight from the back label on a Karo Syrup bottle
Stuffing
Good wine!
Broccoli and cheese sauce
Mushy lima beans drowning in butter
Corn - with a little butter and salt
The gravy itself (with acknowledgements to #4)-an old recipe handed down from my grandmother to my mom (her daughter-in-law), also using my grandma’s gravy boat too.
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