In chapter 18, Jazzi decides to make sausage rolls for the Sunday family and friends’ meal. Everyone decided to keep the carry-in simple, since Thursday is Thanksgiving. Jerod decided to take a break from the job sites and enjoy a week off, which made Thanksgiving even easier.

I keep a file of recipes that I’ve torn from magazines, and they help me come up with things for Jazzi to make. If I try them, and they’re better than recipes I already have, they go in the file and the old one gets thrown away. It took me a lot of trial and error to make a sausage roll I really liked. Now, I’m done fussing with it. It’s a keeper. My sister, who loves them and has ordered them from lots of different restaurants, told me mine was the best she’s ever had. I’m happy with it.

I have a file for soups, salads, fish, seafood, chicken, beef, Chinese, Mexican, and Italian. It’s fun. I try to make a variety of food, and if I grab a recipe from the file, I have a good chance it will turn out decent. There are some things that are so complicated. I only make them on rare occasions. Thankfully for Jazzi, all she has to make for the holiday is the turkey, gravy, and stuffing….and one pie. Ansel’s voting for a pumpkin roll, and he’s a spoiled man, so he’ll probably get one.

Happy writing, cooking, and reading!