Hi I am interested in your newbie package of seeds thanks mitch

It's all in what you like best, isn't it? Personally, we've found the sausage and fennel stuffing from Cook's Illustrated to be one of the best. I like StoveTop too for quick fix, but it really doesn't compare to 'real' stuffing.

Thank you Alice, I'll use this spot to say a little more about greens. These vegetable conversations all tie together because of the seasonality of the garden production. I've still got kale altho' I'm not sure how it's doing out there - today, apparently the temperature isn't going to rise above freezing. Over on the Asian veggie forum I began a quest to find seed for a multi-purpose radish a couple of months ago when it looked like I may not have any seed from a late planted radish. It is a variety with smooth leaves so the leaves are useful fresh and cooked. The same can be said for the roots. Someone on the veggie forum was asking if folks have tried radish leaves - some had and liked 'em. Jim considers radish greens the best choice for soup. I'm not sure if I'll go that far but that kale will make a very good addition to turkey soup after T-day! Martha Stewart has a recipe. I don't recall putting either rosemary or red-pepper flakes in mine - nor the corn and tomato paste for that matter (sounds good, but wasnÂt it catsup?). The white beans, onions and carrots with the kale make it really good. My only advice is don't hold back on the kale - really press down on those 5 cups! About that Perpetual Spinach - I think it is essentially a beet without the bulbous root and red pigments. You won't really want to eat the stems as with chard - they are a bit stringy. Perpetual Spinach and chard are enjoyed by the earwigs and slugs so you'll want to grow them away from places where those critters can hide out during the daylight - when they aren't feasting on veggies. Spinach wants to bolt so quickly to seed in my garden and, by the heat of Summer, I don't have much in the way of greens out there. Perpetual Spinach comes to the rescue!! It's a biennial like beets so it won't flower the first year anyway. Since Ed Hume seeds are around in the garden centers here, I can usually find the seed locally but maybe I'd better order some from T & M this year. digitS' Here is a link that might be useful: Martha's Day-After Turkey Soup

We don't have Thanksgiving here but we do have a big family dinner on Christmas Eve. We love divvying up the leftovers, especially as some in the group are elderly and aren't that much into cooking any more. Last year I took a big lot of take away plastic boxes to make this a bit easier and MIL was ready to nominate me for a sainthood. I buy them from a wholesale supply so they're not terribly expensive.