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Even though it's really Pete's turn to write a blog, since it's Thanksgiving week I wanted to share a favorite family recipe.

On our first Thanksgiving in Sarasota we were invited to Willie & Bonnie Robarts house. They lived next door to their Robarts Funeral Home on Links Avenue. Willie Robarts and my Dad were first cousins.

Bonnie & Willie had a colored maid who was a fabulous cook. The only memory I have of that meal which was a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, was her stuffed celery. Fortunately, she graciously gave me the recipe. It has been a favorite of ours through the years and every one in our family just assumes it will be part of our holiday meal. In fact they insist on it. This was brought to mind the other night when our son called to ask for the recipe. Since he is not able to come home this year he's still determined to have stuffed celery at his Thanksgiving dinner. Here's the recipe:
 
STUFFED CELERY

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese
1 small can pears in syrup
Finely chopped pecans
Sugar to taste.                  

Mix some of the pear juice and crush some of the pears into the cream cheese until spreading consistency.  Add sugar to taste and pecans and stuff your celery and sit back and enjoy the compliments.  

Bon Appetite & Happy Thanksgiving from Pete & Diane.  Life was/is good    

(The photograph below was taken just after Willie and Bonnie Robarts' wedding. They are standing on South Pineapple Avenue in front of the Methodist Church.)