Back from a delightful week at home with the fam and Josie and the Pussycats. Saw the OG cheer at a JV game, Worldwide and the BG in a performance of Drood at the local church, and enjoyed a roller skating birthday party for the BG, where I won a free soda in the Cha Cha slide competition with my slick moves on the hardwood. The dog is still terrified of me, and it is a great feeling to know that I can make her cower with just a stern look--several times, a stern word and a hard stare was successful in keeping her from jumping excitedly into Worldwide's lap.
The Thanksgiving menu came off nicely, and I managed to get everything plated more or less in accordance with the 4:00 time we had agreed upon. The BG was too ill too eat anything, so some of the vegetarian options were ignored, but they were prepared with love, and I trust that the large tranche of leftovers in the refrigerator is slowly depreciating.
I used the dry brine from dadcooksdinner, and I made the three stuffings and the cranberry sauce the day before. The OG made a delicious peanut butter chocolate pie with a crust of pounded wafer cookies to complement my traditional dessert. In retrospect, I wouldn't change a thing.
Thanksgiving Menu 2013
The Thanksgiving menu came off nicely, and I managed to get everything plated more or less in accordance with the 4:00 time we had agreed upon. The BG was too ill too eat anything, so some of the vegetarian options were ignored, but they were prepared with love, and I trust that the large tranche of leftovers in the refrigerator is slowly depreciating.
I used the dry brine from dadcooksdinner, and I made the three stuffings and the cranberry sauce the day before. The OG made a delicious peanut butter chocolate pie with a crust of pounded wafer cookies to complement my traditional dessert. In retrospect, I wouldn't change a thing.
Thanksgiving Menu 2013
- Grilled Dry-brined turkey (cut up like a chicken)
- Bread stuffing (actually stale soft pretzels) with dried cranberries, celery and apples (Veg)
- Sausage and cornbread stuffing (Joy of Cooking)
- Vegetarian Sausage and Cornbread Stuffing (using Morningstar maple patties)
- Green Beans
- Mashed potatoes
- Drip pan turkey gravy with bacon fat
- vegetarian gravy (flour, butter, vegetable stock)
- Tossed green salad with dried cranberries and toasted pecans
- Garlic knots (using store bought pizza dough)
- Cranberry Sauce
- Pumpkin Pie
- Peanut butter chocolate pie
- Chocolate Milk shakes
I also made a couple of pies with the leftovers--filling deep dish pie crusts with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and gravy, topped with mashed potatoes. They are in some ways better than the sum of their parts.
Having you here was so great, Sweetie. Thanks for a wonderful Thanksgiving (and BG Birthday) week.
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