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November 16, 2004
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming next week and I can't wait. Yes, I get a five day weekend but it's my favorite holiday because it's all about massive piles of food and at least among my people, many bottles of wine.
Sarah and I are hosting a decent sized gathering this year. Her parents, my parents, my grandmother, her little sister and brother-in-law and my sister, including us, makes 10.
We're making the turkey, stuffing/dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce.
For the turkey, I'll do like I always do with whole birds, soak it in a brine for 12 hours and then roast it. I might grill it though. It just depends on how fired up I am. The stuffing, which isn't actually crammed into the bird's butt, but baked in a casserole pan, will consist of two varieties. One made with a combination of wheat and white bread, will have apple sausage in it. The other, made with cornbread, will contain dried cranberries and golden raisins. The mashed potatoes will be mostly butter and cream cheese. I've always wanted to try the method of baking the potatoes after boiling for maximum dryness so they'll absorb the maximum amount of fat. Maybe this time. The sweet potatoes will be baked with butter and brown sugar. The cranberry sauce will be made with whole cranberries cooked down with sugar and orange zest added.
My mom is in charge of cheesy side dishes, scalloped corn and this cheesy cauliflower dish she makes. Sarahs' mom is making pies and her sister is doing appeteazers. Sarah seems to have forgotten about the green bean casserole, thank god. I hope she doesn't read this before Thanksgiving and remember it.
Posted by Half-Cocked at November 16, 2004 11:22 PM
Comments
You actually make T-giving dinner exactly the same way I do. Weird.
Posted by: Soup at November 17, 2004 12:07 AM
You actually make T-giving dinner. No one probably trusts me with a stove, though I don't blame them. Last time I tried to help, I screwed up the potatoes.
Posted by: Ex at November 17, 2004 01:03 PM
Soup, I guess you haven't realized yet that this blog is what you do during your blackouts. Sorry to break it to ya.
Ex, I love making T-giving din. When I go to my parents' for TG I still make it the Sunday before, invite a bunch of friends over and drink mass quantities of cheap Riesling.
Posted by: Steve at November 17, 2004 02:42 PM
I suspected as much.
Posted by: Soup at November 19, 2004 09:10 AM
Ha ha!! Honey?? Will you please make me some green bean casserole too??? (Imagine my whiniest voice.)
Posted by: Sarah at November 21, 2004 11:31 AM