So...whats for dinner?
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The busy day stew was yu mmy. The wind picked up and it was cold out and I came home and house was warm and smelling good and all I had to do was put it in a bowl and eat......(for 3 days)........
After reading Y'alls plans, I will keep still about how I feel about fixing Thanksgiving. When 88 is no longer with me I wil just have a frozen pizza.....
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Redhead - hang on. As another BCO member said, our "figureheads" are watching even if we change traditions. All of my elders are gone & my son lives far away & always works on holidays. One year I met him in Virginia and he made reservations for an "inn" where George Washington had stayed. Sometimes I spend the holiday w/friends or cook for people w/no where else to go. This year I've chosen to cook a pork loin just for myself. I did that one birthday long ago when I was alone and have good memories. I may not have all the courses, but I don't skimp on a holiday. Tomorrow I'll at least add a veggie and find a good book to read while I'm eating.
Special - if the sprouts w/squash & Dijion turn out good, please share the recipe. What is DH's jello choice? My Mother's favorite "party jello" was raspberry w/frozen raspberries, crushed pineapple & pecan nuts. For everyday that became strawberry w/frozen strawberries & sliced bananas. My aunt served lime w/cottage cheese & crushed pineapple. We had lots of jello salads.
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That's quite an impressive spread Special! How many are you feeding? I like the sound of that salad.
I sometimes make a cranberry jello salad with celery, pineapple and nuts that goes way back in our family. I forgot to get pineapple so it looks like I won't be making it this year. I refuse to make any more trips to the store before next week.
Red, I hear you. If it were just me, things would probably be quite different.
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My body is beaten. Bottom of my feet are peeling [lovely new side effect] and I am whipped! But, the turkey is ready for the smoker, mushrooms are marinating, creamed onions are ready to re-heat, and all the stuffing components are ready to combine before going into the oven. Blueberry pie is done. Pumpkin pie has about 25 more minutes in the oven. Linens are washed. Stocks for gravy are ready for some roux action. Tomorrow, I will assemble the stuffing, throw the corn into the oven with just a bit of butter and salt, and get those creamed onions ready to serve. Then we peel and boil the potatoes for mashed potatoes, and trim up the green beans for steaming. We will use the new spiralizer to prepare the apples which go into the oven as we sit down for dinner. Good thing I love this holiday!
I wish all of you the best Thanksgiving, with the energy that give you joy and happiness. For those of you gathering with others, I hope that each one of these people fills an important place in your life, and that the ones that don't, do not annoy you completely. Enjoy!
*susan*
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minus - I will be glad to share the recipe if it turns out well! Jello story to follow.
red - glad the stew worked and sustained you!
auntie - we actually Skyped my MIL tonight about the jello - I had a question about its origin, and the weird addition of mayo on the side - but she could not remember where she got the recipe. It goes back to their days in Miami when the kids were small, so over 50 years ago. I suspected that because the original recipe calls for grapefruit. It is a layered salad with raspberry jello and whole berry cranberry sauce as the "red layer", lemon jello with cream cheese, crushed pineapple and salted pecans for the "yellow" layer, and lime jello with grapefruit as the "green" layer. There was no lime jello at the store the other day - I am betting because of the very lime jello salad minus mentioned above - so I was left with the only green being a mixed melon layer and nobody likes the grapefruit in it so I subbed mandarin oranges. This is the weirdest jello salad I have ever seen, but it is tradition, so I make it! A number of friends who have come for Thanksgiving have really enjoyed it and always ask if I am making it again this year. I will have 13 people - me, DH and DD, a work friend of DD's who needs to stay local to work early the next morning, and 9 of our friends (a whole family) who are getting home from a cruise tomorrow morning. They are bringing 3 grandchildren, so I get to experience a holiday with little ones - I am excited! It will be a while before I have any of my own so I am "renting" theirs, lol! I laughed when I read about refusal to make another grocery store trip - I just got back form my last one about 5 mins ago!
susan - sorry about your feeties! Is hand and foot a SE of what you're on? I hope you can relax tomorrow after your remaining prep and enjoy, your menu sounds fab as always! I have to hear about the spiralizer! I hope you have a wonderful day!
I am thankful for all of you, not just tomorrow, but the other 364 as well!!!
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And me. I am so grateful to have 'met' every one of you. And always enjoy the posts. You all are at the top of my thankful list this year.
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i to o am thankful for all of you on this board!
Chisandy, congrats on the RADS completion!
Susan I hope you get the time to enjoy your cooking you worked do hard.
Special you too! That sounds like my normal Thanksgiving day.
Eric you worked hard prepping too!
Minus let us know how things go.
Carole. If it isn't always the way things go. I'm heading the wrong way when you're headed up this way. LOL. Well at least IL. LOL
Bedo I hope you feel better.
Nance, keep cooking.
It's going to be weird for me this year, just DH and I. I decided on Wed that i would cook.. So I braved the crowds and went looking for a turkey. A bit late i know. I figured I'd end up with a 20 lb one because all the little o es would be gone. I had a frozen turkey breast in my basket when I found the cooler of fresh ones. I looked and one looked tiny. YES! Score- a 10 lb bird- fresh so no thawing. I I'll spatchcock it so it will cook faster anyway. Also just a bit of dressing to make. Mashed potatos for 2 doesn't take long. Also have sweet pot tato to toss n the oven.then jus small salad.
Much love and Happy Thanksgiving to all the wonderful cooks here.
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I just lost the post...Grrrrr...
I wish the feet weren't peeling, Susan. That's got to be annoying. Relax a bit tomorrow..please...
Kayak, I'm glad you like the jasmine rice-chicken "salad". If DD had her way, we'd have that at least once a week. She loves the stuff.
This year's Thanksgiving is a bit better executed than last year's meal. Last year, I had to take my mom to the hospital the afternoon before Thanksgiving. This year she's fine. I've made a pumpkin pie, the cream cheese-sour cream-lemon juice pie, and (unfortunately) I'm still testing the sourdough roll recipe. It's nearly 12:15pm and I've got another hour to 30 minutes to go. Fortunately the turkey doesn't have to go into the oven until 9 or 9:30, so I can sleep in a bit.
I've been thinking about the past Thanksgivings that evoke strong memories.
1983 was a non-event...Mickey died just after midnight that morning and I just didn't feel like eating.
1979 was interesting as it was the first time I "came home for the holiday". I'd been away at college for the past 5 months and when I walked in, I clearly remember thinking about how low the dinner table seemed to be to the floor. It's a very weird memory...but that's my strongest memory of that Thanksgiving..
2012 Thanksgiving found me deployed to New York for Hurricane Sandy.
Thank you, everyone on here for letting me be part of the thread..... :-)
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Vey pretty Eric! I made seven dozen butter rolls yesterday, four dozen of which we'll take to SIL's today. The caesar salad dressing turned out too lemony for my taste, but it will have to do. This was an Ina Garten recipe and like most things of hers, called for too much salt. Fortunately, I cut it in half otherwise it would have been way too salty as well. Should have stuck with Julia's, my old standby.
Chi, I will add my congrats to you for finishing rads. Now that's something to be thankful for.
For all of you cooking today, I know your kitchens smell wonderful.
It means so much to me and I am grateful to have this space and all of you to talk with about food and "stuff". It makes me smile when any of us manage to actually meet in person. So, Happy Thanksgiving my friends, I'm very thankful for all of you.
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Another disappearing post!
Have a beautiful day everyone. Grateful for all of you!
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( Standing up at the table )
I am thankful for all the friends who have supported me from when I was first diagnosed until up and after today.
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Had leftover pizza for brunch (slept in), since dinner won’t be till 7pm. Being a Brooklyn-born-&-bred kid, I never did develop a preference for Chicago-style deep-dish or stuffed (except as an entree unto itself), despite having lived in Chicago nearly twice as long as in NYC. I will always consider NYC street-corner thin-crust puffy-collar cheese or anchovy by-the-slice (folded) as the essence of pizza. Fortunately, Jimmy’s N.Y. Pizza Cafe delivers to my neighborhood. (The pizzaiolo is Korean, but trained at DiFara on Ave. J--and he also makes the best beignets I’ve had outside NOLA). May have a little Caesar salad, just in case there aren’t enough green veggies at dinner.
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I'm fighting a food coma. Another Thanksgiving is in the books. The left overs a all put away, the dishes and counters are cleaned up and the turkey bones are simmering.
DD made a salad with ground beef and crunched taco shells in it and a bean dip for "chips and dip". Both of those were "demolished". She also picked up a tablecloth and napkins for the table setting.....the kid has good taste... :-)
Susan...I hope you got a chance to relax a bit....
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pIZZA, MCDONALDS, FROZEN TV DINNER..........next YEAR... NOT JOKING.
Everything was perfect, hit the table on time ---not one thank you, not one "this tastes good".....nothing.....
Can you spell dysfunctional.........
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Red - Sorry not even one person said thanks. How about next year - out to dinner? That way you don't even have to clean up the pizza or McD's trash.
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Red, Oh that is unacceptable to not receive even one thank you! However, congratulations on your perfection, especially the timing. We were 20 minutes late "hitting" the table. And as to your last question, dysfunctional is a word that autocorrect attacks almost every time I try to type it.So no, can't spell. :-)
eric, tablecloths and linens are a wonderful advancement. We use them everyday, the cloth kind for both aesthetic and eco reasons. I think your DD is turning out really well!
Minus, how was your festive tenderloin dinner?
Our dinner went well. I was totally exhausted by 6pm when people finally started to head home. The kid's pies were spectacular! I only had a sliver of the blueberry. No late night snack as I fast for the PET scan. I hope that I didn't eat too late in the day. I was in bed by 10. The Kid and husband headed North to see his family and upon arrival, my kid sat on the "sitting" room couch and fell asleep for two hours! Today, I do need to eat a high fat-high protein meal 3-5 hrs before the scan. I will probably do their primary suggestion of fried eggs. Not even sure I want the bacon. I think they just include it to make this diet more palatable.
*susan*
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Oh Red, ouch! That's just wrong, I'm sorry. I don't blame you feeling that way.
Susan, best of luck on your scan today. All things crossed (fingers, toes, etc) for unremarkable findings.
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susan -- good luck on your scan, keeping good thoughts for you.
red - unacceptable and dysfunctional. I personally thank you for your efforts, all of us know how hard you worked!
eric - beautiful rolls! And, yes, your DD sounds like she is growing up just as you would have her do!
We had an interesting evening. Apparently the cruise our friends were on, and ended yesterday morning, had a rough last couple of days weather-wise, so they were all still suffering not so much from motion sickness as still feeling the ship rolling. They felt better after they ate, but several had a hard time standing for long! The kids were burnt out and a little overexcited, so the little brothers had to depart early and be taken home to go to bed, but not before everyone ate a LOT! We had way too much food and dessert, but it was nice to share the evening with old and good friends.
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Holding you in my thoughts today, Susan. Hoping for it to turn out to be purely a waste of time. Fingers crossed here.
Red, you SHOULD feel angry! And I agree with Minus' suggestion for 'out to dinner' next year....something you could enjoy and have lifted not a finger for.
Unusually, our dinner ended up being served earlier than "on time". Yikes! First time ever in this house. Our turkey must have been in a hurry to be gobbled up!
There were a couple of glitches (like that I left the stuffing casserole in the refridgerator...but fortunately "discovered" it in time to do a small version "nuked and popped in oven" to get it on the table on time). I also never made the arugula salad I had planned. It was all fine. We ALL enjoyed the turkey and sides, and really loved the shrimp and grits, which we had with apps. Yum!!
Something I really appreciated yesterday was that DGF and I had a good chat about her food preference/intolerance issues. It helped me empathize with her struggle and her efforts to expand her food choices. And I shockingly learned that a vegetable she actually likes.....brussels sprouts. Ha! And I served them!
Other than our massive post-dinner organization (by me) and clean up (by everyone else:) which felt like it never ended throughout the day/evening, it was a such a relaxed and enjoyable day.
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It was great to learn about the young 'ens progress with their housing adventures. All is going well, and I am thrilled to see DS2 being relaxed about the whole process. It looks like we may have them staying with us for a few days after the holidays in between their closings.
They stayed here last night and DGF has already left for her morning "boot camp" class, while DH and DS2 are heading out to golf with our friends (father and younger son) from the lake neighborhood. They live on the Boston south shore and this has been a family father/son tradition for many years. I drive down later and we (the two couples) go out to dinner in their town, which in recent years has had an explosion of restaurants. So I'll be interested to see where we land....
Oh, and our turkey carcass has already rendered a nice hearty stock.. And related to that, it blows my mind that one of our former governors has asked people to drop off their turkey carcasses to his house. WHAT??!! Apparently he uses the stock all year, and believes that no turkey carcass should be wasted. I think I'll stick to my familial carcass!
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That is annoying, Red. All that work and everyone just..."ehhh...whatever".. Was that family or supposed friends? In either case, cooking for someone else sounds like a good idea. :-)
Thinking positive thoughts for a good scan for Susan.
The rolls, would get a, "next time, try this". They seemed a bit bland--no yeast taste and no sourdough taste but a slight "odd" aftertaste. I'm guessing the aftertaste was the paprika.
So, the "next time, try this" will be eliminating both the paprika and the yeast. The recipe called for a whole packet of instant yeast, but, on Susan's suggestion, I put in only half a packet and the bread still popped up like popcorn. If I had used a full packet of yeast, the bread probably would have been dripping from the ceiling (think overheated pressure cooker). :-)
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Lacey, Interesting that the DGF is "working" on enjoying more foods. This sounds like a break through though. She actually talked with like you are a real person and not a symbol of in-law. Worth building on that, and the fact that you loved her shrimp & grits should make her feel more comfortable.
Eric, try throwing the dough into the fridge and letting that first rise happen far more slowly. You get more yeast taste without more yeast. Just makes the bread have a more complete taste. Or, try another recipe!
How have you all started your stock already? I still have half a turkey to eat before the carcass can be turned into stock. Just behind the group or had a bigger turkey or my guests don't eat as much. I have some iggy rolls out and they will either turn into dinner rolls for a Turkey dinner tonight, or they will serve as the delivery system for turkey sandwiches.
Scan is done. Slept during the one hour that it takes for the radioactive injection to do its thing, and then another 20 minute nap in the tube. Dana Farber actually called. They are going to let my doctor be a doctor again and I am in the top ten to get an appointment quickly. Phew!
*susan*
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Susan - Joining the bandwagon with fingers crossed for a "good" scan today.
The pork loin was lovely. Half treated with sage only. The other half marinated in & basted with Apricot Chipotle sauce. I ate the crispy ends & maybe 1-1/2" from each. I will munch on the marinated half this weekend & freeze the plain sage loin in two large pieces for at least 4 more meals.
Lacey - have fun at your dinner tonight. Some friends called me at noon to go to a big mid day meal. No way. My fridge if full of food & I certainly don't want to go anywhere near people who are insanely shopping. If I can get into gear, I'll be wrapping Christmas presents this weekend. I need to clear them off the guest room bed & dresser. 99% of the family & friends have always lived "away" so my habit has always been to have things wrapped & boxed & ready to mail by 12/1.
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Dukakis is actually having carcasses dropped off on his doorstep. Has already run out of freezer space and is considering what he can do with all of the turkey bones he might receive. What a hoot!
*susan*
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It's been simmering since late last night.
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Susan, DH always strips our carcass bare after we have T-giv dinner, so the meat can fit in the refrigerator, given all the sides bowls that it needs to share space with. That way, I can also pop the carcass into the slow cooker the same night. Works well!
Poor Michael Dukakis and his glut of turkeys! He could now start a turkey soup making charity. I'd make some for it.
We ended up eating with our friends at a place called Burton's Grill, which, despite being located within their local "lifestyle mall", was quite nice. They pride themselves on their "scratch kitchen" and their flexibility with orders. I was struck by the fact that they had separate menus for vegetarian and gluten free customers in addition to the mainstream one. I had salmon filet with a spicy sauce over a really delicious jasmine rice. I usually do not like jasmine rice but this was exceptional in taste. Also had plain broccoli as a side. It was a very satisfying meal.
Minus, I totally understand why you might want to defer any dinner plans on this crazy shopping day. I am impressed with your mailing schedule. I am hardly that organized, and have yet to start shopping. Trying to offer "experiences" or useful consumables to most of our close to us in age relatives since none of us need any more "stuff"!
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I stayed in all day today. It was raining, and I didn’t want to drive up to Skokie to shop (I’m just gonna go online and click “express shipping”). Michigan Ave. was a mess, what with the protests. (IMHO, they should be picketing City Hall & the main cop-shop--stores and shoppers didn’t kill an unarmed kid, cover it up and wait a year to indict; and that guy holding up the “Capitalism killed Laquan” ought to be ashamed of himself--the valid protests are being co-opted by every hanger-on with a grudge against the Establishment).
Found a can of cranberry sauce in the pantry, and moistened the leftover white meat with chicken stock, so I ate leftovers tonight. DH just got home, so we’ll open a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau (the Drouhin this time) and enjoy it in a proper glass.
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I can't bear to look at food and wine today. I feel like a slug.
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Lacey - agree about having everything we could possibly need. I've been sending pewter "plant a tree" ornaments for some time. This year I got some of the lovely Amos Pewter ornaments when we were in Canada. Sometimes I send things like fresh grapefruits from the Rio Grande valley. I buy some stocking stuffers for the grown kids, & most get gift cards w/their ornaments. Last year I got DS & DIL tickets for a Napa Valley wine train - dinner on the train & winery tours. Don't think I can top that.
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