Wilfrid Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 As always, I am expected to cook the dinner for family and friends. And I like it. This year, it happens that I will be returning from Europe two days before and thus not keen to be shopping and prepping. We don’t do turkey any more. I just ordered a bunch of rabbit options from D’Artagnan. Thinking of some kind of Conejo Malo theme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Mary Risley, one of SF's top cooking instructors, simplifies Thanksgiving in this irreverent video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Same setup as usual. Hopefully, I'll remember to bring the local cheeses to my cousin in PA and not leave them home in the refrigerator, thus necessitating a special trip to the Wegman's near my parents. Because my nephew will only eat the turkey and not any of the sides (including the stuffing), my sister and b-i-l are bring peppers stuffed with rice and turkey meat and covered with cheese--all the boy's favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 we haven’t done turkey in several years. it’s usually non-traditional for us, and this year will be no different. also, we prefer to serve it as a lunch (which means that everyone gets to go home earlier, clean up is a breeze, and hubby and i can spend the rest of the day in a confused slumber). menu for six: ragù della domenica (braised pork chops, sausages and pork ribs with sunday sauce) tiella di patate e funghi (potato and mushroom gratin) pomodori gratinati (stuffed tomatoes topped with breadcrumbs) fagiolini e patate (green bean and potato salad) blackberry crumble pie pumpkin pie with a graham cracker crust homemade chocolate ice cream chocolates tea, coffee, liqueurs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I have been tasked with making a dessert. Leaning towards an apple crisp. And maybe a cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 8:15 AM, voyager said: Mary Risley, one of SF's top cooking instructors, simplifies Thanksgiving in this irreverent video. Hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, bloviatrix said: I have been tasked with making a dessert. Leaning towards an apple crisp. And maybe a cake. I didn't think of dessert. And I am out of cheese. Thanks to my travels, planning is a bit chaotic, but it looks like I am braising rabbit in red wine, others are bringing pernil and corn soofle. I have been told to make roast potatoes and asparagus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Son just texted that d-i-l tested positive for covid. Guess the 12# half ham goes into the freezer. Had put off most prep until today. Procrastination sometimes has rewards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Aw, that's too bad. Who else are you expecting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Is serving chopped liver as a pre-dinner nibble a Jewish thing? Or do lots of people serve some kind of pate? I was talking with a bunch of friends and everyone of them has it during cocktails (we also have pigs in blankets and sweet and sour meatballs) Edited November 23, 2023 by bloviatrix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bonner Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Not unheard of (especially as pate) but def not common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) We often serve Julia, Child’s chicken liver mousse, or rumaki pate with wine or cocktails before dinner. Recipes for both always requested. Edited November 24, 2023 by voyager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) Making like St. Anthony's Dining Room this afternoon, split off a third of the ham, half dozen yams, dozen rolls, pint cranberry sauce, two quarts chicken broth (for dressing), pkg of frozen peas and a still unset chocolate cream pie. Son swooped by to pick up and Thanksgiving was saved for his brood. Husband and I gleaned the fridge and did just fine. Remainder of ham tossed in the freezer, with incantations of "Ho, Ho, Ho". edited to answer smallh, fortunately we were only 6 this year, so no others unduly inconvenienced. Edited November 24, 2023 by voyager 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Main course, Dungeness crabs from Aquabest. I made an elaborate spice bag, added lemon and cayenne to the water, and the result tasted like...crab. Oh, well. Some of the sides: spaghetti squash, potato-flavored mashed butter, and my very first stuffing! It was too salty. But otherwise pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, small h said: Dungeness crabs from Aquabest. the result tasted like...crab. Thank God! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 a good trial run for x-mas dinner. i am thinking of doing bollito misto. hubby said, “what is up with you and these dishes with many components?” to which i replied, “if we can’t travel to italia, this is replicating a slice of it at home”. sorry @voyager, hope your d-i-l gets well soon! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 9:14 AM, Wilfrid said: I didn't think of dessert. And I am out of cheese. Thanks to my travels, planning is a bit chaotic, but it looks like I am braising rabbit in red wine, others are bringing pernil and corn soofle. I have been told to make roast potatoes and asparagus. The rabbit legs were sucked up. The second vast corn soofle went with my guests; I was left with the rest of the pernil. I cut it off the bone and portioned it for the freezer. Three pounds. A lot of tacos and burritos in my future. I did end up with a lot of cheese too and the big hit was La Retorta, a fantastic soft goat cheese in a seriously mineral rind (from Formaggio of course. Get it.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) Remembered to bring the cheeses this year! The Cheese Parlor in Livermore provided the two hard cheeses (one kind of like a young Gouda and one like a very aged Cheddar), and Wegman's provided the crackers, Point Reyes Blue, and Delices de Bourgogne, as well as a spiced cranberry jam to go with the blue. (My cousins provided the other accompaniments.) Here's the menu for 13 adults and 1 child: To start: said cheese board, prosciutto and salami, vegetables and dip Both roasted and smoked turkey. The smoked one really came out well. For my 8-year-old nephew who doesn't like any of the Thanksgiving sides and will pretty much only eat turkey (he doesn't like most carbs), my b-i-l made a casserole of peppers stuffed with rice and ground turkey and covered with cheese Bread stuffing with sausage Mashed potatoes Middle Eastern-type salad with carrots, other vegetables, chickpeas, quinoa, dried cranberries, pomegranate seeds, and an orangey dressing Cranberry-orange relish Sweet potato casserole with streusel topping Malbec to drink (I don't know if the pinot noir or zinfandel got opened) Dessert: pumpkin pie, some kind of apple bake, Brooklyn blackout cake (my cousin's request from Dad after she heard that it won 2nd prize in the county fair), cookies, See's dark chocolate assortment Edited November 27, 2023 by StephanieL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Most of the people who were at the Thanksgiving dinner I went to this year -- including me -- caught COVID. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: Most of the people who were at the Thanksgiving dinner I went to this year -- including me -- caught COVID. How was the food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell101 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, MitchW said: How was the food? Phlegmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 3 hours ago, StephanieL said: Remembered to bring the cheeses this year! The Cheese Parlor in Livermore provided the two hard cheeses (one kind of like a young Gouda and one like a very aged Cheddar), and Wegman's provided the crackers, Point Reyes Blue, and Delices de Bourgogne, as well as a spiced cranberry jam to go with the blue. (My cousins provided the other accompaniments.) Here's the menu for 13 adults and 1 child: To start: said cheese board, prosciutto and salami, vegetables and dip Both roasted and smoked turkey. The smoked one really came out well. For my 8-year-old nephew who doesn't like any of the Thanksgiving sides and will pretty much only eat turkey (he doesn't like most carbs), my b-i-l made a casserole of peppers stuffed with rice and ground turkey and covered with cheese Bread stuffing with sausage Mashed potatoes Middle Eastern-type salad with carrots, other vegetables, chickpeas, quinoa, dried cranberries, pomegranate seeds, and an orangey dressing Cranberry-orange relish Sweet potato casserole with streusel topping Malbec to drink (I don't know if the pinot noir or zinfandel got opened) Dessert: pumpkin pie, some kind of apple bake, Brooklyn blackout cake (my cousin's request from Dad after she heard that it won 2nd prize in the county fair), cookies, See's dark chocolate assortment That is a feast. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 In an effort to create fewer leftovers, I have tragically created more. My stuffing strata is too big to eat all at once! Made a big dent in the blue cheese dressing, though, with the buffalo shrimp, and that’s not nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, MitchW said: How was the food? The real problem was, they had a scandalously tiny amount of wine. I believe the lack of antiseptic alcohol rendered us all unnecessarily vulnerable. Edited November 27, 2023 by Sneakeater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood10 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 5 hours ago, StephanieL said: Remembered to bring the cheeses this year! The Cheese Parlor in Livermore provided the two hard cheeses (one kind of like a young Gouda and one like a very aged Cheddar), and Wegman's provided the crackers, Point Reyes Blue, and Delices de Bourgogne, as well as a spiced cranberry jam to go with the blue. (My cousins provided the other accompaniments.) Here's the menu for 13 adults and 1 child: To start: said cheese board, prosciutto and salami, vegetables and dip Both roasted and smoked turkey. The smoked one really came out well. For my 8-year-old nephew who doesn't like any of the Thanksgiving sides and will pretty much only eat turkey (he doesn't like most carbs), my b-i-l made a casserole of peppers stuffed with rice and ground turkey and covered with cheese Bread stuffing with sausage Mashed potatoes Middle Eastern-type salad with carrots, other vegetables, chickpeas, quinoa, dried cranberries, pomegranate seeds, and an orangey dressing Cranberry-orange relish Sweet potato casserole with streusel topping Malbec to drink (I don't know if the pinot noir or zinfandel got opened) Dessert: pumpkin pie, some kind of apple bake, Brooklyn blackout cake (my cousin's request from Dad after she heard that it won 2nd prize in the county fair), cookies, See's dark chocolate assortment Very tasty. Nothing from Cowgirl Creamery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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