Thanksgiving’s early arrival this year has thrown me off my game. I planned to post some Thanksgivingy ideas earlier, but I’ve been very busy, and work is hectic and blah, blah, blah. So, without further ado, here are some random thoughts that you can feel free to ignore.
- Turkey is one of those things I never really make at home except for Thanksgiving; I am always super excited for the bird every year. I do feel like people fall in to staunch pro and anti turkey camps, so if you are one of those weirdos…I mean people…who doesn’t like turkey, a roasted chicken would work well. If it is a smaller party, I am really partial to cornish game hens; they are very hard to mess up. Also, there is no rule that poultry has to be served on Thanksgiving; lamb would be great as would a prime rib. I just cannot really advocate ham; to me, that is purely Christmas.
- In the non meat world, I have been eying a Butternut Squash and Hazelnut Lasagna for a while that looks stellar and would be fantastic even if a vegetarian is not attending your feast.
- Slashfood and Yum Sugar have been updating constantly this week with oodles of Thanksgiving ideas. If you are stumped, it will get your creative juices flowing.
- Though I love the glut that is Thanksgiving, I think it is best to focus on making three or four really great sides instead of having a bunch of sub par stuff on the table. Aunt LifeSaver asked folks if there was something they needed to have on the table and then planned around that. I, for one, cannot live without cranberry sauce, being the New England girl that I am. But other than that? I can get most stuff any other time. It is not necessary to have three forms of potatoes on the table.
So, there are my thoughts. Have any of your own?
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How can you have Thanksgiving without some kind of stuffing? Whether it be a traditional bread stuffing/bread & sausage/bread & chestnut stuffing, corn bread stuffing or the not as traditional meat stuffing (which is an acquired taste, one that I never developed). None the less, stuffing on Thanksgiving is a must! Am I wrong???
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Definitely stuffing.
All I need to make me happy is turkey, stuffing, mac and cheese, and maaaybe some greens. But when it’s the day(s) after, my Leftover Bowls are made of turkey, stuffing, and the mac, in one place all mixed up for my consumption.
Mmmm… tryptophan.
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MamaBear: I didn’t say no stuffing–it is actually second on my list for must have. Just dig cranberry sauce more.
I-66: You know, we never had mac and cheese growing up at Thanksgiving…
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dad’s red wine gravy. it’s just about the only thing he’s good at cooking and somehow he’s amazing at it. I could eat it over ice cream.
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even though im from the south..i have a solitary Yankee relative… that passed along the most amazing cranberry bread recipe.. its the one thing i look forward to making most…..
It is soo good that most of the family forgave him for marrying a girl from massachusetts.
xoxo
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I’m thinking I’ll try your pumpkin cheesecake for Thanksgiving; I’ve never made cheesecake before so I’m hoping it won’t be a disaster.
By the way, kind of random but my brother thinks he saw you out walking while were driving in Chevy Chase on Sunday.
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Cameron: That sounds really good, yum.
suicide_blonde: Funny enough, even though I am a Yankee, I love me some cornbread stuffing.
Michelle: it really is not that hard; please let me know how it turns out. And I am wracking my brain, but I don’t think i was in CC this weekend…
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