astromeria
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Whatch'all cookin'? Who are you spending this holiday with?
I love Thanksgiving. This year we have the 2 of us plus my son, my mother and local brother, and some friends. Sometimes I miss the bigger family gatherings of my youth, but then I remember how I used to go hide away for a while because being among that many people for hours was overwhelming.
Anyhow, we're doing what we do virtually every year--roast turkey and our traditional sides (of course, I made these traditions up over the years):
-- We start with drinks & appetizers...I will make my usual mulled cider if I can find any cider in Charleston.
-- DH roasts the turkey (first 1/2-2/3 of the time upside down, which provides juicy breast meat and crispy skin without marinating, frying, basting, or injecting the bird with buttery-tasting substnaces of indeterminate origin)
-- Bread stuffing (cubed bread, onion, celery, mushrooms, herbs)
-- I am the gravy master! It is probably the cooking skill I'm most proud of. Delish, and no lumps--ever (excedpt for the finely chopped giblets). I'll share my not-so-secret secrets if anyone needs them.
-- DH's sweet potato-orange-cream-butter-rum casserole (as he sez, eat it and listne to your arteries harden--but the kids would never accept a Thanksgiving without it!)
-- Cranberry sauce of my own concoction with cut-up oranges, orange juice, and pecans
-- A cooked fresh veg, usually green beans
-- Boiled onions
-- Boiled turnips (rutabaga when I can find it)
-- Mashed white potatoes (for the gravy!)
-- Noodle pudding (with apples, raisins, and cinnamon)
-- Salad (as if we had room...)
-- Cranberry-orange-walnut bread
-- Take a long walk!
-- Coffee & pies: pumpkin and apple, plus one more. I've gotten lazy and let Mom buy the pies since it's the only contribution she wants to make.
I love Thanksgiving. This year we have the 2 of us plus my son, my mother and local brother, and some friends. Sometimes I miss the bigger family gatherings of my youth, but then I remember how I used to go hide away for a while because being among that many people for hours was overwhelming.
Anyhow, we're doing what we do virtually every year--roast turkey and our traditional sides (of course, I made these traditions up over the years):
-- We start with drinks & appetizers...I will make my usual mulled cider if I can find any cider in Charleston.
-- DH roasts the turkey (first 1/2-2/3 of the time upside down, which provides juicy breast meat and crispy skin without marinating, frying, basting, or injecting the bird with buttery-tasting substnaces of indeterminate origin)
-- Bread stuffing (cubed bread, onion, celery, mushrooms, herbs)
-- I am the gravy master! It is probably the cooking skill I'm most proud of. Delish, and no lumps--ever (excedpt for the finely chopped giblets). I'll share my not-so-secret secrets if anyone needs them.
-- DH's sweet potato-orange-cream-butter-rum casserole (as he sez, eat it and listne to your arteries harden--but the kids would never accept a Thanksgiving without it!)
-- Cranberry sauce of my own concoction with cut-up oranges, orange juice, and pecans
-- A cooked fresh veg, usually green beans
-- Boiled onions
-- Boiled turnips (rutabaga when I can find it)
-- Mashed white potatoes (for the gravy!)
-- Noodle pudding (with apples, raisins, and cinnamon)
-- Salad (as if we had room...)
-- Cranberry-orange-walnut bread
-- Take a long walk!
-- Coffee & pies: pumpkin and apple, plus one more. I've gotten lazy and let Mom buy the pies since it's the only contribution she wants to make.
YUM!!!
