Wow, sometimes a week goes by and I haven’t posted, and I don’t know how that happens. I just lose days at a time. Weird.
My brother Bob has been in town for a few days, which has been fun. We went to trivia at Trinity Hall on Sunday night. The questions were really tough this week, and we met our goal to come in Not Last. Third from last is pretty respectable, isn’t it?!
I took today off work and spent pretty much the whole day cooking! It was tiring, but fun. I made:
- Apricot-cranberry chutney
- Tossed field greens salad with sliced honeycrisp apples, grape tomatoes, gorgonzola and croutons
- Creamy balsamic vinaigrette
- Apple pie (with extra filling going into little flaky puffpastry shells)
- Pumpkin pie
- Chex mix
- Sage rolls (turned out absolutely awful; completely tasteless and mealy. I threw them away)
- Focaccia bread with sun-dried tomatoes (as a replacement for the nasty rolls)
- Mashed potatoes with cream cheese, butter, garlic and chives
- Bacon (to put on the mashed potatoes and green beans tomorrow)
- Two quarts of mint iced tea
- Hash-brown casserole (for tonight’s dinner)
Tomorrow, I am making sausage-cranberry dressing in the morning, and Doc cooks his turkey in the afternoon. Right before we eat I will sauté green beans in butter and some of the bacon I cooked today.
No sweet potatoes this year! There’s not enough popular support for them in the people that I knew for certain were coming to dinner. I like them OK but only when used in a savory dish.
I’m excited about tomorrow, seeing friends and family and eating lots and lots of food… but I’m really sad that mom couldn’t come this year. She’s spending the day with my other brother Mike and her brother John and his family in Seattle.
I’m so impressed with the lavish spread every year that I’m able to attend your Thanksgiving gala. Some people (like myself) would be content with some turkey or ham and the sliced cranberry goo with the imprint ridges from the can. You treat your guests too well! ;)