This Thanksgiving, my parents are in town, visiting us for a week. SP & I were happy to cook a meal for the four of us, with their help. Here's a quick recap.
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Cranberry-Spiced Martinis for afternoon cocktails. Recipe from Noble Pig here. |
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A pretty pink color with a tasty cranberry-cinnamon-clove taste. |
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Dad's only responsibility: opening this after the martinis. The champagne is a wedding present which we had not yet enjoyed. Sooooo good. |
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Afternoon snack with martinis: mushroom turnovers, recipe here |
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Tasty mushroom-thyme-sour cream filling, flaky dough pockets |
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12 lb turkey, seasoned with onion-fresh sage butter |
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The plate of turkey |
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Mom's sausage stuffing, with mushrooms, too |
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SP's homemade cranberry sauce (cranberries, sugar, fresh orange juice & zest) |
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Green beans, portobellas, and onions sauteed in olive oil and with a splash of sherry (not even close to the recipe's full half cup since mom knocked it onto the floor and it was the last of our sherry). Recipe here. |
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SP's baked sweet potato, from our CSA |
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Brussel sprouts, from the CSA, roasted with olive oil & balsamic vinegar |
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My dessert plate: madeleine, chocolate dipped crescent cookie, sliver of pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll with chocolate-mascarpone filling |
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Pumpkin pie - homemade flaky pie crust (recipe from Joy of Cooking, uses butter & shortening); the filling is the recipe on the can of Libby's pumpkin |
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SP likes a lot of whipped cream on his pumpkin pie |
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The bottom crust stayed nice and flaky; it didn't get soft/mushy, maybe because we brushed the dough with an egg before pouring in the filling and baking |
A very tasty Thanksgiving. There was gravy, too, which I forgot to photograph. And some canned jellied cranberry stuff. We ate the leftovers for dinner tonight and now all that is left is a bit of turkey and one piece of pie. Plus some cookies and pumpkin roll.
Beautiful pie! And all the other treats and desserts too! What lucky parents you have!
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