Thanksgiving
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prosodicOkay...I have about 5+ weeks...no need to panic...yet.
But I am hosting Thanksgiving. I am HOSTING Thanksgiving.
And I've never done that before.
Oh sure, Lance had one of his friends over for Thanksgiving once, when we were in Germany. But he was just happy to have football and not be alone. They had worked all day. Dinner was turkey breast cooked in a crockpot with some Stovetop stuffing (generally, I want homemade stuffing on Thanksgiving), homemade mashed potatoes, apple pie.
I didn't make a huge fuss. I never did when we were there. Mostly, it was just Lance and myself. And it never really felt like Thanksgiving because it was always a work day and we were in Germany.
But now, we have Rich & Kathy coming over. And their little boy. I will be working all week, so that limits the time I have to do some food prep ahead of time. But I'm sure it can be done. I can work the weekend before and freeze things, if need be.
That's really not my issue. I think I'll be making a whole turkey. This will be the first time I've ever done one. I've half a mind to get a turkey fryer and let Lance do the turkey. I'm just too afraid of overcooking it and having it come out dry. I fancy myself to be a damn good cook, and I can do a whole chicken, no problem. But a turkey is a whole different beast.
As for desserts...Kathy is bringing an apple streusel pie. I'm having pumpkin pie too, but I can just buy one from the store. My family always just got pies at Frisch's Big Boy because nobody does a better pumpkin pie than they do. Well, we don't have a Frisch's here, but I'm sure I can still get a good pumpkin pie somewhere. And real whipped cream...not Cool Whip.
I just need to come up with a menu. Homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, of course. Probably a sweet potato casserole. Green bean casserole, since that's something Lance grew up on at Thanksgiving. Homemade stuffing. That's quite a lot already for 4 adults and a little kid. Lots of starch though. And I always like to have cranberry sauce. I grew up on the canned stuff, but I really prefer homemade. Rolls/biscuits. Cranberry orange bread. Veggie tray and cheese plate.
I'll be obsessing over this now for the next month.
But I am hosting Thanksgiving. I am HOSTING Thanksgiving.
And I've never done that before.
Oh sure, Lance had one of his friends over for Thanksgiving once, when we were in Germany. But he was just happy to have football and not be alone. They had worked all day. Dinner was turkey breast cooked in a crockpot with some Stovetop stuffing (generally, I want homemade stuffing on Thanksgiving), homemade mashed potatoes, apple pie.
I didn't make a huge fuss. I never did when we were there. Mostly, it was just Lance and myself. And it never really felt like Thanksgiving because it was always a work day and we were in Germany.
But now, we have Rich & Kathy coming over. And their little boy. I will be working all week, so that limits the time I have to do some food prep ahead of time. But I'm sure it can be done. I can work the weekend before and freeze things, if need be.
That's really not my issue. I think I'll be making a whole turkey. This will be the first time I've ever done one. I've half a mind to get a turkey fryer and let Lance do the turkey. I'm just too afraid of overcooking it and having it come out dry. I fancy myself to be a damn good cook, and I can do a whole chicken, no problem. But a turkey is a whole different beast.
As for desserts...Kathy is bringing an apple streusel pie. I'm having pumpkin pie too, but I can just buy one from the store. My family always just got pies at Frisch's Big Boy because nobody does a better pumpkin pie than they do. Well, we don't have a Frisch's here, but I'm sure I can still get a good pumpkin pie somewhere. And real whipped cream...not Cool Whip.
I just need to come up with a menu. Homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, of course. Probably a sweet potato casserole. Green bean casserole, since that's something Lance grew up on at Thanksgiving. Homemade stuffing. That's quite a lot already for 4 adults and a little kid. Lots of starch though. And I always like to have cranberry sauce. I grew up on the canned stuff, but I really prefer homemade. Rolls/biscuits. Cranberry orange bread. Veggie tray and cheese plate.
I'll be obsessing over this now for the next month.
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Date: 2008-10-20 03:52 pm (UTC)