Allrighty, so it is Thanksgiving, and I happen to be hosting. This is a good and bad thing. Good in that I can see family in the comfort of my own home, bad in that I have to cook a huge, fairly traditional dinner. But I am giving it my best, y'all (well, the best I can with a husband who is on nights and a sick baby, I know, poor me.)
Thanksgiving Dinner:
Turkey - brined using Nigella Lawson's recipe in her book Feast (I am using quite a few recipes from this book).
Stuffing - basic Pepperidge Farms and then cornbread, cranberry, and orange (Lawson, again).
Potatoes -
Make-Ahead, a nice parmesean, chive mashed potato recipe that you can make a few days ahead.
Sweet Potato Souffle - From a Southern friend of the family, I don't know how long it has been a part of our Thanksgiving, it is awesome. Luckily, my in-laws are not sweet potato fans (for the most part) so that means there will be all the more for myself.
Cranberry sauce - just basic orange and cranberries, my family usually does pomegranate, but I don't feel like picking through them this year. I am using Lawson's recipe.
Rolls - provided by in-laws - which is a very good thing since I am awful with bread.
Brussel Sprouts and Pancetta - I made this last week and it was awesome, and quite a good-looking dish, I might add.
Corn - yawn, but tradition reigns supreme.
Relish dish - this is my in-laws tradition, I am not sure if this is served as an appetizer, but I assume so.
Perhaps green beans, but Josh says it's overkill.
Dessert:
Cranberry and Almond Tart - Lawson's recipe.
Pumpkin Pie
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