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Offline Magic Microbe

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Thanksgiving menus
« on: November 18, 2020, 04:27:43 PM »
So now that we have a covid quarantine in our house thanksgiving plans have changed but the menu is still in flux. Here is what I currently have for the two of us allowing for plenty of leftovers:

Herb roasted turkey
Stuffing
Gravy
Mashed taters
Crescent rolls
Cranberry sauce
Green beans
Glazed carrots
Apple Pie

What am I missing???

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2020, 05:36:37 PM »
I'm not really feeling a thanksgiving vibe so I'm thinking baked ziti, homemade focaccia, and tbd for dessert.  Still contemplating, though!

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2020, 05:44:35 PM »
roast chicken
marsala and mushroom gravy
mashed potatoes
roasted beets and carrots
frenched green beans
vanilla pound cake with pear compote
« Last Edit: November 18, 2020, 05:53:27 PM by witchypoo »

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2020, 09:37:07 PM »
So far:

mashed potatoes
green bean casserole with tater tots on top (Thank you Pinterest and my tater tot casserole search)
cranberry sauce
stuffing
bread
pumpkin pie
roasted fruit with dessert (apples, pears, cranberries)

not sure what else
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2020, 12:02:38 AM »
So now that we have a covid quarantine in our house thanksgiving plans have changed but the menu is still in flux. Here is what I currently have for the two of us allowing for plenty of leftovers:

Herb roasted turkey
Stuffing
Gravy
Mashed taters
Crescent rolls
Cranberry sauce
Green beans
Glazed carrots
Apple Pie

What am I missing???
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2020, 10:11:58 AM »
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Except we have the covid so it will be just us. :(

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2020, 01:05:56 PM »
I’m going to an outdoor, socially distanced dinner at my boyfriend’s parents’ house in Berkeley. We are bringing Bob the Bird, using the Samin Nosrat buttermilk brine recipe.


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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2020, 02:00:36 PM »
Apps and desserts only. Serving everything as single serve units/finger foods.

Apps
Sweet potato and sage soup
Turkey and stuffing meatballs with cranberry glaze
Green bean casserole cups
Deviled eggs
Puff pastry w/gorgonzola and carmelized onions
Mac & cheese cups

Dessert
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Pecan Pie
Lemon Cranberry Squares
Assortment of cheeses

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2020, 02:32:04 PM »
ours is long ago done, but I am tempted to cook a turkey next week just so I don't feel left out


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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2020, 05:03:49 PM »
ours is long ago done, but I am tempted to cook a turkey next week just so I don't feel left out
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2020, 09:36:00 PM »
So far:

mashed potatoes
green bean casserole with tater tots on top (Thank you Pinterest and my tater tot casserole search)
cranberry sauce
stuffing
bread
pumpkin pie
roasted fruit with dessert (apples, pears, cranberries)

not sure what else
Americas Test Kitchen Mac n Cheese and pumpkin roll i think. Still narrowing it down. Sweet potato salad which i love https://www.homesicktexan.com/2011/11/sweet-potato-salad-cranberries-and.html
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2020, 09:04:39 AM »
This is what I have planned for 4 of us (The Mister, the Spawn & me).  We'll definitely lapse into a food coma and have leftovers.

Stuffed mushrooms and maybe deviled eggs for early afternoon appetizers
Roast chicken, also buttermilk-brined a la Samin Nosrat, but with the addition of pancetta, minced garlic, rosemary, and sage jammed under the skin (based on a Tuscan recipe for guinea fowl)
Gravy per The Mister's procedure (this is his bailiwick)
Mashed potatoes with scallions
Savory sweet potato casserole
Sourdough bread dressing with sausage, apples, and leeks
Steamed Brussels sprouts
Pumpkin pie
Unoaked Chardonnay

If we can't find a roasting chicken, we'll go for a duck.



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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2020, 04:04:21 PM »
Doc, can you share the sweet potato casserole recipe?


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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2020, 04:57:37 PM »
Ok, we decided to go traditional:
Thomas Keller style mashers
Roasted veggies
Sweet potato casserole
Sourdough stuffing
Roasted veg gravy
Cranberry
Ham for the meat eaters
Pumpkin pie

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2020, 05:31:48 PM »
Modification, Eliza decided we should make fried mac and cheese balls. I am definitely down with that plan.

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2020, 07:28:35 AM »
Going traditional.
Roasted Turkey - I just watch a video on how to spatchcock a turkey.  I may try that.
Portuguese style dressing/stuffing - heavy meat based
mashed potatoes with caramelized onions.
Cranberry sauce - DD or DS is making
Roasted green beans with carrots
Dessert - tbd, DD or DS is making this.
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2020, 10:19:37 AM »
Doc, can you share the sweet potato casserole recipe?


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It will be one of these two, neither of which I have prepared previously!  I'm kinda torn.  They both look good.  I'd swap out the walnuts for pecans in the second one.

Savory sweet potato casserole w/ bacon and Gruyere

Savory sweet potato casserole with garlic & a maple-rosemary-walnut topping




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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #17 on: November 22, 2020, 12:32:49 PM »
Semi-finalized menu though DH has not yet had the chance to line-item veto

Hushweh
https://www.maureenabood.com/?s=hushweh

Fatthoush - I'll find a recipe somewhere

Tahini chocolate tart
https://wavesinthekitchen.com/chocolate-tahini-tart/
For the baker types, what kind of dark chocolate would you use? Is there a brand you like for melting better than others?
« Last Edit: November 22, 2020, 12:34:23 PM by blue sleep »
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2020, 12:42:57 PM »
ghirardelli is reliable - and you can usually find it in the supermarket, in myriad forms.

if you'd like my fattoush recipe, i'll dig it out.

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2020, 01:00:14 PM »
I have a bunch of recipes, but if you have a good one, I'm happy to try it. 

So maybe these?  There are so many kinds of dark chocolate, unsweet 60% and all the variants upward. Maybe the more generic the better?
https://www.amazon.com/Ghirardelli-Making-Dipping-Chocolate-Melting/dp/B00E1SH6KE/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=ghirardelli+dark+melting+wafers&qid=1606067908&sr=8-4
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2020, 01:35:18 PM »
if you have a bunch, i'll refrain - i find a fattoush recipe is a fattoush recipe.

i wouldn't use the candy melts.  i'd use bittersweet chips or chunks (easier to melt than a bar, and no palm oil - as in the candy melts).

https://www.amazon.com/Ghirardelli-Chocolate-Bittersweet-Baking-Chips/dp/B00JVSSHX4/ref=sr_1_27?dchild=1&keywords=ghirardelli+dark+chocolate&qid=1606069872&rnid=2941120011&s=grocery&sr=1-27

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2020, 02:23:42 PM »
Thanks! 

I love to cook but really have no idea how to make sweet things.
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2020, 07:49:45 PM »
"Some things you just need to do for yourself, even if it means nicking your nads."  --nneJ

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2020, 08:43:07 PM »
If you're not a baker, I would recommend against blog recipes, which usually are not really tested well. It's so easy to be led to heartbreak. 

I think you could make this in a tart pan. I made it earlier this summer and it was really good.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/tahini-billionaire-bars

Also, add some pomegranate arils to your fattoush... so wonderful this time of year!

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2020, 08:55:02 PM »
If you're not a baker, I would recommend against blog recipes, which usually are not really tested well. It's so easy to be led to heartbreak. 

I think you could make this in a tart pan. I made it earlier this summer and it was really good.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/tahini-billionaire-bars

Also, add some pomegranate arils to your fattoush... so wonderful this time of year!
I agree so much. A cooking recipe from a blog can usually be salvaged, but baking? Stick to the tried and true resources!

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2020, 09:32:06 PM »
I’ve settled on:
Ham (I’ve got some in the freezer so I just need to heat it up)
Rolls
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole
Green beans
Blueberry pie
Chocolate dream pie

I found small batch recipes for the stuffing and sweet potato casserole, and I’m making a batch of rolls so we can have ham/turkey sandwiches later. It’s not worth cooking a turkey for just us, so I got some thick carved turkey lunch meat so we can have that in sandwiches. Or maybe I’ll beg for some leftovers from my parents, who are cooking a 16 lb turkey for three people.

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2020, 01:02:36 PM »
I don't know.  I guess it depends on what I feel like once I get to the grocery store. 
Buttermilk chess pie is likely.
Some sort of pork - probably will smoke a pork loin, but if there's a small ham, maybe that.
Mac and cheese and/or sweet potato casserole.
Maybe a blue cheese and pear salad for something green.

Or I could be totally lazy and eat a sandwich, haha.

Or having suggested fesenjan to someone else, I kind of want it now.  Although I never found pomegranate syrup locally and am in no mood to reduce pomegranate juice to create it.
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #27 on: November 24, 2020, 08:04:54 AM »
We're doing chinese take out.  I am of no help.

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #28 on: November 24, 2020, 09:24:27 AM »
oooh this looks good:

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/naamas-fattoush-from-jerusalem.html

the finest fattoush i've ever had was on the menu at a pizzeria - housed inside an old church in the christian quarter (right near the jaffa gate).

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #29 on: November 24, 2020, 10:09:26 AM »
 :heartbeat:

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #30 on: November 27, 2020, 06:41:52 PM »
Tahini chocolate tart
https://wavesinthekitchen.com/chocolate-tahini-tart/
For the baker types, what kind of dark chocolate would you use? Is there a brand you like for melting better than others?

So against CH advice, I made this. It was intensely chocolatey and rich and very good.

But its not what I was looking for. The tahini in this recipe enhanced the taste of the chocolate. But what I want is the taste of tahini/sesame. I think I'll try the billionaire bars or something else with a tahini or sesame layer for Christmas.

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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #31 on: November 27, 2020, 07:18:37 PM »
The billionaire bars were good!

I saw this recipe and thought it looked good too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/tahini-salted-caramel-tart/17159/

This was the pie I made. The genius recipes series has brought so many hits into my life & this is no exception! I don't bake sweets often but I'm loving the sound of the recipe book she created this out of. I was super skeptical about this pie but it actually was really good & easy and not as non-traditional as I thought it might be & I want to try all her other sugar pie varieties.  🤣
https://food52.com/recipes/84280-pumpkin-sugar-pie-recipe


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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #32 on: November 27, 2020, 10:01:08 PM »
The billionaire bars were good!

I saw this recipe and thought it looked good too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/tahini-salted-caramel-tart/17159/


Hmmm. That does look good.  (As does your pumpkin sugar pie!)

I thought this looked good, too -- more along the lines I'm looking for but DH hates eggs and is weirdly afraid of custard so it is a no go.
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2020/11/toasted-white-sesame-tart-chocolate-ganache.html

I'm thinking I need to incorporate toasted sesame into the crust, with the same chocolate-tahini filling I used in my original recipe.
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Re: Thanksgiving menus
« Reply #33 on: November 27, 2020, 10:20:32 PM »
That does look good! I have only recently come around to sweet custards.  If they aren't cooked just right they are either too soft or I can taste the egg. I do like eggs but I don't like the taste of them in dessert.

 

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