First things, first: saying goodbye to Thanksgiving:
Did you freeze your turkey carcass? Make soup here.
All about how long to store Thanksgiving leftovers in fridge or freezer.
Month: November 2018
INSTANT POT: Black Bean + Butternut Squash Soup
Thanksgiving Granola–The Easy Holiday Gift
TIME TO PLAN, CLEAN, SHOP, COOK AHEAD for Thanksgiving. Scroll down to bottom for a list of ideas to get you going.
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READ UP ON MORE TIME’S THANKSGIVING BASICS HERE (includes links to my baking post, sides recipes, Thanksgiving for two, turkey thoughts, music, movies etc.)
VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE THANKSGIVING HERE
Looking for something to take to friends or family for Thanksgiving? Crunchy dried apples, chewy sweet cranberries, toasted nuts, and warm spices (all the usual suspects plus a tad cayenne pepper) make this the perfect little take-along, especially if you’re traveling for the holiday. And, you know what? Granola doesn’t go bad, won’t melt, smell, crack, or crumble (much), is fine at room temperature, goes in suitcase or tote bag, and is the quintessential snack if you get hungry on the road. And really easily, (see recipe for changes and notes), this adaptable food makes a hearty vegetarian, vegan, and/or gluten free breakfast. It also solves the, “What’s for breakfast?” that everyone except the cook asks on Thanksgiving morning. Add yogurt, fruit, milk, or top a big bowl of oatmeal or other cereal with this crunchy goodness. In fact, it’s great on ice cream! Sorry, we were talking breakfast. Have time to get fancy? Make my Bacon-Granola Pancakes with Fried Egg.
Polpettone from JERUSALEM
Of course the first thing was to figure out how to pronounce the name of the dish. Here’s my best try:
poll-peh-TONE-ee
Then there was making it sound as if it were something to eat and not me yelling to get TONY to come in for dinner or take out the garbage. Hmph. A tiny of furrow of the brows and then a barely-there right shoulder only shrug as I said this luscious word…. and I nearly sounded Italian. Well, to me, anyway. Continue reading