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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: K Frame on November 13, 2015, 08:57:28 AM
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at Casa Irwin.
I don't feel like going whole bore on the turkey and stuffing. My time at T-giving is going to be more limited than normal, so I think I'm going to shoot for easy to prepare, and I think that this menu suffices.
I've not told Mom about it yet, but I think she'll be on board.
Herbed roast loin of pork with cider reduction sauce
Potatoes and onions au gratin
Roasted baby carrots, beets, and parsnips
Green beans with garlic and balsamic vinegar
Fresh cranberry salad
For dessert, cranberry pecan pie and pumpkin pie.
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Is it just you and Mom?
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Nope, my brother will be there, possibly his on again/off again wife (don't ask), and possibly some family friends.
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What is a fresh cranberry salad? As a fan of cranberries, this sounds intriguing.
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It's basically fruit salad -- grapes, apples, and citrus (I like tangerines) -- with the addition of chopped fresh cranberries. Add some sugar and maybe a touch of ginger to taste, and let set to macerate. I usually make it a day or two ahead so that it really has time to sit and the flavors to blend.
My on-again/off-again sister in law (don't ask) made it a few years ago for a holiday meal. We had always had the jellied cranberry sauce, but fresh cranberry salad is an incredible addition to a heavy heavy meal. The flavors are crisp, fresh, bright, and light. It's a great palate cleanser
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That sounds good. My wife and I decided several years ago the whole cooking for Thanksgiving was overrated for just the two of us. We would want all of the traditional stuff and wasted a lot of food. This (http://www.davenporthotelcollection.com/media/174333/davenport-hotel-thanksgiving-buffet.pdf) was our menu from last year and I am sure it will be very similar this year.
bob
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A few years ago it was just me and Mom for dinner for 2 or 3 years in a row, and she and I went to a local restaurant that put on one hell of a spread, and relatively inexpensively.
Unfortunately, it closed down.
Two years ago it was just me and Mom, so we made a ham loaf with pineapple sauce and creamed cabbage.
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Damn! Love that menu from the Davenport Hotel.
I'd actually wear a jacket for a meal like that.....
BBBBBBBBBBWHAHAHAHAHA!
Like hell I would. :D
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Damn! Love that menu from the Davenport Hotel.
I'd actually wear a jacket for a meal like that.....
BBBBBBBBBBWHAHAHAHAHA!
Like hell I would. :D
I put on my fanciest Hawaiian shirt and a pair of 5.11 pants and call it good. :)
bob
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Do what you want, but I hope you at least explain this to the family/friends beforehand.
My wife and I visit the Italian side of her family every other year. The last time we went, there was no turkey; only mostaccioli. No explanations, either. I'm not a big fan of turkey (or most other Thanksgiving food), but it just seemed pretty lame to invite everybody over for thanksgiving, and then skip the traditional main course that everyone is expecting. I mean, people even call it "Turkey-day."
That's the second time Italians have screwed up my Thanksgiving. Dang Carabinieri.
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"I hope you at least explain this to the family/friends beforehand."
I do the cooking so they'll eat what I serve.
My brother is fine with it, and as I've said, I've not yet discussed it with my Mom.
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"I hope you at least explain this to the family/friends beforehand."
I do the cooking so they'll eat what I serve.
My brother is fine with it, and as I've said, I've not yet discussed it with my Mom.
No turkey on Thanksgiving - WHY DO YOU HATE MURICA?!
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Because I'm German.
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Because I'm German.
Then at least your potato salad is edible.
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And my sauerkraut can conquer France.
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And my sauerkraut can conquer France.
Unless you ruin it (the kraut, not France).
Chris
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Do what you want, but I hope you at least explain this to the family/friends beforehand.
My wife and I visit the Italian side of her family every other year. The last time we went, there was no turkey; only mostaccioli. No explanations, either. I'm not a big fan of turkey (or most other Thanksgiving food), but it just seemed pretty lame to invite everybody over for thanksgiving, and then skip the traditional main course that everyone is expecting. I mean, people even call it "Turkey-day."
That's the second time Italians have screwed up my Thanksgiving. Dang Carabinieri.
My Eye-talian friends invite me to the dinner they put on for mishpacha. They have turkey meatballs, as well as deli turkey slices in the antipasti. How much more Pilgrimish do you want?
If the bird is really that big a deal to you, I'll be glad to overnight the puppik.
stay safe.
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Unless you ruin it (the kraut, not France).
Chris
As opposed to the boy who is too timid to even try...
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Hell, sounds tasty!
What time is chow....
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at Casa Irwin.
I don't feel like going whole bore on the turkey and stuffing. My time at T-giving is going to be more limited than normal, so I think I'm going to shoot for easy to prepare, and I think that this menu suffices.
I've not told Mom about it yet, but I think she'll be on board.
Herbed roast loin of pork with cider reduction sauce
Potatoes and onions au gratin
Roasted baby carrots, beets, and parsnips
Green beans with garlic and balsamic vinegar
Fresh cranberry salad
For dessert, cranberry pecan pie and pumpkin pie.
Tasty! If my SIL wasn't hosting I'd probably do a similar menu with beef wellington instead.
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You could always simplify. We have threated the make these for turkey day.
They are good though.
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spendwithpennies.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2Fturkey-stuffing-roll-ups.jpg&hash=fb2cf67f821a37aae8ccab7f57317cb47ea8d14b)
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You could always simplify. We have threated the make these for turkey day.
They are good though.
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spendwithpennies.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2Fturkey-stuffing-roll-ups.jpg&hash=fb2cf67f821a37aae8ccab7f57317cb47ea8d14b)
That actually looks good and easy for just a couple of people. Too bad no one in my house likes stuffing/dressing but me.
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Those things look positively disgusting...
I suspect that all of it's processed.
Turkey roll, box stuffing, jarred gravy.
I'd rather eat dirt.
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Mom's on board with the menu.
So we're set.
I'm sure Mom will forget what we're having, and will wonder where the turkey is. =|
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Mom's on board with the menu.
So we're set.
I'm sure Mom will forget what we're having, and will wonder where the turkey is. =|
There's always the "we had it last night" routine. Then blame Kingcreek's cat for the lack of leftovers.
stay safe.
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Sounds good to me.
As to turkey, we always had it. Grandparents on both sides, one set Italian/English and the other straight up German, were always the hosts and with the exception of one grandparent all had parents themselves who stepped off the boat. And well, turkey is what Americans have damnit!
But that doesn't mean we can't also have braschole. And sausage. And meatballs. And lasanga. And rolladen. And krustenbraten. And dumplings. And sauerkraut. And most every dumpling known to man. And potato salad. But come hell or high water, someone was going to stuff some bread up a turkeys ass and roast it. No wonder I was a fat kid.
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http://www.foodiggity.com/behold-the-cthurkey-an-octupus-stuffed-turkey-with-crab-legs/ (http://www.foodiggity.com/behold-the-cthurkey-an-octupus-stuffed-turkey-with-crab-legs/)
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OP:
That is a fine menu.
Then at least your potato salad is edible.
Amen. Mayo tater salad is awful.
And my sauerkraut can conquer France.
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My son loves the sauerkraut that I cook up with sausage, taters, caraway seed, and beer. And a little bacon grease, well, because. He said he wants to learn how to make it from fresh cabbage. I told him I'd help, but if he gets the wild idea to ferment or pickle fish after a successful krautening to count me out.
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Wife & kids really like it when I stuff the turkey with kraut, onions, caraway seed and a heavy proportion of finely chopped granny smith apples.
This year, there will be no Thanksgiving turkey, as I expect we will eat some of the feral hogs my dad, my son, and I hope to bag in the days before Thanksgiving. Christmas will likely feature turkey, though.
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In fairness to my Eye-talian in-laws, they generally do have turkey on Thanksgiving. There was just that one year...
http://www.foodiggity.com/behold-the-cthurkey-an-octupus-stuffed-turkey-with-crab-legs/ (http://www.foodiggity.com/behold-the-cthurkey-an-octupus-stuffed-turkey-with-crab-legs/)
Kill it with fire. And then blow up the incinerator.
Then dust off, and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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Those things look positively disgusting...
I suspect that all of it's processed.
Turkey roll, box stuffing, jarred gravy.
I'd rather eat dirt.
I make the stuffing and gravy. Usually just get some thick sliced turkey from the deli.
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I never updated this after T-giving...
The meal was a big success. I made some last minute changes, and the cider reduction sauce was a big, wasted effort, but overall, very tasty.
The star of the meal, though? The au gratin potatoes. I used this recipe:
http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/crockpot-potatoes-au-gratin/
It was, to put it mildly, absolutely freaking awesome, to the point where my brother was asking me to make them again at Christmas (sorry, gotta have mashed taters with turkey).
The crockpot worked perfectly. I'll be making these again, soon.