You can tell Thanksgiving is just around the corner because lines at the market are really starting to wrap around the aisles! Whether you’re the kind of cook who has ordered the organic, free-range Bourbon Red turkey weeks ago (like from Princeton’s Griggstown Quail Farm and Market!) or the kind of cook who hasn’t really given thought to the menu yet, this week is full of trips to the grocery store and a million other last-minute errands. All that time spent in line and in the kitchen comes to a head on Thursday, when we revel in the bounty of the season and celebrate what we’re thankful for.
Little Scarlet has many things to be thankful for (like food - especially since it’s responsible for Little Scarlet’s very existence!), but a good meal is about so much more than good food - it’s about good company. Some of my favorite Thanksgiving memories have not been of the dinner table at all, actually. My mom always mans the oven and record player simultaneously, while yelling at my sister for sneaking bits (okay, handfuls) of hot stuffing out of the pan before dinner. My other sister drinks Virgin Blood Marys all morning, and we tell her that no one should drink that much V8, which only makes her laugh and pour another one (gross!). And the next day, my dad makes everyone his “famous” turkey club sandwiches - the “famous” part is self-proclaimed, but they are delicious!
Everyone celebrates Thanksgiving a different way and Little Scarlet wants to know what’s your favorite part of this holiday?
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Leftover turkey sandwich the next day is almost more exciting than the turkey itself!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to make my new pumpkin souffle...and having it around the fire with fam is the best!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could say that dessert is my favorite part, but I'm often too full to give it my full effort (at least until the next morning)... apple pie for breakfast, YUM!
ReplyDeleteone word...STUFFING!!! I think that by the time I sit down to Thanksgiving dinner I have already eaten more than my fair share of this delightful side dish. Does that stop me from heaping second and third helpings onto my plate? I should think not!! The only downside to this is that, rarely are there leftovers the next morning :(
ReplyDeletestill enjoying the remains of the day, plus hot cider and gingerbread - can never have enough stuffing and so I make pans and pans of it, like Little Scarlet's mother!! Tuck some of that into a leftover sandwich with cranberries.
ReplyDeleteI could hardly wait for lunch on Friday. I had to go out and buy a loaf of white bread because my sandwich has to be: white bread, mayo, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and it has to be washed down with a glass of ice cold milk.
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