veg-o-matic
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I'll be doing Thanksgiving this year. It'll only be four of us--Mom, my brother, my niece, and me. My brother just got separated, so he and Emily will be coming over.
Mom doesn't cook any more, and Jim (my bro) couldn't cook his way out of a paper bag, so, being the Responsible One, I'll be playing host.
Don't have anything extravagant planned--turkey breast, stuffing (not as good as my Dad's, but I'm getting better), mashies, green bean casserole, maybe sweets (I don't like 'em, but Mom does), and pumpkin pie for dessert. Also making a cherry pie for Jim since he likes it so much.
Oh, and cranberry sauce. With the ridges from the can. Dad would always make fancy-schmancy homemade cranberry sauce, but I think it's not official without the ridges.
Gravy. I've only made it twice in my life. Two years ago, it came out so well that I could have served it as a beverage.
Last year wasn't so hot. First off, it was alarmingly grainy. Dunno why, but it had a certain grittiness that was most unpleasant. I figured I could strain it and save the day. 'Course, I couldn't find the sieve, so I had a brain flash and cranked the mess through the flour sifter.
You'd think that if gravy has to be forced through a sifter, you should just plain give up, no?
Anyway, it ended up tasting like sewage. Gonna give it another go this year, but I have Backup Gravy, just in case!
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Mom doesn't cook any more, and Jim (my bro) couldn't cook his way out of a paper bag, so, being the Responsible One, I'll be playing host.
Don't have anything extravagant planned--turkey breast, stuffing (not as good as my Dad's, but I'm getting better), mashies, green bean casserole, maybe sweets (I don't like 'em, but Mom does), and pumpkin pie for dessert. Also making a cherry pie for Jim since he likes it so much.
Oh, and cranberry sauce. With the ridges from the can. Dad would always make fancy-schmancy homemade cranberry sauce, but I think it's not official without the ridges.
Gravy. I've only made it twice in my life. Two years ago, it came out so well that I could have served it as a beverage.
Last year wasn't so hot. First off, it was alarmingly grainy. Dunno why, but it had a certain grittiness that was most unpleasant. I figured I could strain it and save the day. 'Course, I couldn't find the sieve, so I had a brain flash and cranked the mess through the flour sifter.
You'd think that if gravy has to be forced through a sifter, you should just plain give up, no?
Anyway, it ended up tasting like sewage. Gonna give it another go this year, but I have Backup Gravy, just in case!
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