At a hiatus in Thanksgiving prep. Everything that could possibly be made in advance and frozen is stashed in freezers. Too early to do fresh prep, my dinner is actually on Saturday. I have friends who work in restaurants and Thanksgiving not a holiday. Next two days repaint kitchen cabinets, dig out whetstone and get knives super sharp. Weather permitting weed vegetable garden. Weather not permitting at the moment. Wednesday get turkey and start three day dry brine with salt and herbs. Cranberry sauce, salad dressing, assemble casserole for vegan entree, prep vegetables Wednesday and Thursday. Friday make pie, cheesecake, raspberry sorbet and apple crisp for vegan dessert (topping for crisp in freezer). Saturday starts dressing and gravy, put bird in oven, potatoes in slow cooker, rolls (shaped and in freezer) get final rise and baking. Make corn pudding. While turkey rests put casserole in oven, make vegetables, finish gravy, toss salad. Heat sweet potatoes (currently cooked and frozen) and vegan gravy, also prepped and frozen. After dinner reheat crisp and whip cream.
For the first time in years, my mom wants to do Thanksgiving so I’m going to make desserts to take over Friday. Vanilla and chocolate cream pies. Nothing fancy. Maybe some brownies. And some cookies. I typically don’t care too much about Thanksgiving but I get where my mom is coming from this year. She knows I might have to leave soon and this might be the last time I’m here to bring the kids. So we make it as much like normal as we can.
Pistachio oil is my go to lately. Drizzle a little bit of that stuff on nearly everything. Tastes so damn good
Yeah it’s kind of similar. We use that too. I prefer pistachio oil. Drizzle it on just about everything. Such a good flavor.
I'll have to try pistachio oil. I use pistachios as garnish, almost everything improved by a bit of acid and some crunch. Been prepping all day. Two refrigerators, space getting tight and still need to pick up bird. My feet!
Smoked homemade Chex mix with pistachios and hot & spicy cheez its I don’t go back to work til February so you guys will get lots of updates on my tasty delights!
So far I've struck out looking for it at three different stores. Fred Meyer and Safeway will sell it to you, but only if you order a six pack for +$100. Whole Foods maybe?
actually Walmart has it. We got ours at a place called Chucks Produce here in Vancouver. Which is similar to a New Seasons but less expensive
Turkey in refrigerator with herb and salt rub. Real estate a bit crowded. Actually very crowded. Done: Vegan gravy Vegan casserole except sauce, cashew yogurt, herbs and pistachios Cranberry sauce Turkey gravy except dripping Sweet potatoes Filling and topping for vegan apple crumble, need to be put together and baked Rolls shaped, need final rise and baking Salad dressing done Dressing baked halfway Carrots and green beans prepped. Maple pecans for green beans. Corn puree for corn pudding in one container, dry ingredients in another Frosting gingerbread cake tomorrow. Spice cakes better after a couple of days. Friday make cheesecake and filling for chocolate pie. Still a lot to do on day of. No way around.
