With just the two of us here at The Cove I tend to not make much of an effort for holiday meals {especially since we’re vegetarian}. This year we have much to be thankful for and so I’m hoping to make it a bit more special. Here’s a glimpse at what I have planned:
I’m most excited about having an appetizer: Baked Brie topped with cranberry sauce and walnuts from Simple Bites.
Tofurky. We had this vegetarian roast a couple of years ago and we really liked it.
These roasted brussels sprouts looks so tasty and since neither Thom nor myself have roasted them {I don’t think I’ve had them at all} it will be a little culinary-vegetable adventure.
A fellow Arkansas Woman Blogger posted about her grandmother’s homemade rolls last week and they look delicious and within my baking ability, so I’m thinking Alison’s rolls will make an appearance as well.
Thom loves the cranberry-apple relish from Frankenmuth in Michigan so I am putting it together for him and for me? The simple cranberry sauce found at Simple bites. I’m a big fan of that canned cranberry jelly, though…so I just might buy a can of that too. What are your thoughts on the canned stuff?
I’m still trying to think of one or two more dishes to add. Thom requested coleslaw and after looking and hearing about other’s Turkey Day menus, I’m really craving macaroni and cheese.
How’re your plans coming along?
I'm going to my boyfriend's grandparents' for Thanksgiving so I don't have a menu to plan! But I really look forward to hosting it someday. We celebrate it now with both sides of his parents' family, as they were high school sweethearts and their families live close to each other.
I am adamantly against canned cranberries. I grew up near the bogs and remember my friends going to harvest them every Fall (it's tough work so these were my pin-head football playing friends!) Did you know that cranberries bounce if they're ripe? They have special machines that drop the cranberries and if they can hop up to the next level, they make it to market! I also worked for Ocean Spray for a while as a taste tester. So I'm REALLY obviously biased.
I love the canned, jellied cranberry sauce. I know it's not real, it's not healthy and it's not local, but I don't care. I love it – and it's always been a once-a-year tradition.
I fly into my parents' house ON Thanksgiving, so I won't have much to do – just eat and watch football. Happy day to you and Thom!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts- you will never eat them any other way after this. They are pretty much a staple at my house, everyone loves them. That's difficult to accomplish with a green veggie.
I do mine much like your recipe, but without the cheese and with a bit of pancetta and garlic. I found a recipe for a honey-ginger-soy glaze for them that I'd like to try to round out our next stirfry.