This will be the first Thanksgiving where I am doing all the cooking…and I am looking forward to it. In previous years I’ve always been intimidated by the mere thought of “hosting” Thanksgiving. I’m kind of surprised that I am looking forward to it. Is it my renewed joy of cooking? Or cooking in this kitchen? Is it that I am trying several new recipes? I don’t know…but there is something about the menu I’ve come up with that has me jazzed.
MENU:
- 2 whole chickens that have sat overnight in a lemon-herb brine
- Gravy
- Hashbrown Casserole
- Roasted Broccoli with Pistachios
- Mom’s Sausage Stuffing (in an pan)
- Jellied Cranberries out of a can…Brian insisted
- Roasted Yams
- Pumpkin Cheesecake
It was originally going to be just the 3 of us so there wasn’t any pressure to be terribly traditional. Brother-in-Law, Kenny, will be joining us because his wife will still be out of town…when I found out he was going to be alone, I was glad to invite him, but did feel the need to warn him that it wasn’t going to be a “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner…I suspect with the wife gone for the better part of two weeks; any meal he didn’t have to make himself, is a good meal.
I know Brian and David are looking forward to our little non-Traditional Thanksgiving…I’m sure both will be helping out in the kitchen…I will be anxious to post my results.
