Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #4

[BetteDavisEyes]

Right? When is side salad a favorite when there are so many other options?

My mom always made Waldorf Salad for Thanksgiving, and that is the only salad that I've ever included when I've hosted Thanksgiving.

As for rolls with Thanksgiving dinner, that would be the last thing that I would include. The typical Thanksgiving feast already has starch overload - mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, gravy, pie for dessert. The only way that "rolls" would show up on my Thanksgiving table is if someone brings them.

DH and I look forward to Thanksgiving dinner with our niece, her boyfriend, and their 18-month-old daughter. I bought a couple of Squishmallow holiday plushies for her to play with during our meal. We know that we will have a delicious meal with wonderful service at Picano's. We will wear matching Christmas sweaters

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Does it have marshmallows on top? I’ve only ever seen that in films.

Wishing our American friends a very happy Thanksgiving holiday and lots of lovely food, whatever you’re having!

My mom used to make sweet potatoes with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows on top. I'm not crazy about marshmallows and never made sweet potatoes like that. I like them with brown sugar, maple syrup, and butter.

Thanks for your good wishes For most Americans, Thanksgiving is the best meal of the year!

 

[killarney rose]

Does it have marshmallows on top? I’ve only ever seen that in films.

Wishing our American friends a very happy Thanksgiving holiday and lots of lovely food, whatever you’re having!

No, it has a streusel type topping. It’s very rich and could easily be dessert.

 

[iamshadow21]

Happy Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate.

A brief interlude (not food). I finished the hat!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

^ Precious! Thank you for sharing the photo. Is the hat your own pattern?

 

[iamshadow21]

^ Precious! Thank you for sharing the photo. Is the hat your own pattern?

No! Not my own. I'm not a good enough crocheter to come up with something of that intricacy. The pattern is by CrochetFabulous on Etsy. Fortunately I read the comments, it crochets up a bit small, so I knew going in I'd have to go up a few hook sizes, and I did, and it turned out beautifully. Housemate is getting it early, because she's going to want to wear it teaching her class of six year olds in the lead up to the holidays. She gets into it in a big way. I genuinely have no idea how many Christmas t-shirts she owns.

 

[killarney rose]

That will be perfect for her to wear to school!

 

[anneg]

My mom always made Waldorf Salad for Thanksgiving, and that is the only salad that I've ever included when I've hosted Thanksgiving.

As for rolls with Thanksgiving dinner, that would be the last thing that I would include. The typical Thanksgiving feast already has starch overload - mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, gravy, pie for dessert. The only way that "rolls" would show up on my Thanksgiving table is if someone brings them.

DH and I look forward to Thanksgiving dinner with our niece, her boyfriend, and their 18-month-old daughter. I bought a couple of Squishmallow holiday plushies for her to play with during our meal. We know that we will have a delicious meal with wonderful service at Picano's. We will wear matching Christmas sweaters

I'd love to see you all in your matching sweaters!

I love Waldorf salad but haven't made it for quite a while. I don't have any celery or grapes at the moment, but I could maybe substitute fennel and raisins. The slivers of the fennel bulb are nice and crunchy in green salads.

 

[anneg]

Happy Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate.

A brief interlude (not food). I finished the hat!

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That's adorable! I can crochet, but doubt that I have the skills to make the hat. Thanks for sharing!

 

[iamshadow21]

That's adorable! I can crochet, but doubt that I have the skills to make the hat. Thanks for sharing!

It's not too bad, actually. Mainly a whole lot of double crochets. The 'ornaments' are five double crochets joined together at the top. The 'branches' are two double crochets made in the same stitch, separated at the top with a chain, on one row, the next row, you crochet five double crochets down one, and five up the other. So, if you can dc, you can probably make this without too many headaches.

Anyway. I have hijacked the food thread.

Tonight, for dinner, I did not have the cope to cook a complicated meal, so, for my partner and myself, I threw in the oven:
two regular, medium sized potatoes
two tiny orange sweet potatoes, which were a similar size
two wedges of purple skinned sweet potatoes
two wedges of butternut pumpkin
a carrot, cut into two equal pieces

olive oil, salt, pepper, oven for maybe an hour, a bit over, didn't really time it, just poked them occasionally, at 180C

took the carrot, pumpkin and orange sweet potato out when they were done, potato and purple skinned sweet potato took longer.

when all the veg was done, I put in the chicken

two chicken thighs, in a snaplock bag (the bag they'd been frozen in, I didn't get a new one), with:
sesame oil
soy sauce
oyster sauce
pomegranate molasses

squished it all about to coat it evenly, then dumped it out into the same roasting tray

fifteen minutes, then poked it to make sure it was cooked through

And then, I ate it.

 

[anneg]

It's not too bad, actually. Mainly a whole lot of double crochets. The 'ornaments' are five double crochets joined together at the top. The 'branches' are two double crochets made in the same stitch, separated at the top with a chain, on one row, the next row, you crochet five double crochets down one, and five up the other. So, if you can dc, you can probably make this without too many headaches.

Anyway. I have hijacked the food thread.

Tonight, for dinner, I did not have the cope to cook a complicated meal, so, for my partner and myself, I threw in the oven:
two regular, medium sized potatoes
two tiny orange sweet potatoes, which were a similar size
two wedges of purple skinned sweet potatoes
two wedges of butternut pumpkin
a carrot, cut into two equal pieces

olive oil, salt, pepper, oven for maybe an hour, a bit over, didn't really time it, just poked them occasionally, at 180C

took the carrot, pumpkin and orange sweet potato out when they were done, potato and purple skinned sweet potato took longer.

when all the veg was done, I put in the chicken

two chicken thighs, in a snaplock bag (the bag they'd been frozen in, I didn't get a new one), with:
sesame oil
soy sauce
oyster sauce
pomegranate molasses

squished it all about to coat it evenly, then dumped it out into the same roasting tray

fifteen minutes, then poked it to make sure it was cooked through

And then, I ate it.

Your dinner sounds good!

 

[iamshadow21]

Your dinner sounds good!

It was really good. I ate it all up, and now I'm wishing I had leftovers.

 

[acutename]

Happy Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate.

A brief interlude (not food). I finished the hat!

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it's great but I was expecting a turkey for today...

So according to the article green beans are the most popular side dish in my state. I can say that green bean casserole is the most popular, as you see it served at nearly every restaurant and in homes for Thanksgiving.

I don’t make it the traditional way, with canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and French fried onions. I use a recipe that includes fresh green beans, fresh mushrooms, and sautéed onions.

history lesson:

Green Bean Casserole was created by a Campbell Soup Company employee, Dorcas Reilly, at our Camden, New Jersey headquarters in 1955. She was one of the first full-time members of Campbell's Home Economics department—now known as the Campbell Test Kitchen, where I work.Nov 17, 2020


hmmm... Campbells creates a recipe that uses Campbell's Soup...

 

[iamshadow21]

it's great but I was expecting a turkey for today...

RSBM

I'm Australian, we don't do Thanksgiving. Sorry to disappoint.

Also, chicken is way nicer than turkey. *ducks and hides*

 

[PayrollNerd]

We had an early Tday meal since my kiddo is in charge of the furbaby kennel care and their dinners at the vet office this evening. Everything we made turned out really good.

We made or I should say, improvised, a dish of quinoa with squash, onion, zucchini, garlic, salt & pepper and a sprinkle of Monterey Jack cheese on top. To keep it from getting dry we put a little veggie broth on top.

Then when we ate, we mixed in carrots, green beans and Lima beans on our fork. It was tasty and a good way to add protein. Next time we’ll add a bigger variety of veggies.

Kiddo made the Gluten Free Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits all by herself. You’d never know they were GF. She frosted some pumpkin cookies and left some unfrosted. She packed up a container to ship to her older sister with GF banana bread, unfrosted cookies and a little container of frosting.

Now we nap!

 

[Yesiamapirate]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my foodie friends here! Life took a bit of a bad turn for Mr Pirate over the past several months and I have not done much posting.
I do read every post here still! You guys are awesome cooks and an inspiration.

 

[acutename]

RSBM

I'm Australian, we don't do Thanksgiving. Sorry to disappoint.

Also, chicken is way nicer than turkey. *ducks and hides*

oops.... sorry. maybe just a shrimp on the BBQ hat...
a. I did not know where you were and
b. I am always surprized by who celbrates what- i.e.
Valentines Day is big in Japan

 

[PayrollNerd]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my foodie friends here! Life took a bit of a bad turn for Mr Pirate over the past several months and I have not done much posting.
I do read every post here still! You guys are awesome cooks and an inspiration.

Blessings to Mr Pirate and things improve for you both. Glad you're still reading along. I'm sure it's a nice diversion when things are tough.

 

[iamshadow21]

oops.... sorry. maybe just a shrimp on the BBQ hat...
a. I did not know where you were and
b. I am always surprized by who celbrates what- i.e.
Valentines Day is big in Japan

I did not know Valentine's Day was big in Japan! That's really interesting.

No one in Australia calls them shrimp. They're prawns. I have no idea where that saying comes from, it's everywhere. It's not even regional, some in say the north calling them one thing, down south the other. Everyone just calls them prawns. *shrugs*

We do like to BBQ, though, but it's very different to most American BBQ. It's quick, hot cooking rather than long, slow cooking. It still tastes best over charcoal, but because of our climate, we tend to get fire bans every summer, so many people cook over LPG (natural gas), not charcoal or wood flame. I've never put a prawn on one, but I'm sure plenty do. The best thing I ever tasted that came out of one was a whole chicken cooked in a Weber Kettle BBQ over charcoal briquettes. I had it over 25 years ago for Christmas, and I'm still thinking about it.

What most people most often have from a barbeque, though, is a sausage sandwich. A sausage, cooked to a mild char, with some charred onions, too, if you like, on a slice of cheap white supermarket bread with a squirt of tomato or barbeque sauce. Generally on a weekend, there'll be a charity like a Rotary Club or a kids' sports team raising money outside a local Bunnings (hardware store chain) with a sausage sizzle, but the big deal is voting. In Australia, voting is compulsory and always on a Saturday, and often the polling station is at a school. You go in, you vote, you come out, and you buy your 'democracy sausage' for $2. Iconic, and much tastier than an 'I Voted' sticker.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my foodie friends here! Life took a bit of a bad turn for Mr Pirate over the past several months and I have not done much posting.
I do read every post here still! You guys are awesome cooks and an inspiration.

So sorry to hear that Mr. Pirate isn't doing well. You are both in my prayers.