It has been a standing tradition for the last three years that I make a mock thanksgiving dinner about a month before Thanksgiving, and this year is no different. We have sister dinner every Wednesday at rotating houses, this week it happens to be at our house...I couldn't be happier. One of my absolute favorite things is making dinner and having friends over. I truly missed my calling of being a chef, but when push comes to shove, I could never actually be a chef. Cooking for others and following recipes are not my cup of tea...now creating dinner is an entirely different passion.
Since it is my night to make dinner and I am now cooking for 10, I thought I'd make my version of thanksgiving dinner. Pesto turkey, cheesy leek mashed potatoes, oyster dressing, wild mushroom green beans, orange glazed cranberry chutney followed with homemade pumpkin pie. Hmmmmm, my mouth is watering as I type...I guess I'll go get another cup of coffee to supress my appetite. I was up super early this morning as Camden, Hungry and I took a hike at 6 am. We got home around 7 am and I thought it would be a perfect time to head to the grocery store. Of course, I didn't make a list but I knew everything I needed...so I thought for sure I was good to go. I was pretty happy when the total came to 44.42. That is super cheap when you are feeding 10 mouths. Now, I can see why we had the traditional turkey dinner at least once a week growing up...turkey is cheap!
As I was unpacking the groceries, I immediately realized that I forgot the leeks...no big deal, dinner isn't til tomorrow, so I have plenty of time. Then it hit me, Swallow passes two Sun Flower Markets on her way to work and home so I will just have her pick up some leeks. I left her a list of things we needed (not things I forgot but things we actually needed for the house like...lemons & limes). We only get our citrus at Sun Flower Market, it is fresh and cheaper. I asked Swallow to stop at the store on the way home, and she responded with no problem. As she looked at the list she said "what is a leek?" I kind of chuckled and explained to her what it was...as I could tell she was still puzzled I said "come here I'll show you a picture." She looked at the picture and said "why didn't you just say its a fat green onion?" I just laughed. Now I realize that "leeks" aren't a traditional staple in most peoples diets, but I tend to cook with them fairly regularly, as I feel that they have just enough bite to intense the flavor but are by no means overwhelming. I can also pass them off on people who swear up and down that they don't ever eat onions. I always love that :).
Since it is my night to make dinner and I am now cooking for 10, I thought I'd make my version of thanksgiving dinner. Pesto turkey, cheesy leek mashed potatoes, oyster dressing, wild mushroom green beans, orange glazed cranberry chutney followed with homemade pumpkin pie. Hmmmmm, my mouth is watering as I type...I guess I'll go get another cup of coffee to supress my appetite. I was up super early this morning as Camden, Hungry and I took a hike at 6 am. We got home around 7 am and I thought it would be a perfect time to head to the grocery store. Of course, I didn't make a list but I knew everything I needed...so I thought for sure I was good to go. I was pretty happy when the total came to 44.42. That is super cheap when you are feeding 10 mouths. Now, I can see why we had the traditional turkey dinner at least once a week growing up...turkey is cheap!
As I was unpacking the groceries, I immediately realized that I forgot the leeks...no big deal, dinner isn't til tomorrow, so I have plenty of time. Then it hit me, Swallow passes two Sun Flower Markets on her way to work and home so I will just have her pick up some leeks. I left her a list of things we needed (not things I forgot but things we actually needed for the house like...lemons & limes). We only get our citrus at Sun Flower Market, it is fresh and cheaper. I asked Swallow to stop at the store on the way home, and she responded with no problem. As she looked at the list she said "what is a leek?" I kind of chuckled and explained to her what it was...as I could tell she was still puzzled I said "come here I'll show you a picture." She looked at the picture and said "why didn't you just say its a fat green onion?" I just laughed. Now I realize that "leeks" aren't a traditional staple in most peoples diets, but I tend to cook with them fairly regularly, as I feel that they have just enough bite to intense the flavor but are by no means overwhelming. I can also pass them off on people who swear up and down that they don't ever eat onions. I always love that :).
I will be sure to take pictures of my thanksgiving feast and post them. The above picture is my pretty carving job that I did last year, we will see how well I do this year and compare. :) I'll also try to pay attention to measurement amounts as I am cooking so if anyone wants a recipe I will at least have a general idea of how much I put in something.
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