thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year and then everything goes downhill until new year's. i'm not a big fan of christmas -- too much frenzied shopping and gift giving and seemingly less about family. i suppose there are things that i do enjoy such as tree trimming, the smell of pine, poinsettias and amaryllis.
i'm recovering still after cooking my annual thanksgiving feast. like other years, we prepared all dishes from scratch but unlike most years, we largely used ingredients found at farmer's market or locally grown. our menu included:
roasted red bourbon turkey
cornbread stuffing
homemade gravy
cranberry sauce
orange cranberry sauce
steamed haricot vert
roasted brussels sprouts with pancetta and pomegranate
roasted lemon sage cauliflower
whipped butternut squash
apple pie
sweet potato pie
it would be a dream to be able to grow most things for our meal, then it would feel like a true harvest meal. maybe someday....
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| left: low table centerpieces of white peonies, red tulips, 'titanic' pink roses, protea and seeded eucalyptus |
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