This year I was host to Thanksgiving dinner for the first time, ever. I went a little overboard with the preparations, I have to admit. I made all the side dishes, and both a pumpkin cheesecake and two kinds of homemade ice cream. Yeah, I went overboard. Luckily I didn't have to make the turkey; this vegetarian wouldn't even know where to start with that. So, my father-in-law made the turkey and brought it over.
For my contribution, I made homemade cranberry sauce, green beans almandine, toast with roasted garlic, redskin potatoes with butter and herbs, and blue-cheese stuffed roasted tomatoes. I also had an appetizer tray of cheeses, grapes, olives, etc., and before the dinner we had a salad, which I made of mixed greens, cranberries, walnuts, goat cheese, carrots, homemade croutons, and a delicious pomegranate vinaigrette. I will have several things to talk about from our Thanksgiving dinner, so I will leave most of that for later posts. Suffice it to say that I made way, way too much food, but it was, luckily, well-received. Now, I am tired, and my feet need a rest.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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