感恩節晚餐-
今年在我家過, 我爸媽回國還沒回來, 住得近的堂弟, 表妹和他們的父母們都來了.
因為我爸不在, 沒人幫我打下手, 我頭一天就沒上班了, 整整忙了兩天.
為了少洗碗, 我都用了能上爐子, 又能進烤箱, 又能上桌的鍋和盆, 到時還能保溫, 很方便.
中午廚房都攤開了, 沒法再做熱的午飯, 就先上了一些小吃的:






晚上又接著再來一次飯前零食: (Costco買的東西總是很多)

Dill pickles:

Olives, dried cranberries:

Roasted chickpeas and almonds:



Froi gras pate and brie cheese and crackers:

Coconut macaroons: (from barefoot contessa)

這個方子很好吃,也很好做,





我烤的火雞也非常成功, 時間和火候很恰當,
我買的是18LB火雞, 用4 GL 水, 2杯鹽, 1杯紅糖, 泡了12個小時, 取出擦幹後, 敞開在冰箱裏過了一夜, 在腹腔裏塞了 檸檬, 迷香迭, sage, 用繩子綁好腿, 外麵抹上黃油, 烤盆底下還放了洋蔥, 胡蘿卜和芹菜, 還有雞雜, 這些東西烤完後用來做gravy很棒.
先在400F烤箱烤背麵一小時, 再在325F 烤胸麵2小時, 用溫度計惻厚部位有160F就取出, 30分鍾後再切塊上桌吃.
肉很入味, 很嫩, 大家都說是他們吃到最好吃的.






烤過一小時的背部,

翻過來烤胸部,

烤好了,


切了一盆,

烤盆裏留下來的烤過的蔬菜, 雞雜, 和湯汁倒入sauce鍋裏加雞湯, 白酒, 再燒滾, 過瀝,去油,留用, 同鍋裏加黃油, 炒熟麵粉, 把過瀝的湯汁倒入, 攪勻成糊, 加一點奶油(heavy cream), 就是好吃的gravy了.


我的stuffing 也是很好吃,
用了Italian sweet sausage, onion, celery, carrots, toasted white bread cubes, chicken stock, butter. 不幹不濕正好, 我是不放在火雞裏麵烤的.
先炒香臘腸, 加onion, celery, carrots , parsley, 炒軟, 加黃油,雞湯, 燒熱, 拌入麵包, 冰箱過夜, 第二天進烤箱350F先蓋著烤30分鍾, 再開蓋烤,10分鍾.

很好吃的烤甜薯, 甜薯5LB, 用紅糖1杯, 黃油1條, 鹽1tsp, black pepper 1/2tsp, 水1/2杯, 在爐上炒拌勻, 進350F烤箱烤40分鍾, 撒上 (2 杯pecan nuts + ½ 杯紅糖+1個打散的蛋白, pinch of cumin powder+ pinch of cayenne pepper+1/8 tsp salt), 烤15分鍾, 上麵焦香就好了.


我的Orange flavored flan 也是很受喜愛, 用了heavy cream, whole eggs and yolks, fresh squeezed orange juice, poured into a home made caramel sauce coated dish, baked in 325F water bath oven for 1.5 hours. Chilled for 6 hours before serving.
隔水烤的,


烤玉米麵包, 以前講過做法的, 又是一個hit.


split pea soup – 很好吃.
with bacon, and Virginia country ham, 幹的豌豆, 土豆, 洋蔥, 西芹, parsley, bay leaves, heavy cream, 本來要打成糊, LG反對, 他說不愛吃baby food.

Brussels sprouts and carrots-
炒香的火腿, 培根, 加一罐雞湯, 4TB Extra Virgin olive oil, 蓋蓋煮15minuts.


Mashed potatoes-
Boiled peeled potatoes, mashed with butter, milk, heavy cream, salt and pepper.


cranberry sauce-兒子好愛
1 bag of cranberry, 1cup sugar, ¾ cup fresh orange juice, ¼ tsp salt, 2TB triple sec 煮爛.

表妹帶來的蜜汁烤火腿,

堂弟媳帶來的南瓜派, from Union Square Bakery, 很有名的南瓜派.

爐子上的情勢,

一字擺開,

開了三桌, buffet style,

喝的有紅酒, 白酒, 啤酒, 香濱, 蘋果cider和蘋果sparkling, tea, coffee..
希望大家也度過了一個愉快的節日!
I used shredded coconut from Baker's brand. It's kind of moist, not flaky dry, not fresh either.