It's November and now my favorite food time of the year.
Every year I think way too much about Thanksgiving dinner...I have been obsessed with the perfect meal...all the deliciousness of comfort food and old fashioned flavors combined with not too much fuss in the kitchen. I guess everyone's idea of "easy" in the kitchen is different, but I have officially declared the Thanksgiving menu we came up with 2 years ago as The Best. It also happens to be pretty much vegetarian...and could easily be vegan. Add a turkey to make everybody happy - but it is seriously optional when you put all this together. Like this year, it will only be the 3 of us, so a turkey would be way too much. But last year when my siblings and their significant others came over, we just included a turkey, and there was still more than enough food to make everyone happy. Yay!
So, here is the menu - including links to recipes for approximately the best matches to the recipes I use. Good times.
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
from Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant cookbook
Massaged Kale Salad
from Feeding the Whole Family (I use dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds to make it extra thanksgiving-y)
Sweet Potato Rosti
essentially Mark Bittman's Beet Rosti with sweet potatoes swapped in for beets.
Stuffing with oysters
Yeah, I know oysters aren't vegetables. Leave them out, it's your world. I like this guide from Martha Stewart, cuz stuffing needs to be customized. We use half sourdough half whole wheat.
Since we've been kind of sort of on a vegan kick for the past month or so I'm so glad that I have this most important food holiday covered. Skip worrying about what wine to serve and go with lots of good Belgian ale:) Done and done.
ps: don't forget dessert.
Maple Cookie Ice Box Pie. Make your favorite shortbread cookies with maple syrup instead of sugar. layer them up with whipped cream and top with a tiny bit of grated nutmeg. Cheers!
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