I will probably post a few more Thanksgiving recipes in the next few days, but here is a start – some of our time-honored favorites that are not hard to do, but really celebrate the season. If you want to keep it simple and bountiful, take a look at these suggestions as you make your shopping list and measure how much time and energy you will really have to devote to pyrotechnics.
We are all about being thankful this year, since we’ve beat back cancer and are making it through the economic slowdown and all…so quietly and leisurely is how we are taking it!
Butternut Squash Bisque and bonus pumpkin seed pepitas
Green Beans– bring the sweetness to the fore
Brine that Bird! (especially if you are getting a farm-fresh, free-range turkey)
Puerto Rican-Style Roast Turkey (pavochón)
Turkey Gravy (and a story of salvation)
Leftovers — Festive Turkey Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts