I haven’t been writing on my blog very much lately, and when I do it seems like it’s just about food and drink. Well, here’s another food related post! Yesterday was Thanksgiving. Brooke and I stayed in Denver and had a quiet Thanksgiving meal at home. She did the cleaning, as usual, and I did the shopping, cooking, prepping, and most of the bartending.
This year, I think I hit the perfect mix of pre-prepared food and cooking from scratch. We had a wonderful feast, but I didn’t feel like I spent hours in the kitchen making it all. Here’s my menu:
Breakfast
- cinnamon rolls [from Frank Bonanno’s Drive Thru Pie Pop Up on the sidewalk of Luca, a couple blocks from here]
- lattes [almond milk for Brooke and skim milk for me]
Appetizers
- jicama sticks and spinach dip [thanks to Trader Joe’s]
- almonds [nothing special here]
- pickled green beans [I found these at a Christmas market a few weeks ago, and they were yummy]
Main Course
- smoked turkey breast [from Post Oak BBQ in north Denver]
- garlic mashed potatoes [same]
- brisket gravy [same]
- collard greens [same]
- turkey sausage stuffing fried rice [came frozen from Trader Joe’s]
- glazed carrots [made from scratch, traditional recipe plus a special ingredient – Chinese Five Spice blend]
Desserts
- pecan pie [from Project Angel Heart, proceeds go to charity]
- apple pie [same]
- assorted Thanksgiving cookies [from Maggie & Mollie’s]
