I'm single and have no family in the area, so I have gotten up my own tradition of buying the smallest turkey I can find (I bought my 10 lb. Butterball yesterday) and roast it for my confirmed bachelorette self.
To go with the turkey, I make stuffing (sometimes from scratch; sometimes from the Stove Top box), garlic mashed potatoes, canned jellied cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole. Sorry, purists, but I love the canned cranberry stuff and I can't possibly have a holiday without the green bean casserole. Since I'm single and don't need to please anyone but myself, all that matters is that I'm happy with the menu.
Having cooked Thanksgiving dinner for myself before, I know that I can count on plenty of post-Thanksgiving menu suggestions such as turkey sandwiches, turkey enchiladas, turkey stir-fry, turkey tacos, etc. ;)
This year I am shunning the easy Stove Top and am making a magnificent cornbread/apple/sausage/roasted pecan stuffing from scratch. The recipe alone is absolutely orgasmic. *g*
I've had to do Thanksgiving by myself a few times too. Last year I was in grad school in London, and they were sweet enough to do a Thanksgiving lunch for us American students. The meal itself was okay, and their French chefs made these pumpkin tarts that were to die for. Instead of whipped cream or Cool Whip, we poured heavy cream right on top. Mmm.
The one thing I really missed most last year was the green bean casserole. I don't know if other cultures can even understand why we love it, but we do. I love the Stove Top stuffing and canned cranberry sauce too. They're just so homey, I guess.
Your cornbread stuffing sounds really good. I don't know what stuffing we'll have this year, but I'm dying to make my own chestnut stuffing this weekend and sneaking it onto the table on Thanksgiving.
I was living in Japan one Thanksgiving and had an interesting experience: had to have the turkey imported, had to saw it in half while frozen just to cook it in two convection ovens (microwave-sized things) and use another to cook everything else. Used Emeril's recipe for sweet potatoes in orange cups and they were a hit (had to use Japanese yams though) and the pumpkin pie with Japanese green pumpkin was the best I've had it. Started cooking at 6am, didn't eat until 8pm, but definitely infused my host family and other cultures about our traditions. :)
To go with the turkey, I make stuffing (sometimes from scratch; sometimes from the Stove Top box), garlic mashed potatoes, canned jellied cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole. Sorry, purists, but I love the canned cranberry stuff and I can't possibly have a holiday without the green bean casserole. Since I'm single and don't need to please anyone but myself, all that matters is that I'm happy with the menu.
Having cooked Thanksgiving dinner for myself before, I know that I can count on plenty of post-Thanksgiving menu suggestions such as turkey sandwiches, turkey enchiladas, turkey stir-fry, turkey tacos, etc. ;)
This year I am shunning the easy Stove Top and am making a magnificent cornbread/apple/sausage/roasted pecan stuffing from scratch. The recipe alone is absolutely orgasmic. *g*
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The one thing I really missed most last year was the green bean casserole. I don't know if other cultures can even understand why we love it, but we do. I love the Stove Top stuffing and canned cranberry sauce too. They're just so homey, I guess.
Your cornbread stuffing sounds really good. I don't know what stuffing we'll have this year, but I'm dying to make my own chestnut stuffing this weekend and sneaking it onto the table on Thanksgiving.
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