Thanksgiving Prep Because I Am OCD about Lists…
Anytime I have something coming up that involved other people I get a bit insane. Holiday dinners are the worst even though I enjoy the time the most. I have decided to abandon my normal rice laden Cajun holiday extravaganza in deference to my white boy husband. Now, I am not doing damn mashed potatoes, but I am NOT doing dirty rice, oyster dressing, or shrimp jambalaya as I usually do. The Menu is starch laden though, I will only make so many compromises to Caucasianess. I will star the things I consider whitey food and you will see I am making a HUGE effort here.
Menu:
Appetizer Snacky Stuffs:
Cheese tray & Crackers and my Cheese Ball Extraordinaire.
- Turkey Breasts cuz I loves me a bakin’ bag and I hate making turkey unless it is fried
Pernil (pork roasted courtesy of Rocio)
Boneless Beef Ribs (courtesy of Lee)
Giblet Gravy
- Cornbread & Sausage Stuffing with apples in it.
- Mac & Cheese which is insanely fattening and ooooh so good.
- Peas (ugh, but I can make them work. Bacon and onions are my friend)
Arroz con gandules (again rocio)
Cucumbers & Onions in vinegar (because I loved my Maw-maw and no holiday meal is complete without them)
Dessert: Pumpkin Pie and Pecan Pie
Now, I might do a corn casserole cuz I got a good recipe but I am limited with oven space, I only have one. I will of course have a beef roast in the slow cooker for the sole purpose of giving a good beef gravy for my kids who would wig if I didn’t make rice and gravy.
As you can see it is ripping across the ethnic index, but still there is a decent representation of white people food! Yay me!.
I am pleased.
Filed under: Cooking and Food
7 Responses so far
November 17th, 2008
3:48 pm
I love cucumber salads…..
Would you post that cucumbers and onion recipe here ?
November 17th, 2008
4:11 pm
My grandmother’s cucs are easy peasy…
Slice cucumber thin. Slice onions thing. drench in vinegar. Pepper the heck out of it. Chill for an hour.
I do it with seasoned rice wine vinegar because i am addicted to it. I could literally drink it from the bottle. But good ole cider or white vinegar is good too, just more tart.
My friend Kat does a cucumber salad I love too.
Paper thin cucs, squeeze between between paper towel to get the liquid out. Add sour cream. A table little sugar, and salt and pepper & chill it. I could eat a bucket of that stuff too. It is really good with heavy food because it is light and cool.
I also like:
Cucumber cut into small chunks
Avocado cubed
Tomato seeded and diced
Celery diced (i skip this cuz i hate celery)
Cover with seasoned rice wine vinegar and chill.
Pepper to taste.
That is a favorite summer lunch. Good stuff. If you haven’t tried seasoned rice wine vinegar, do it. It is not as tart. it is sweeter and milder. Like I said, i could drink it.
November 18th, 2008
5:49 pm
Oh ….thank you !
Those sound wonderful !
I’m a big fan of balsamic vinegar, myself.
I use only “FINI/Modena” from Italy…..
I go to one of the Wms.-Sonoma stores in Houston about 3 times a year.
My cucumber salad recipe is a variation of my MIL’s.
thin sliced cucumbers…(English cucumbers are often not as bitter as regulars can be, IMO)
cherry tomatoes – halved
thin sliced onion – any color, I use yellow
thin sliced any color bell pepper (optional)
fresh ground pepper
salt
kraft, or other non-sweet mayonaise
apple cider vinegar
sugar or sweetener – dissolve in the vinegar
Sorry don’t have amounts written down…..it’s one of those guessing things based on others you’ve made.
Stir together…....best if refrigerated overnight.
November 18th, 2008
5:53 pm
Do you prefer any particular brand of seasoned rice wine vinegar ?
The brand of Balsamic that I buy has a sweetness to it, also.
November 18th, 2008
6:01 pm
i cannot remember the brand. bright red lid and a asianish looking label. it is cheap and quite good.
November 20th, 2008
5:23 pm
I think we grew up with the same Maw-Maw… Cucumbers and onions with vinegar and pepper at almost every meal.
Hey, what’s the corn casserole recipe? I’m looking for something else, as well. If you post it or e-mail it I’d really appreciate it!
November 23rd, 2008
10:34 pm
Make it a chocolate chip pecan pie.
Trust Me.
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