11/25/2016
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody π! A weird set of emotions on this day this year. I backspaced the word "Thanksgiving" several times for solidarity reasons as my friends and some family are currently fighting to protect their ancestral land from big oil. The holiday has always sat in a strange place with me, even prior to this, just due to the history (revisionist and otherwise) associated with this day. That's said, I've always loved what the holiday has meant to ME. Coming from an immense and close knit family, we have always cherished holidays that represent togetherness and gratitude. We are grateful for each other and flourish on the days we can gather around an amazing meal. Thanksgiving also happens to be me and the bf's anniversary lol. The year we started dating, we both happened to be stuck in NY away from our families. I had NEVER cooked a meal that intricate before, but he was up for the experiment and I was up for the challenge lol. Tough to balance all of Thanksgiving's personal importance with all of the current and historic conflicts, but here we are... This year, I came full circle. I couldn't go home or to MD this year, so it was just the two of us once again (and π) Anyone who has followed me for a bit knows the bf is a wing fiend, so the main event was turkey wings 3 ways - Confit, Jerk, and grilled with a homemade BBQ rub, mac & cheese, sausage, sage, and mushroom dressing with homemade brioche and croissants, Southern greens, sage and brown butter cornbread using 'a recipe, sweet potato pie with nutmeg and Mexican vanilla whipped cream and a buttermilk pie with cranberry pomegranate compote (also thekitchenista's recipe). It was such a cozy, chill, and satisfying day, and an ABSOLUTE pleasure cooking with Angela's guides. I mostly pride myself on adapting recipes to my own tastes, but she is spot on and also gives an amazing schedule to help manage time. Buy her ebook! Strong hugs to all β€οΈοΈ