Thanksgiving in Boston, 2010
Thanksgiving is that day, as another blogger, put it that “Everyone is a food blogger!” I spent a night last week planning out our Thanksgiving menu with my mother and then put it up on the chalkboard wall. I will be posting the full recipes to many of the items you see below throughout the week.
I made an apple & a blueberry pie for breakfast on Thanksgiving. There is no better way to start a full day of eating than with homemade pies.
We started eating around noon with a few starters. The first of which were my interpretation of something I had out at a restaurant a few weeks ago. Panko covered caramelized pearl onions with a zesty dipping sauce. I think this might be my new favorite party appetizer.
I did a test run of these stuffed artichokes about a week ago with a really small artichoke and quickly added it to our starter list for Thanksgiving. The freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese was delicious with the fresh artichokes.
The final starter was a small bowl of french onion soup topped with a slice of french baguette & thick cut swiss cheese.
We washed all the starters down with a Satsuma Vodka-tini. It included pureed cranberries and satsuma tangerines.
We set the table simply & took a lot of inspiration from Ina Garten, one of my faves.
My least favorite part of the meal was the Lemon & Thyme potato gratin. I think it would have benefited from some cheese possibly. I’ll have to reexamine that recipe.
The turkey was covered in a simple butter, salt, pepper, & thyme rub. I also put the butter mixture under the skin with two slices of tangerines. Inside the turkey was shallots, rosemary, lemons, and tangerines.
The maple glazed carrots & parsnips were one of my favorite parts of the meal. I am definitely incorporating this into the regular rotation of veggies for normal dinner.
We also had stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, & peas (which I didn’t eat because I hate them).
Beverages included Champagne & Strawberries and more Satsuma Martinis!
I made a chocolate ganache tart that I have been eating small slices from all day today.
Every year I make Pumpkin Creme Brulee and it is the best way to complete a full day of eating! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
(Steven)
