menu mayhem
When all of the haute cuisine mags in the markets have holiday spreads on the covers, you know some dysfunctional family gathering looms large in your future. Actually, they’re all gearing up for xmas, while I’m still wondering what to do for Thanksgiving. I have mixed feelings about Thanksgiving because unlike my dad, I actually like turkey. I have no problems with making leftover turkey reuben sandwiches, turkey broth, turkey salad, hot open-face turkey sandwiches, brunswick stew (with turkey), turkey quesadillas, etc. I also like ham – both the honey-baked and the [Virginia] country versions (or maybe it’s that I love those special silver dollar biscuits we served with the country ham?). I could just as easily go for Peking duck, bouillabaisse, southern pulled pork, sushi, you name it.
I’m not one for tradition – big surprise! As of this moment, we aren’t planning to spend Thanksgiving with anyone and that’s fine with both of us (much to our parents’ dismay). I don’t really need to spend the entire day cooking either, I do enough of that whenever we entertain. The plan is to ski and then come home and have a nice meal. But what the meal will be is the question. Here are some options:
Oh, I guess I could also do a crusted beef roast or a standing rib roast. Jeremy clearly prefers the seafood menu, with ham as a distant second. I like the idea of having a glass of Chablis.
