tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5212329376394382390..comments2024-03-28T17:06:34.405-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On what NOT to make for ThanksgivingJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17100976117141533822009-11-28T12:16:16.418-05:002009-11-28T12:16:16.418-05:00Love: stuffing! black olives
Hate: pumpkin anythi...Love: stuffing! black olives<br /><br />Hate: pumpkin anything, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes/yams, creamed anything<br /><br />We always have riced potatoes -- some kind of Norwegian tradition in our family<br /><br />We had my side of the family over for dinner this year -- my sister did the gravy (phew).PK the Bookeemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478996122841311684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35743994380321494302009-11-26T22:48:18.685-05:002009-11-26T22:48:18.685-05:00THE GRAVY WORKED!!
And thank you all.
Yes, I wan...THE GRAVY WORKED!!<br /><br />And thank you all.<br /><br />Yes, I want the squash recipe, too. AND THE SOUFFLE, thanks so much, Jannie.<br /><br />BRUSSELS SPROUTS.(For Becky xo)<br />1.Get brussels sprouts. (About--7 per person.)<br />2. Preheat oven to 375 or so, doesn't really matter.<br />3.. Wash BS, cut off a bit of the bottom and make an x with a knife across the bottom.<br />4. Place on cookie sheet (with sides) or roasting pan.<br />5. Add olive oil, and maybe a bit of garlic oil. Just enough to coat the BS, but you can't go wrong. <br />6. Shake on some coarse salt.<br />7. Put in oven til the leaves get a bit crispy on the edges. Maybe--15 mins? (some leaves will fall off and get really crisp..they are delicious.)<br />8. Accept raves and comments like: "They don't even taste like Brussels Sprouts!"<br /><br />xoxo <br />8.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42721196633740930502009-11-26T22:34:31.166-05:002009-11-26T22:34:31.166-05:00Susannah,
I want the recipe for acorn squash stuff...Susannah,<br />I want the recipe for acorn squash stuffed with goat cheese and spinach and I also want to know how you serve it. (is it a whole squash, divvied up with the stuffing?) <br /><br />I am grateful that although i had to cook for 16, no one had any special food needs. <br /><br />And Odette, I'm going to try your recipe for gravy next year.<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62591042130379855062009-11-26T15:25:15.774-05:002009-11-26T15:25:15.774-05:00I used to have a relative who made an eggplant cas...I used to have a relative who made an eggplant casserole every Thanksgiving, and she was one of those force-you-to-eat-just-a-little taste folks, even when I said I was (and am) allergic to eggplant. I was little, and she would spank. ::sighs:: so I ate it. I'd come out in the obligatory hives and she still asked me wasn't the taste worth it? (Apparently when I was very small, I said "Hell, no!" which got me the spank but made my grandmother run in the bathroom to hide her laughing.) When I had hives AND wheezing by age 13, Aunt Nolina stopped short of forcing me to eat eggplant until I was in full anaphylaxis.<br /><br />Here's the Thanksgiving food I love: stuffing yes! with vegetarian brown gravy, which can be done and is lovely. Baked apples with raisins and rum sauce. Acorn squash stuffed with spinach and goat cheese. Steamed broccoli with toasted almonds. Veggie potstickers and a nice dipping sauce! Pistachio crackers and Cranberry Wensleydale cheese. Blueberry pie. Chocolate peppermint cake.<br />Egg nog. Egg nog. Egg nog. With rum. And more egg nog.<br /><br />We've got a whole spread going here with people invited to pop in and out at leisure. A buffet attitude. The dogs are loving this.<br /><br />I've got typeset pages returned to the publisher and three loved ones who've kicked cancer this year, so there is much to be grateful for.<br /><br />Cheers and best to you and yours!Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85278428204576885922009-11-26T14:23:52.803-05:002009-11-26T14:23:52.803-05:00Mashed potatoes. I just don't see the point. T...Mashed potatoes. I just don't see the point. They're so much better just boiled or french-fried. :)<br /><br />Any way we can have that roasted brussel sprouts recipe? I always feel like I SHOULD like those little vegies, but so far...nope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-769876366759966922009-11-26T14:04:18.919-05:002009-11-26T14:04:18.919-05:00I mean, she eats other things too, she said. But n...I mean, she eats other things too, she said. But not poultry. Or butter. Or cream. And that's all fine. But tell me, oh, the day before...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87535176697437762482009-11-26T14:02:47.217-05:002009-11-26T14:02:47.217-05:00ANd then there was the year my niece announced she...ANd then there was the year my niece announced she ONLY eats fish.<br /><br />Puh-leeze.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30308400537458734232009-11-26T14:01:55.443-05:002009-11-26T14:01:55.443-05:00I LOVE STUFFING.
(ANd bread pudding. And Italian ...I LOVE STUFFING.<br /><br />(ANd bread pudding. And Italian bread salad. You get the carb-y picture.)<br /><br />The Brooklyn contingent all has the flu, sigh, so no kids this year. I'm making turkey and stuffing anyway! Off to baste..<br /><br />love love love to all--very thankful for you..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40565732881036451362009-11-26T12:14:31.572-05:002009-11-26T12:14:31.572-05:00Stuffing. I don't get it. Why would I want to ...Stuffing. I don't get it. Why would I want to be stuffed? But my husband loves it, so he makes it. Some years it could be a meal in itself with all the stuff he throws in.<br />My mother used to make a sweet potato casserole with pineapple chunks and marshmallows on top. It must have been 1000 calories per scoop. That's off the current menu. <br />Actually I need to have a few drinks before I even cook the turkey - I really don't like to cook food that looks so much like a living thing. (I don't mind eating it, though.)Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32305512343817092812009-11-26T12:04:30.792-05:002009-11-26T12:04:30.792-05:00What Hallie said about gravy. Equal parts fat (bu...What Hallie said about gravy. Equal parts fat (buy separator) and flour. Cook the turkey neck, giblets, etc., with aromatic vegetables the day before to obtain a good stock. Don't ever try to make more gravy than you have fat for. Plenty of salt (taste first) and pepper, and maybe a bit of thyme are the only seasonings necessary. About 1 T. of fat and flour per cup of broth. My Dad taught me this eons ago and I've never (in spite of wine, grogg and spiris) had a failure. A zen-like concentration helps. <br /><br />Off to make the green bean casserole from scratch! Yum!Grapeshot/Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625862990225356412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5542607583791542992009-11-26T12:04:22.192-05:002009-11-26T12:04:22.192-05:00Sheila, your holiday sounds like ours! We have fo...Sheila, your holiday sounds like ours! We have four omnivores, three vegatarians, 1 gluten intolerant, and one lactose intolerant...and a partrdge in a pear tree. I make gravy with rice flour. Add soy milk to the mashed potatoes. And have LOTS of food so there's something everyone can eat.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41730295936689013282009-11-26T11:40:41.679-05:002009-11-26T11:40:41.679-05:00Hi Sheila,
Wishing you a happy thanksgiving, with...Hi Sheila,<br /><br />Wishing you a happy thanksgiving, with a lot of creative ideas and a lot o patience! <br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9329404958959294982009-11-26T01:41:20.787-05:002009-11-26T01:41:20.787-05:00Hmm. I think I'm collecting ideas for tomorrow...Hmm. I think I'm collecting ideas for tomorrow. Complicated with one vegetarian, one gluten intolerant, two "normal," and most of them hungry.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.com