Happy Thanksgiving

Be thankful for all you have, tell people you love them, and remember, there is no shame in taking off your pants if it means a third helping of potatoes.

No shame.  None.

In love and gluttony,
Melissa

Thanksgiving Blog

Hey guys,

Life has been interesting lately, and by interesting, I mean an all out shit show.  Due to the shit showiness, I am probably not cooking anything this year.  I'll still eat a lot, but someone else will probably prepare it.  However, I wanted to post at least once about our upcoming national day of glutton and the New York Times has provided the right stuff.  Check out this interactive Thanksgiving-erator to help you decide what your menu says about you.  It mostly just made me hungry, but maybe you'll be inspired.  Enjoy!

Also, because I said "the right stuff":

Hang tough y'all,

Mel

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

I've been so excited about Thanksgiving and all the massive amounts of food I will cook and consume, I forgot about the other parts of hosting Thanksgiving.

The Good: Food, food, friends, food.

The Bad: Grocery stores.  Bitches be crazy.

The Ugly: My apartment.  So much cleaning, so few closets in which to hide all my crap.

I still hate bird carcasses and will not be touching an uncooked one.  I got a guy for that.  However, this is the bird we'll be enjoying, Lemon Herb Turkey.

Thanksgiving grocery shopping is complete.  Bread will be cubed tomorrow night.  Cheesecake prepared on Wednesday night.  Goodness created on Thursday.  Woo to the Hoo.

Thanksgiving is so close, I can smell the stuffing.

So It Begins.....

The one week of planning, shopping, chopping, crying, drinking and cooking that will eventually become Thanksgiving is upon us.

My menu is complete.  Groceries will be purchased in two phases: Phase I: Non-perishable; Phase II: Perishable.  (Note to self: work on more creative titles for "phases")

Chopping and prepping will begin on Tuesday night.

I haven't time for food wit today, so I'll simply unveil my menu (knowing full well that nobody except perhaps my mom will care).

Thanksgiving 2011:

Lemon Herb Turkey (exact seasoning pending)
Sausage, Apple & Leek Stuffing (plus a small vegetarian friendly batch)
Scalloped Potatoes
Spinach Salad w/Pomegranate & Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Bread Which I Will Make My Friends Purchase
Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake

What are your Thanksgiving Day menus?  Tell me and perhaps I will copy you.  Please, also share your tips & ideas for prepping, cooking, and celebrating.

Until next time....

Mel

It's Almost Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving!  A holiday devoted to gathering people you love, feeding them until they fall asleep and leaving them with small pox...no...wait....that was just the Pilgrims.  Scratch that last one.

Seriously though, I love Thanksgiving.  A day of loved ones, laughter and food without guilt (did you hear me?  NO DIETS!).  For one Thursday, once a year, we are free to be gluttonous slobs and we give thanks for it.  Amen!

I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner for some LA friends this year and I'm making scalloped potatoes as a side dish.  The wonderful Saveur Magazine website has once again proven to be the golden cooking god at which I bow my mortal head.  Too much?  Sorry, I'm an actor, I'm dramatic sometimes.  Anyway...this video has helped me with the recipe and the most efficient way to prepare said recipe.  Maybe it will help you too.

Look forward to posts about bird carcasses, how gross I find bird carcasses, fall veggies and crying over the next week while I prepare for the annual day of turkeys.

Happy holiday prepping!

Mel