My fellow Americans...

[thewayne]

Happy Thanksgiving.

We went to Phoenix, my dad had a surgical procedure last week and is having some problems, so I figured I'd help out and fix dinner for them. I got all the groceries, did some prep last night (including making pomegranate molasses), and this morning I have a cold.

I might be OK to make stuff, as long as I only handle things in the pre-cooking stage, the long cooking times should be enough to destroy virii. I can certainly clean and cube potatoes for the mash. I'm not sneezing, just a mild cough. But I'll probably make my wife work harder. There's two mildly complex dishes to make.

*sigh*

To my non-USAian friends, I hope you have a pleasant day, not having to have much in the way of business dealings today with USAians.


Here's this year's new recipes for me:

Dressing with pancetta, apples, and mushrooms: three different breads!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cornbread-dressing-with-pancetta-apples-and-mushrooms-recipe/index.html

Roasted Brussels sprouts with pomegranates and vanilla/pecan butter:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-pomegranates-and-vanilla-pecan-butter-recipe/index.html

Comments

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

The Brussels sprouts were pretty good. I screwed up one thing: when applying the vanilla butter, I should have also put some pecans on it. But the universal reception was very good. They're kinda chewy, I don't know if that's the one that I chose or if that's a normal characteristic of sprouts since I've never done them before.

My parents don't mind me experimenting on them, especially when I buy all the groceries and do most of the cooking. :-)