The calm before the storm…
I haven’t been in the kitchen much at all these days. But that will change very, very soon. The holiday marathon of cooking, pot lucks, food shares and Christmas cookies begins this weekend. And for the first time ever, I will be responsible for the entire Thanksgiving meal at my parent’s house. This is a colossal challenge I am ready for with my a-game. So to carve my intentions in stone, I offer my holiday menu.
Gastronomical delights to all, and to all a good night.
Thanksgiving potluck:
Autumn ravioli medley (butternut squash & sage ravioli and beet ravioli with fava bean sauce)
Pecan and date blondies
Thanksgiving at the family’s:
Seitan en Croûte
Dandied Candied Yams
KZ’s Thanksgiving stuffing
Cranberry sauce not shaped like a can
Garlic-sauteed greens
Tomato Rosemary Scones
Chocolate pumpkin pie
Brooklyn vs. Boston Cream Pie Cakes (from VCTOTW)
Christmas cookie assortment:
Cashew coconut joy
Chocolate chip cookies
Rocky road cookies
Caramel pecan bars
Vegan Samoas
Cranberry white chocolate biscotti
A note about my holiday cookie selection: All but one of my carefully-selected recipes are from Isa and Terry’s amazing new book, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. All but the cashew coconut joy, which is a My Sweet Hannah recipe. And by carefully selected I mean that I personally find them delicious. There are no peanut butter nor banana-infused treats as these domineering flavors often takeover the entire assortment when combined.
See the rundown on last year’s holiday cookie-a-thon here and below.
