Thanksgiving 2022

Game Plan:

Sunday: Shop

Monday night: Make pie dough | Cook pumpkin | Make Poolish for focaccia

Tuesday morning: Make Focaccia for stuffing

Tuesday night: Brine turkey | Cube up bread and set out to dry

Wednesday: Pre-make mashed potatoes | Help Devon make cheesecake | Help Devon make olivada | Prep squash | Take soup and sausage out of freezer | Make stock and gravy | Prep shallots + steep cream, cheese, herbs | Make crescent roll dough

Wednesday night: Remove turkey from brine, rinse and dry it, and set in refrigerator, uncovered

Thursday morning: Make pie | Form rolls, set out to rise | Assemble shallots | Make stuffing

Thursday noon: Remove turkey from fridge, let it come up to room temp | Put on soup to simmer

Thursday 1:15 pm: Put in turkey and stuffing | Set up mashed potatoes to steam | Set table | Set up fruit plate (Devon)

Thursday 2 pm: Put shallots in oven | Make squash | Finish potatoes

Thursday 2:30 pm: Finish soup | Bake rolls (may do earlier, depending on rise)

Menu

Thanksgiving 2022

  • Dinner planned for ten or eleven, gathering at three.
  • Olivada with crackers
    Apple-centric appetizer [Emma]
    Grapes and other fruit
  • Creamy Lime & Corn Soup
    Crescent Rolls
  • Green Salad with Refrigerator-Pickled Beets [Cathy]
  • Herbed, Brined, and Butterflied Turkey
    Bread, Leek, and Sausage stuffing
    Turkey Gravy
    Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    Brussels Sprouts with Bacon [Cathy]
    Cider-Glazed Squash
    Caramelized Shallots
    Apple Cranberry Chutney [Emma]
  • Chocolate Pecan Pie [Catlin]
    Apple Pie with Cider Syrup
    Pumpkin Cheesecake
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