We just learned that dh & I will be by ourselves for Thanksgiving. It’s been at least 35 years since we spent the day without other family. Hope we can do Skype calls with the kids.
Dh is trying to bring his A1C back down by returning to consuming a max of 50 grams of carbs/day and doesn’t want to make an exception even for the holidays this year. I suggested that since he doesn’t want turkey without dressing this might be a good year to recreate our Florida thanksgiving dinners with fish, shrimp and spiny lobster.
To me the best part of apple crisp is the crisp so I’d worry that covering would make that soggy. I agree with @consolation about not covering tightly to avoid steaming.
This apple cake from King Arthur Flour is very good. If you want a less sweet version, skip the frosting and just sprinkle with a little powdered sugar or serve with whipped cream instead.
@Classof2015 , it is easy to reverse engineer the Senaud recipe to one that doesn’t use the food processor. The only differences would be grating the zest by hand, rather than peeling it, and doing the creaming and mixing by hand or with a hand mixer. The time difference should be a matter of a few minutes.
Baklava is another thing I find much too sweet. All that honey syrup: blech. @raclut, if you have the hang of working with phyllo, it should be easy.
@Silpat - I remember being in the British Virgin Islands for Thanksgiving years ago (pre-kid) at a nice resort known for it’s food. The Thanksgiving Day menu included several fantastic fish options as well as a traditional turkey meal. Didn’t see one person with turkey, and the staff told us later they had served very few. I’d totally go for fish for Thanksgiving…
Baby kiddo is now only an ocean and about one continent away from us. Slowly making her way to the US. There is hope she will join us at the Thanksgiving table next week!!!
Now I’m curious, @Consolation; what do you think is the proper ratio for turkey and pie. (I guess usually a pie is cut into 6, not 8 servings, but 8 servings seems about right for our crowd. And the turkey ratio seems about right, too; actually, probably a little light if sandwiches later are factored in).
I think if you want leftovers (what is Thanksgiving without leftovers?) you need to up the suggested amounts. Of course, our Thanksgiving meals don’t have young children at this stage but is heavy on young adults with appetites, and we don’t snack or graze prior to the meal itself. I don’t see a 14 pound turkey feeding 14 people, for example.
I made them, too, and they were a hit. This year, it is the Eurobake Napoleon though.