We aren't going anywhere or having people over or anything, but I'm cooking several things and need the space in the fridge. Here's how I'm preparing.
Weekend before Thanksgiving: Drew up Thanksgiving meal plan. Ordered groceries for the week from Instacart. Turns out Mariano's didn't have the Gardein turkey cutlets, but they did have the Gardein 7-grain crispy tenders, so we're having that as our protein (because they're easy and we all like them).
Monday: Made candied pears and put them in the fridge for Thursday. Made cinnamon ice cream base and put it in the fridge to cool down. I also made healthy chocolate truffles and cherry chocolate chia pudding, unrelated to Thanksgiving but because I wanted to eat them.
Tuesday: Farm box didn't arrive yet. We had this for dinner, which I think looks very pretty all things considered. Clockwise from top: Brussels sprouts, sunchokes with smoked paprika aioli, pistachio-crusted tofu, and leftover whipped sweet potatoes. Everything was from previous farm boxes except the tofu, which had a best by date of Wednesday and needed to go. I also made apple pocket pies (added a vanilla sugar glaze to make them more closely resemble those hand pies Hostess makes and because the pastry crust was a bit bland) to use up the last of the apple pie filling made from apples in a previous farm box. I also remembered to put the ice cream maker core in the freezer (it has to freeze for 24 hours before use).
Wednesday: Farm box arrived. Sameer gutted the pie pumpkin, and I roasted it. After it cooled down, I made pie dough and compiled the pumpkin pie. I don't feel secure about my pumpkin pie making abilities, so we'll see how it turns out. This was my first attempt making it with fresh pumpkin puree or a standard buttery pie crust (tried two other crusts the last two years and didn't love them).
I also need to mix up Chinese mustard sauce for the bok choy, make the rest of the yogurt into ranch dip, and grate cheese and chop an onion for the green bean casserole (grating and chopping are the steps I hate most so I try to do them in advance). If I still have time, I might prep the rest of the green bean casserole and put it in the fridge, bake and whip some sweet potatoes, and run the cinnamon ice cream base through the ice cream maker. But I could also do those steps Thursday without much trouble.
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