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All tagged Thanksgiving
By happy chance, it turned out to be my mom’s birthday when Rebel and I set out to make our pies.
We experimented with this recipe a year ago when I first discovered delicata squash. It’s such a mild, delicious flavor, not bitter at all, and you can eat the skin. That makes it easier to prep and roast.
It’s all about the molasses. No, this deep-colored, complex-flavored pumpkin custard isn’t overcooked. The ‘secret’ ingredients are dark brown sugar and, especially important, molasses.
This year my mom went bold, not only in color but in taste. She decided to make a cranberry hazelnut upside-down cake that is both gluten and dairy free. It was a hit! It reminded me of a coffee cake and my sister and mom even enjoyed it for breakfast the next morning.
One thing that helps in the frantic holiday rush is to have side dish recipes that are simple, tasty and healthy. These roasted green beans will look great on your Christmas themed table or buffet.
With all the planning, effort and creative energy I put into Thanksgiving, my girls have suggested the last couple of years that I simplify the menu. The funny thing is, when I say ok, we’ll cut out these rolls or this type of pie, it always turns out that that’s somebody’s favorite.
What I love about Thanksgiving is friends and family gathered around one, big table laden with our favorite foods and always a few new dishes we’re trying out. Even better, I love the dessert buffet with its variety of pies, maybe a cake, fresh whipped cream, and some nondairy coconut cream.
Rebel claims that I start thinking about Thanksgiving recipe ideas around, say, July. As she joked with me a couple of summers ago about this, I said she exaggerated. Once she’d pointed it out, I noticed, ok sure, some years it happens. Actually, maybe every year.
