Thanksliving Dinner

I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful holiday. Mine was low key and filled with emotions that I won't get into here. But I did take care of myself throughout the day. I did a really tough upper body workout in the morning and played some string, and tinkered in the kitchen. I made stuffing and mashed potatoes with a roasted garlic and parsnip gravy. I used this recipe from Whole Foods. It's a thick and rich gravy. It's a tasty gravy but I feel like I like thinner gravies for mashed potatoes. This seems more suited for biscuits. I don't know, I am certainly no expert on gravy. I was going to make collard greens too, but I only have two pots and I had already had to wash to reuse several times and laziness took over. Le sigh. As I was eating I realized that American food is my least favorite cuisine. I'll choose anything over a diner any day. I like spicy, citrus-y strong flavors. If I make another holiday meal, I'm cooking outside of the boring box for sure. I made oil and vegan butter free stuffing, and I'm happy to say it was still tasty, and I barely noticed a difference to be honest. The one thing I did miss in my stuffing was sage! When I was at the store on Tuesday, I was standing at the bulk spices getting dried thyme, and I knew I needed something else, and I was just too flustered to think clearly. I feel sage is the most important herb for stuffing. All in all it was a tasty dinner, and my kitties were all the company I could ask for! There were no political arguments at my table, and no one had to bite their tongues!
Happy Friday!