72 hours in food (and a preview of the next 24)

[nonelvis]

Thanksgiving is over, and though I could really use one more day of weekend, at least we've eaten well. The turkey, though tasty, was the least interesting part of the meal: that honor always goes to the many side dishes. This year, it was mashed potatoes with tons of roasted garlic and butter; Mediterranean white beans; shredded brussels sprouts with almonds; vegan cornbread dressing with lots of veggies (including a little leftover kale and garlic); and cranberry-tangerine conserve, a cranberry sauce so good that it may replace my beloved spiced cranberry sauce with Port at the Thanksgiving table from now on. Dessert was likewise excellent; the chocolate-cinnamon cream pie was delicious (as anything covered with that much whipped cream would be), the pumpkin soy ice cream went over well, and jagpatel's amazing chocolate-cherry baklava is finally almost gone. (I may have to wrestle columbina for the last piece. We shall see.)

On Friday, lunchboy, otherwise_nyc, mmancuso, columbina and I went to see Quantum of Solace, in which Things Blowed Up Real Good, and Daniel Craig was broodingly thuggish, and there was that Star Trek trailer that made me squee like a geeky squeeing thing. We followed that up with dinner at Redbones, disturbingly empty on a Friday night – so much so that we joked we should finish dinner and come back and eat again the same night, just because we wouldn't have to wait for a table.

Today, somehow we found room in our stomachs for dim sum downtown with haineux (Shanghai noodles ... mmm), and we are slowly dealing with the glut of leftovers in the fridge. Good thing we like starch.

Tomorrow: TURKEY GUMBO. columbina, a nice Louisiana boy, makes the best gumbo.

... and in a few days, even though columbina strictly forbade me from ordering these, there will be dark chocolate chipotle Fritos in our home. Sorry, honey. I couldn't help myself.

Comments

[jagpatel.livejournal.com]

Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful and truly tasty - thank you! I have to give you a special thanks for my not-so-private moment with the whipped cream bowl :) I'll make the baklava again, and send more your way.

And oh good dog, OF COURSE you would order the Fritos. I still don't have my December Gourmet, I hope I get it next week.

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

We saw Quantum of Solace tonight and I liked it too. One thing that is somewhat startling to me about the new Bond is that the female characters are very well drawn. I'm still a little astonished to see plot and acting.

[nonelvis]

You are of course welcome to share in the chocolate Frito bounty when it arrives ... and I think I forgot to give you a container of cranberry sauce when you left! I still have some if you want it.

[nonelvis]

Yeah, it's impossible to compare Camille or even Strawberry Fields with, say, Dr. Christmas Jones, Least Believable Nuclear Physicist Ever. Plus there is Judi Dench, and honestly, if the Bond folks would be willing to make a movie whose only cast was her and Daniel Craig, columbina and I would be there in a heartbeat.

[peebles.livejournal.com]

What are Mediterranean white beans?

[nonelvis]

The recipe is actually called "Mediterranean lima beans," or something like that, but jagpatel's husband hates limas, so I used Great Northern beans instead. You slow-cook the beans in a tomato sauce with lots of garlic, onion, oregano, and thyme, and a little bit of red wine vinegar, and end up with something that tastes vaguely minestrone-esque and only gets better as it sits in the fridge.

[otherwise-nyc.livejournal.com]

Yay! The weekend of eating was awesome, as was the weekend of company!

Happyhappyhappy.

[nonelvis]

I'm sorry there is no gumbo for you! It was excellent.