So, Thanksgiving came and went here in Amsterdam. I used the day to do a little prep for our Thanksgiving feast for Sunday. Turkey ordered, roasting pan purchased, INSTANT READ located. Yes, that's right, the very same cooking store in which the guy told me that they didn't sell instant read thermometers had an Oxo Good Grips one. So, I'm now reasonably sure I won't poison my guests. Plus, I found a really nice rasp at Blokker.
I'll be making roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, baked sweet potatoes (M has been asking me to make the potatoes "sweet" every time I make them lately, so I was really happy to find sweet potatoes at the local Asian grocer), stuffing, corn bread and green beans. For desert I'm buying an apple pie at HEMA, which is better than anything I could make, and Peter will make some whipped cream. I have everything organized and even bought a nice pinot noir.
One good thing about making Thanksgiving dinner after the fact is you can be inspired by everyone else's meals. I've seen countless plate photos posted to Facebook and also have some extra time to read the tips posted on my favorite blog, Lifehacker.
We didn't have a very exciting week food-wise, I think because all my effort is going into planning Thanksgiving. We ate burgers & fries, eggs, and chicken stir-fry (seasoned like the low-mein I did) and frozen pizza with salad. Tomorrow we are having haring (Dutch salt-cured herring) or Kibbeling (glorified fish sticks) from the fish market. So, nothing worth photographing (although maybe I'll do a post on the Kibbeling, which is awesome) until the turkey comes out.
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