Winning at Thanksgiving
All right- I’m in full Thanksgiving mode! Now that my son is home, the holidays can begin. We started the week off right by collaborating on a dinner: My son made the sauce and pasta; I made garlic bread and roasted cauliflower. AND… I tried making a pumpkin roll. I used this recipe from Nora Cooks. Here’s how it looked from the outside: And here’s the inside: There were issues. The ratio of cake to frosting is off (although if you really love frosting, you might disagree with that.) Also, the cake broke a little while I was rolling it up- you can see that the cake swirls aren’t perfect. But I was still pretty happy with the way it came out. For a first attempt at a roll cake, it wasn’t bad. I mean, I see people messing this up on baking competitions, so I think it’s hard to get it perfect. Anyway! During dinner we discussed Thanksgiving plans and agreed on our menu. Our whole meal is vegan, as always. This year we’re trying a new recipe for Vegan Turkey Roast. Then we have the dishes we make every year: cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls, cranberry sauce… AND PIE. Obviously. We made a schedule for the week- make cornbread on Tuesday, stuffing on Wednesday, etc. My son said that pies have to get made on Wednesday, because “if you’re making pies on Thursday, you’ve lost at Thanksgiving.” Ack! I don’t want to lose at Thanksgiving! The dough for pie crusts will be made on Tuesday, and the pies will be done by Wednesday night. For the apple pie, we’re going to attempt this crust design from Sally’s Baking Addiction. I’m not sure if we can pull it off, but I also don’t think it will look any worse than our usual crusts- so we might as well go for it. How about you- are you ready to win at Thanksgiving this year? Do you agree with the “pie on Wednesday” rule? #nablopomo2022. Thank you, San!