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Published On: Dec 09, 2003 10:43 AM
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Published On: Dec 09, 2003 10:43 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!
I've got a group of friends who are doing Thanksgiving
"dinner" at 2pm this afternoon. The early time was set because most of the
people already had "full dance cards" and had to do other Thanksgiving
arrangements at other places. Part of me is jealous, but I did only get here in
L.A. a year ago.
I've got a group of friends who are doing Thanksgiving
"dinner" at 2pm this afternoon. The early time was set because most of the
people already had "full dance cards" and had to do other Thanksgiving
arrangements at other places. Part of me is jealous, but I did only get here in
L.A. a year ago. (Besides, I almost had another Thanksgiving dinner to go to,
although the couple ended up going North to have it with family.) Anyway, this
evening I'm hoping for a phone call and video conference from my friends Bryan
and Dale, respectively.
My part of Thanksgiving dinner is the dessert: pies. My favorite thing to cook in the world is dessert, and if I wasn't in danger of weighing like 3000 pounds I'd make it all the time. There's a simple joy I get out of just baking a chocolate cake, but seriously neither I nor my roommate want tempting sugar in the kitchen. I cooked a pumpkin pie last night, and once I finish writing this blog entry (and enjoying my coffee) I've got an apple and a blueberry pie to do.
I've actually never cooked a pie on my own. My mom used to help me out, but there's something much different to flying solo. I'm always afraid when I try to cook something for the first time, especially when it's something "standard" that should, in my opinion, be part of any American's cooking lexicon. I made my first impromptu "meat and potatoes" beef stew last week, and my first BBQ—roasting then shredding the meat, adding BBQ sauce, cooking longer—yesterday. It amazes me when these things actually turn out!
Speaking of new recipes, I just tried the version of the standard pie crust where you cut shortening into the flour and then add just a few tablespoons of ice water. Very interesting! I looks like it worked with the pumpkin pie last night. I'll be giving it a try with the other two in the next hour. If it turns out spectacular then I'll report back.
I've calmed down a lot about the masters degree stuff. I do hate spending the next four days in this zone of uncertainty, but I'll manage. I think I'm going to stuff myself in my car on Saturday, stay over in Salt Lake City with my cousin and arrive in Colorado on Sunday. Then I'll just plow ahead until everything is finished.
My part of Thanksgiving dinner is the dessert: pies. My favorite thing to cook in the world is dessert, and if I wasn't in danger of weighing like 3000 pounds I'd make it all the time. There's a simple joy I get out of just baking a chocolate cake, but seriously neither I nor my roommate want tempting sugar in the kitchen. I cooked a pumpkin pie last night, and once I finish writing this blog entry (and enjoying my coffee) I've got an apple and a blueberry pie to do.
I've actually never cooked a pie on my own. My mom used to help me out, but there's something much different to flying solo. I'm always afraid when I try to cook something for the first time, especially when it's something "standard" that should, in my opinion, be part of any American's cooking lexicon. I made my first impromptu "meat and potatoes" beef stew last week, and my first BBQ—roasting then shredding the meat, adding BBQ sauce, cooking longer—yesterday. It amazes me when these things actually turn out!
Speaking of new recipes, I just tried the version of the standard pie crust where you cut shortening into the flour and then add just a few tablespoons of ice water. Very interesting! I looks like it worked with the pumpkin pie last night. I'll be giving it a try with the other two in the next hour. If it turns out spectacular then I'll report back.
I've calmed down a lot about the masters degree stuff. I do hate spending the next four days in this zone of uncertainty, but I'll manage. I think I'm going to stuff myself in my car on Saturday, stay over in Salt Lake City with my cousin and arrive in Colorado on Sunday. Then I'll just plow ahead until everything is finished.
Posted: Thu - November 27, 2003 at 09:27 AM