My worst Thanksgiving meal, ever.
I was obviously being punished for hubris...馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ. I answered a post yesterday saying I had never made any Thanksgiving mistakes...馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ
I think I was thrown off by a last minute curve ball. My guest called me and told me NOT to make stuffing, or potatoes, or gravy, and NOT to make cranberry sauce.
My mile high apple pie contained ONE apple that did not cook, and of course it was almost ALL in the tiny sliver I served my friend...馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ. I thought I remembered that he likes Werther's original caramels, but apparently he only likes the HARD candies, and I bought the chewy ones...馃ぃ
I made stuffed celery with cream cheese and sliced olives, and of course my friend let me know that the olives with the pimentos are the ONE kind he doesn't like...馃ぃ
My green beans were hot but nearly raw...and my friend brought over a lot of pre-cooked frozen stuff that he got at a food pantry somewhere, and it was really, really bad. I had to throw out the mashed potatoes, and we made our own, but apparently I undercooked those, too...my friend had to use all his strength to mash the little cubes...馃ぃThen the stuffing he brought over was absolutely horrible...even though I added sauteed celery and onion to it, nothing improved the flavor which was ...no flavor. I was going to throw it out, but I think I can make turkey meatloaf with it...the squash was too sweet...my friend is normally very good at squash, which he made himself...and the gravy he brought was nearly white. If not for the pan drippings and being able to doctor it up, that would have stunk, too. 馃く
But I WILL say that the cranberry sauce rocked. It was orange flavored, and contained bits of candied orange rind. 馃榿
AND the potato chips with onion dip were absolutely perfect. 馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ 馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ
I think I was thrown off by a last minute curve ball. My guest called me and told me NOT to make stuffing, or potatoes, or gravy, and NOT to make cranberry sauce.
My mile high apple pie contained ONE apple that did not cook, and of course it was almost ALL in the tiny sliver I served my friend...馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ. I thought I remembered that he likes Werther's original caramels, but apparently he only likes the HARD candies, and I bought the chewy ones...馃ぃ
I made stuffed celery with cream cheese and sliced olives, and of course my friend let me know that the olives with the pimentos are the ONE kind he doesn't like...馃ぃ
My green beans were hot but nearly raw...and my friend brought over a lot of pre-cooked frozen stuff that he got at a food pantry somewhere, and it was really, really bad. I had to throw out the mashed potatoes, and we made our own, but apparently I undercooked those, too...my friend had to use all his strength to mash the little cubes...馃ぃThen the stuffing he brought over was absolutely horrible...even though I added sauteed celery and onion to it, nothing improved the flavor which was ...no flavor. I was going to throw it out, but I think I can make turkey meatloaf with it...the squash was too sweet...my friend is normally very good at squash, which he made himself...and the gravy he brought was nearly white. If not for the pan drippings and being able to doctor it up, that would have stunk, too. 馃く
But I WILL say that the cranberry sauce rocked. It was orange flavored, and contained bits of candied orange rind. 馃榿
AND the potato chips with onion dip were absolutely perfect. 馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ 馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ
