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Torment us with the last thing you ate (with or without photos) and/or a recipe you'd like to share with the class!

Yesterday I made a discount Thanksgiving dinner (chicken and gravy with a variety of potato-type things, and green beans), possibly the first time I've done a Holiday Cooking all by my adult self and only for two people. Today we got Applebees delivery, which is really just an excuse for me to eat too many pretzel breadsticks instead of cooking. I am also drimk (chocolate flavored red wine because I have the sophisticated tastes of a five-year-old).
 
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(I really need to create a board where this thread would be most appropriate and move it 🤔)

For the past 3 years I have taken up the Thanksgiving torch after my grandma passed and her sisters decided to disband the big Thanksgiving. In prior years, hosted a smaller one with my parents/siblings, my elderly aunt and uncle and my single cousin who wouldn't get one otherwise. I love love love to cook for big groups so it broke my heart to learn that we would not be able to do that this year.

I ended up cooking everything anyway and just having my my mom and little sister over on the patio. I sent her off with leftover boxes for my older sister and her family and I prepared boxes to deliver to my aunt/uncle and cousin so they'd get some Thanksgiving.

I made green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey. I brined the turkey for 2 days in pickle juice and it turned out perfectly moist. Not to toot my own horn but I love to cook and I'm really proud of it!
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jessiray said:
(I really need to create a board where this thread would be most appropriate and move it 🤔)

For the past 3 years I have taken up the Thanksgiving torch after my grandma passed and her sisters decided to disband the big Thanksgiving. In prior years, hosted a smaller one with my parents/siblings, my elderly aunt and uncle and my single cousin who wouldn't get one otherwise. I love love love to cook for big groups so it broke my heart to learn that we would not be able to do that this year.

I ended up cooking everything anyway and just having my my mom and little sister over on the patio. I sent her off with leftover boxes for my older sister and her family and I prepared boxes to deliver to my aunt/uncle and cousin so they'd get some Thanksgiving.

I made green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey. I brined the turkey for 2 days in pickle juice and it turned out perfectly moist. Not to toot my own horn but I love to cook and I'm really proud of it!
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Ohhhh that looks delicious!!
 
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Alien monolith sea salt and rosemary crackers, hell yeah!!

I've fallen off cooking these last few days but yesterday I made crock pot chili! I apparently can't eat chili without cornbread these days, though, so it was a bit of a bust.
 
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I've gotten pretty good at cooking salmon and sautéing vegetables to go with it! We had some awesome salmon this past monday. No pics, tho.
 
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Recently I threw together a quick baked penne recipe:

Finely chopped shallot and finely chopped garlic sautéed in extra virgin olive oil (until light brown), a small can of tomato sauce, fresh chopped oregano and parsley, ricotta (probably about half a cup), about a third of cup of heavy cream. Add penne pasta (cooked however long you like :D), bake 25 minutes at 350°F, add lots of shredded mozzarella, bake 5 more minutes.

It's been pretty handy when we need something quick and filling. 😁
 
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Karen Hart said:
Recently I threw together a quick baked penne recipe:

Finely chopped shallot and finely chopped garlic sautéed in extra virgin olive oil (until light brown), a small can of tomato sauce, fresh chopped oregano and parsley, ricotta (probably about half a cup), about a third of cup of heavy cream. Add penne pasta (cooked however long you like :D), bake 25 minutes at 350°F, add lots of shredded mozzarella, bake 5 more minutes.

It's been pretty handy when we need something quick and filling. 😁
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I love everything going on in this, especially the shallots; have you ever broiled it a bit at the tail end, or do you think that'd overdo it?

whyfish said:
Ohh, that sounds fantastic! I'll have to give that a try sometime.

I attempted butter chicken last night. (The rice is basically this recipe with brown rice.)
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This looks delicious, you guys are making me hungry lmao

I think I have that exact same dish towel, I did a double take
 
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whyfish said:
Ohh, that sounds fantastic! I'll have to give that a try sometime.

I attempted butter chicken last night. (The rice is basically this recipe with brown rice.)
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Thank you! I've only made it a few times, but it's becoming a go-to meal when I'm feeling too tired for something more elaborate.

Also, the words butter and chicken are doing wonderful things in my imagination. I hope it was delicious. ❤
Elendraug said:
I love everything going on in this, especially the shallots; have you ever broiled it a bit at the tail end, or do you think that'd overdo it?
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XD It's funny: the first time I made this dish I tried broiling it. But the only other thing I broil is the swiss cheese in onion soup, which takes about 5 minutes 45 seconds to brown nicely. I knocked a minute off for the mozzarella, but I ended up with this blackened leathery top. 😂 So I've just been baking the cheese.

But maybe if I tried broiling it for around a minute instead . . . 🤔
 
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