Thanksgiving 2013

Here’s a screen shot of Google’s 2013 Doodle animation…so cool that I probably watched it six times!

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After many years spent creating havoc in the kitchen and spending an inordinate amount of hours at the stove, we made things (somewhat) simpler in 2013. The day before, we prepped the cauliflower pilaf and pumpkin slivers, cooked the bacon, made the vinaigrette, and baked the cheesecake. That meant there was really only a rush of things to do during the last hour of Thanksgiving Day: sauté the pilaf, assemble and roast the pumpkin and brussels sprouts, and whisk up the sauce for the ducks. The majority of our time was spent smelling the ducks roasting in the oven. So overall? Wonderful!

Here’s our menu with links to the recipes.

Menu
Roast Muscovy Duck with Citrus-Cherry Sauce
Cauliflower Pilaf
Pumpkin Slivers with Pecans
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Dessert: Citrus Cheesecake