Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving



This year we are not doing a traditional Thanksgiving.  We are in Cabo for the holiday and we are very thankful to be here.  For us Cabo is like a home away from home. 

This is where we will spend our Thanksgiving, having fish tacos.  YUM!!


 I thought I would give you all a little taste of what we do when we are in town for Thanksgiving.  It is usually just the four of us, but that does not mean that there still isn’t a tremendous amount of food. Some of our items are not what you might call traditional, but they are Thanksgiving to us and they are definitely DELISH!









Our Menu:
Roast Turkey Breast
Green Beans with Shallots
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Carrot Soufflé
Daddy’s Mashed Potatoes (The BEST EVER)
Cornbread Dressing
Gravy
Cherry Pie

         I am always in charge of the green beans. They are super easy!

Green beans with shallots
1 pound French string beans (haricots verts), ends removed
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon good olive oil
3 large shallots, large-diced
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions:
Blanch the string beans in a large pot of boiling salted water for 1 1/2 minutes only. Drain immediately and immerse in a bowl of ice water.

Heat the butter and oil in a very large sauté pan (12-inch diameter) or large pot and sauté the shallots on medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned. Drain the string beans and add to the shallots with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper, tossing well. Heat only until the beans are hot.

If you're using regular string beans, blanch them for about 3 minutes, until they're crisp-tender.


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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