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Friday Round-up: Thanksgiving Edition!

By November 22, 2013November 26th, 201315 Comments

How to make your pies prettier, circaย 1959. (Finding this story is soย Victoria Granof. And so awesome.)

If I get wind of any of you bolting from your familyโ€™s Thanksgiving table to go shopping, you are hereby firewalled from DALS.

A Thanksgivukkah takeย on the Leftover Sandwich.

Roast Cauliflower (or any Thanksgiving vegetable) would look so pretty on this stunningย serving platter.

{Related: I finally upgraded my pie dishes from Pyrex to Emile Henry.}

Not that Iโ€™ll ever do thisย with my Thanksgiving leftovers,ย but all you ambitious arty types probably will.

A sweet tablecloth Iโ€™m bringing for my sister the host (Lynn: Donโ€™t look!), one of Bon Appโ€˜sย 27 Best.

Iโ€™ll also be bringing a few copies ofย The Thing About Luckย (Grades 5-9) for my nieces and nephews, which just won a National Book Award in the Young Peopleโ€™s Literature category. (Owen, Nathan, Alison and Amanda: Donโ€™t look!)

{PS: Phoebe felt that Boxers & Saints, another nominee, wuz robbed.}

A dying womanโ€™sย cooking instructionsย to her husband: โ€œKnives sharp. Ingredients out. Read the damn recipe.โ€ (But so much more.)

Iโ€™m a purist when it comes to mashed potatoes (milk, butter, maybe Parm) but if I wasnโ€™t, I might go in the casserole direction.

Big road trip? Little kids? Music that will keep everyone sane.

The five most delicious food moments in childrenโ€™s literature.

Polenta-Sausage Wedgesย โ€” for next Thursday and every Thursday following it.

This spicy, comfort-y Khao Soi soupย is very much my speed. (Another story: Is it my childrensโ€™ speed?) As isย this Spicy Chickenย weeknight number.ย Both look like theyโ€™d be great vehicles for leftover turkey.

Most likely Iโ€™ll be chronicling everything โ€” from the make-ahead cornbread through the turkey to the leftovers โ€” on instagram. Have a great holiday!

Jenny

PS: Need a speaker for your next school/holiday/community event? Iโ€™m officially here for you. Letโ€™s talk!

15 Comments

  • Avatar Jennifer P says:

    Just wanted people to know that you can buy the Kindle edition of Sam Siftonโ€™s Thanksgiving book for $1.99 on Amazon great deal on a great book

  • Carlinne @Cook with 2 Chicks says:

    Great round-up. I absolutely love the graphics for a prettier pie. How lucky any school/community would be to hear you speak. Happy Friday!

  • Avatar Brandi says:

    Anyone that tries to go shopping on Thanksgiving day in my house will be barred from future Thanksivings. Also it shows they did not drink or eat enough, and I want my guests stuffed and tipsy. This should prevent them from leaving in the first place! Love the roundup.

  • Avatar Reynaul says:

    Great roundup this week! Love the tablecloth!

    #newslettergiveaway

  • Avatar Jesse says:

    you always manage to link to things i always want to read or know about. need that sandwich and tablecloth stat.

    http://semiweeklyeats.blogspot.com/2013/11/have-great-weekend.html

  • Avatar Karen Dwyer says:

    I must say your daughters have very sophisticated taste in books!! Love that! Anyway happy thanksgiving from Canada where weโ€™ve already celebrated oursโ€™!

    K

  • Avatar Reynaul says:

    Forgot to add per-ordered your book! Canโ€™t wait for August to get here!

  • Avatar Awards says:

    Iโ€™ve just ordered 5 copies of DALS to give as hostess and baby shower/new parent gifts. I own a lot of cookbooks, but DALS has gotten more use than the others combined! Thank you!

  • Avatar Awads says:

    Oops. My handle was messed up above!

  • Avatar Gayle says:

    Amen to the ban on Thanksgiving shopping. It cannot be said too many times. I just saw an article in our local paper where the hostess lamented the fact that her mother and sister got up from dinner mid-way through and left to shop. Rude beyond belief. And not a way to show gratitude for the day, the hostess, or lifeโ€™s blessings.

  • Avatar Susan says:

    Just FYI, The Thing About Luck is grades 5-9, not ages 5-9 (I clicked through thinking it might be good for a 6 year old I know!).

  • Jenny Jenny says:

    @Susan, thanks for the catch! My apologies if I misled anyone out there. Itโ€™s all fixed now.

  • Avatar Leisha says:

    Road trip music โ€“ must include (Grammy award-winning) The Okee Dokee Bothersโ€ฆ. So great.

  • Avatar Trish says:

    First, the NYT essay was beautiful. Second, All Of a Kind Family was my favorite when I was a kid. Great round up.

  • Avatar Jeff Bridges says:

    Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

    Richard Whately

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