Thanksgiving is one of my favorite
holidays because I from first hand experience have seen this holiday how it brings
together everyone from every culture. I love how everyone seems to adapt to
this wonderful day of thanks. This is also a holiday I kind
of like keep the food traditional, as I cannot seem to think of celebrating
Thanksgiving without a turkey. In my home, we always have a delicious turkey,
mashed potatoes made with butter, evaporated milk, and cream cheese. A vegetable of some sort
should also be included, this year I created a savory tart with duck fat Brussels sprouts. The
stuffing is one of those things that I like to play around with and be a little
creative, this year I did a cornbread stuffing with French chestnuts, cherries,
andouille sausage, and lots sage! AHHH and the cranberry sauce! So easy
to make and I have heard so many different recipes for this tart delight I even
heard of someone making it with rum! I made my cranberry sauce with blood
orange juice, cranberries, and sugar, nothing fancy just refreshing. Of course
let’s not forget desserts! Every year I usually make a panna cotta with figs
that have been macerating in vin santo which is an Italian dessert wine, this
year however, I made a bourbon candied orange pecan pie that sounded quite
intriguing as I was glancing through the Epicurious website. I also made a
vanilla ice cream and an orange and bourbon glaze to marry them both together!
AMAZING!!!!!
Last, but not least, I couldn’t forget to
make a Thanksgiving cocktail! I created a delicious apple cider martini! Cozy
and refreshing…
The holidays in my home have always been special! My mother always
made a huge event of all of them and the linens and décor were always
spectacular. This year I got a beautiful orange red tablecloth and found some
old orange linen napkins and I went to the crafts store to get some raffia ribbons
in red, orange and brown along with some glittery orange leaves. The colors in
the table looked so vibrant and so warm that it felt like it was a cool fall
day in my dining room in Miami
