thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving 2011 was another great one, with Adrienne at the helm of the Foodship and me as second mate (read: I baked the bread).  Uncle Mark came down - this year escaping the snow and ice - and stayed the night, which as always was a good time.  And the Packers went to 11-0 for the first time in franchise history - it was a day to be thankful indeed.

Here's the menu, which was another of AJ's stellar creations:

 

The humble beginnings of a Thanksgiving feast

Brunch: Shoofly Pie and mimosas

Mid-afternoon appetizers: oranges, olives, pumpkin seeds, 

crackers and a blueberry cheese wheel with a 2007 Airlie Chardonnay

 Dinner: philo-wrapped braised tofu and bread pudding (beer bread, leeks, carrots, chantarelles, and cheese), brussel sprout salad, crunchy parsnip mashed potatoes, ciabatta, and gin-cranberry sauce 

with a 2001 Morro Bay Cabernet Sauvignon

Dessert: a rustic crostata (I learned a crostata is an ancient pie, before our ancestors had pie-pans) filled with pears, hazelnuts, chocolate, and sugar.  There was also a pumkin pie, but I failed to get a picture of either of these treats when they were finished baking....

A terrible picture, but you get the...well...picture!