So I hadn't originally planned on it, but I ended up making Naked Potatoes for Thanksgiving. I'd already planned mashed potatoes with celery root (I mixed in a little dijon for a bit of zing since I forgot to get horseradish. And of course, about half a pound of butter!) but I wanted something a little more traditional and with a bit of crunch.These sounded perfect! I actually saw a very similar recipe in the December issue of Bon Appetit, only they call them Fork Potatoes. Here's the rest of my TurkeyDay Dinner:
Jordan's Awesome Gravy (He actually came up with the recipe on his own, and it's pretty good if he remembers to degrease it...)
Celery Root Mashed Potatoes
Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad : Definitely a dish to make more often than just Thanksgiving. I put in extra almonds and made some really crispy bacon bits. This is savory, tangy, and going into regular rotation. We all had seconds of this before we even started in on the rest of dinner!
Dinner Rolls
Cranberry Sauce and Cranberry Orange Relish (Yay Trader Joe's!)
Spinach Madeleine
Scalloped Potatoes
And for dessert: Homemade (of course) apple and pear pies with fruit we picked ourselves. (served with fresh whipped cream, of course!)
It was maybe a little too much food for the number of people we had (considering of the seven of us, three were under the age of five) but that just means more leftovers! And yes, we did have three kinds of potato. According to my husband, the role of the potato at a holiday meal is purely to become a vessel for gravy. He made about two quarts of gravy, so we needed lots of vessels!
Pictures are coming!
Kate
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