Apparently Kelly has been getting an education on Thanksgiving, including all the traditional trappings. So she is insisting on a real Turkey, real cranberry sauce, real yams, and so on. Jean has volunteered to make all of this, so long as I make a few items which are not traditional.
So I'm digging out my two favorite recipes:
- Scratch-made Whole Wheat Bread. Made properly, this loaf is dense, rich and a meal unto itself. It actually takes about five hours to prepare, given multiple kneading and rising cycles. I originally got the recipe from Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book - A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking. By the way, this is an excellent book if you like varied bread recipes, emphasizing whole grain breads.
- Blue Ribbon Chili. Actually made with tofu rather than beef, this is also a made-from-scratch recipe. But it only takes two hours to make "qbullet.smiley". I got this one from the Marilyn Diamond cookbook: The American Vegetarian Cookbook - From the Fit For Life Kitchen. This book has a lot of nice recipes with an emphasis on low-fat, low-salt cooking.
Maybe if I'm feeling industrious, and not too worried about copyright infringement, I'll copy the recipes out here before Thanksgiving.
I make the chili recipe infrequently, and we always enjoy it. The bread recipe used to be a regular staple in our household before Kelly was born, but alas I've not made it for years. When something takes five hours to make, you have to be very motivated. But since this is Thanksgiving, and Kelly seems to be getting into it, I'm starting to get motivated. In fact, I've decided to use some of my vacation time to do the food prep on Wednesday, so that Jean can have the kitchen free and clear on Thursday!
Hmmm, wasn't it just a few News Items ago that I was fretting about being unable to get below 207 pounds?
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