Today was grocery shopping day for Thanksgiving and I dutifully went out and shopped my little heart out. Of course, the plans have changed a little bit as plans tend to.
1 - There will be 2 more for dinner
2 - I won't be cooking dinner at home
3 - Cranberry Souffle has been added to the menu
These are all good changes, I assure you! We will be traveling to Connecticut and cooking dinner at my dear friend Laurel's house (yea!). She and her dear hubby are great company - and she has a fantastic kitchen!
So, Laurel and I went grocery shopping today and got all of the goodies that we need to flush out our pantries and make this moveable feast. Here they are - pictures compliments of the fine grocery store that put up images on Google.
Crackers for Antipasto Platter
Fresh fruit for Antipasto Platter
Fresh vegetables for Antipasto Platter
Assorted olives for Antipasto Platter
Asiago cheese for Antipasto Platter
Jarlsberg cheese for Antipasto Platter
Salami for Antipasto Platter
More Salami for Antipasto Platter
Walnuts for Cranberry Souffle
Gelatine for Cranberry Souffle
Mayonnaise for Cranberry Souffle
Lemon for Cranberry Souffle
Pineapple for Cranberry Souffle
Sugar for Cranberry Souffle and Pumpkin Pie
Ginger for Pumpkin Pie
Cloves for Pumpkin Pie
Cinnamon for Pumpkin Pie
Flour for Pumpkin Pie
Fresh eggs for Pumpkin Pie
(I get my eggs from the Farmer's Market and they come in all sorts of pretty colors. I personally believe that this makes them taste just that much better! Or maybe it's just that they are really fresh? Nah, it's the colors.)
Evaporated milk for Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Puree for Pumpkin Pie
(This will be my first "if it's not fresh, use Libby's pumpkin" pie so I was nervous choosing this brand of pumpkin which I have never heard of before. However, I have been assured by Laurel that this is a great pumpkin puree. And I know that it is made in New England, so buying local is a bonus on this purchase!)
Pillsbury Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits
(We debated back and forth about the biscuits. After all, they are there to sop up any leftover gravy once the potatoes have run out - and the odds of the potatoes running out are slim to none. There were frozen dinner rolls, fresh dinner rolls, crescent rolls, butter, high fat, low fat, buttermilk. Ack!!! So many choices!!! We picked these. Maybe it was because we were in the refrigerator aisle?)
Fresh Cranberries for Cranberry Souffle
(Laurel will also be making her dear hubby's cranberry and orange cranberry sauce - so we will have 3 cranberry dishes this year. What a treat!!! I think it's the northerner in me that is rejoicing the most over the cranberry feast. Tangy, tart, sweet, acid - without the cranberry you may as well just cancel Fall!)
Jellied cranberry for Cranberry sauce
(Yes, we will make sure it comes out in one piece with the indentations in place.)
Pearl onions in cream sauce for the Creamed Pearl Onions
(Okay, we could have made these from scratch - but why? This is easy and it is a side dish, so we are saving some time and effort on this one.)
Mushrooms for the String Beans Almandine
Slivered almonds for the String Bean Almandine
String beans for the String Bean Almandine
Corn for the, well, Corn
Wondra flour for the Gravy
Milk for the Mashed Potatoes
Potatoes for the Mashed Potatoes
Baking powder for the Stuffing
(It makes it fluffy.)
Celery for the Stuffing
Onion for the Stuffing
Black pepper for the Turkey, Stuffing and String Bean Almandine
Salt for - pretty much everything
Fresh Sage for the Stuffing
(This is why we overwinter our herbs. SO much better fresh!)
Bread cubes for Stuffing
(another time saver)
Butter for Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, String Bean Almandine and Rolls
Turkey for the Turkey, Gravy, Giblet gravy and Au Jus
Chicken broth for the Stuffing
Some of the items were already in the pantry. When you live far away from a grocery store, you learn to stock up.
Here is the grocery list. It has all of the ingredients listed and the approximate amount of each item.
So far we are on target for Thanksgiving, but I feel that the clock is ticking faster!
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