Dismantle Distributed Virtual Thanksgiving -- Starts NOW!

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:30 am

I've made cranberry sauce with some leftover fig jam from this summer's bounty. Joni and I brought a giant vegan turkey we special-ordered from our favorite fake-meat craftsman, Kevin, who runs a great vegan Vietnamese joint out in Reseda, California.

It's a beautiful crisp autumn day outside, and there's a giant crock of mulled wine on the stove. The house smells amazing. Anyone want a cup?

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:06 pm

I'm eating some gross shrimp crackers at my computer but I'll take some mulled wine!

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:34 pm

Coming right up!

Unless you’d like some...hot nog?

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:01 pm

Also for Thanksgiving I made some of the board’s most beloved dishes: kombucha, “trash water” and “THE potatoes”

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:18 am

CAN I COME??? I'll make whole baked sweet potatoes and pecan pie! And probably more things as I think of them!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:41 am

I'll bring the green bean casserole

marijke · Post by **marijke** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:55 pm

A box of hand-dipped beeswax taper candles just arrived. I can bring a few of those.

Also been wondering where to wear this red lipstick and the Liz Claiborne high-waisted silk velvet pants I found at the goodwill. I’ll also be wearing Egyptian musk thanks to @rch.

Homemade kombucha please!

This Chopin piece is just about cleaned up if anyone is interested in after dinner entertainment...

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:48 am

ooooh, how wonderful!

i'm putting some zucchini bread in the oven, and will warm cider with brandy.
i've also just gotten a tiny round bong and will bring it with me.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:21 pm

Aw, you made me nostalgic for sharing bongs.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:18 pm

Would anyone object to a coarse-hotdog-meal aspic loaf? I mean, it's fine; I can make something else if you want.

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:09 pm

yeah, i think in this fantasy world there's no virus so we all put our mouth parts on the same bong!

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:20 pm

Winter 2020 is really the bong zeitgeist! We just got one, and it seems everyone else has either dusted off theirs or made the plunge. If we're partaking, let me just open the cabinet and grab one of our (many) jars of homegrown grass. Let the festivities begin!

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:35 pm

I bought one last year but it was an impulse purchase just to see if I liked it and the only cheap thing was sooooo painfully ugly. Predominantly yellow trippy swirl that turns brown immediately, and a bulbous, penis-like shape. (no offense to all the peni in the world, it's just not what I want from a bong)
New one is cute and doesn't look like a trippy dick.

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:24 am

I've never owned a bong, I think it might be time. I don't seem to really get high off vaping and sometimes you don't want an edible.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:25 am

A wonderful opportunity to own a weird sculpture, and it’s much easier on your lungs!

Abe · Post by **Abe** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:01 pm

I've been living the Bong life for a while. First one (since my 20s) was an impulse purchase when I realized that what was once an expensive thing to get was now something I could easily afford.
Usually we go to my partner's family in Santa Barbara for Thanksgiving but this year we are staying in Portland. I'll be making a big feast for Anna and I: Brined Turkey, mashdapatos, cran sauce, pumpkin pie, 2 gravys, green beans and maters, and dressing.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:32 am

I'm sorry, 'maters?'

Abe · Post by **Abe** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:46 am

m o l l y wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:32 am I'm sorry, 'maters?'

Tomatoes

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:14 pm

Aha! Never had green beans with maters for Thanksgiving. Seems like an acidic mater would cut through the grease of other side dishes. wise.

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:31 pm

A la carte delights:

Castelvetrano olives
Feta in salt brine
Persimmon and kiwi
Rye cracker with cream cheese, salmon candy, and fresh dill
Kale chips

And how about some caramelized garlic and vegetarian mushroom gravy to go with the main course?

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:33 pm

Nora is doing the thing where the turkey is supposed to thaw for 5 days but she only has 2.

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:01 pm

I have no fucking clue what Sasha and I are going to eat for this day of colonization/genocide celebration.

I sort of want scallops and mashed potatoes and some sort of vegetable. Then nog and whiskey.

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:29 pm

I think we are having stuffing, mushroom gravy, and roasted vegetables. No need to have it all! I'm easily pleased these days.

marijke · Post by **marijke** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:17 pm

I haven't had a drink in 50 days and not sure if I should break for the holiday or not. Maybe a glass of champagne and some oysters early in the afternoon? I feel proud of my streak and can't tell if I should break it or not.

Dinner is coq au vin, mashed potatoes, fennel salad. Pumpkin pie and coffee for dessert.

marijke · Post by **marijke** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:19 pm

Olives yes
Persimmons YES
Pomegranates YESSSS

OPP

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:41 pm

BREAK THE STREAK!
CHAMPAGNE AND OYSTERS AFTERNOON!

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:42 am

I see. So these are like copies of the book before the actual printing

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:50 am

@alex wrong thread but yes! They’re called “galleys”...like a kitchen. So right thread, actually. I’ll allow it.

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:26 am

ah crap, this is what I get for posting on message boards before I am actually awake. Good luck untangling this shit, cyber-archaeologists from the year 2400

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:30 am

and to get things back on track: we are going to make vegan sushi for thanksgiving dinner. There are lots of weird recipes for vegan caviar, might try that as well

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:10 am

Fun! Will you share the recipe?

We did sushi Thanksgiving last year. I tried to get innovative with the concept and made tempura stuffing balls, among other unholy fusions. When we got home I barfed! True story.

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:58 pm

If there is any success, I will share the recipe.

I tried to make sushi with fried rice a few weeks ago and it was horrible...but maybe the problem was that it was frozen Trader Joe's fried rice. Perhaps a custom blend would work better

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:29 pm

cyber-archaeologists from the year 2400 are definitely going to be like "what's the deal with all this gum????"

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:24 pm

They'll run off with all our hot pitches!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:29 pm

I'm serving this super yummy feta by the slice, like a fresh cut of turkey "da bird"

***the block of cheese comes with its own little plastic holder to lift it from the brine***

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:32 pm

@alex you could try arborio rice? I usually cook it on the dry side so it's more like sushi rice, but if you use more water maybe it could glue together the fried rice.

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:17 pm

use arborio rice to glue together fried rice? hell yea

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:49 pm

Got an antipasti salad ready for tomorrow:
Mild, buttery castelvetrano olives
pickled onions
artichokes
chopped tomatoes
walnuts and pecans
fresh thyme
tangerine zest
brine and olive oil marinade
fresh mozzarella

The mushroom gravy I just made and ate with seared veggie meatballs...!

infopetal · Post by **infopetal** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:04 pm

I will bring my aforementioned corn pudding, a few bottles of grapefruit kombucha, store-bought pão de queijo, cold green bean salad tossed with lemon and shallots, a gluten-free pumpkin pie from the farmer's market, and some weed tincture.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:59 am

YUM, y'all!

Will you believe I still don't know what I'm going to cook today? We just got our CSA so I was gonna freestyle some stuff. Maybe potatoes in an herby sauce, and we have some puff pastry in the freezer so I was thinking some kind of savory veg tart a la this:

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/squas ... onion-tart

I just went outside and saw my neighbors have set up a twenty-person outdoor dining situation in their backyard, EEP!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:02 am

Nora was on the precipice of “if you don’t go to the grocery store right now to buy one can of cranberry sauce, it means you don’t love me” but I fed her delicious antipasti and talked her down!

It sounds like all of our family members are staying home and doing household-only harvest feasts, as are my neighbor Steve and his people.

Last night I dreamed that all of my family were together in a huge cabin. The day was glorious and I could feel such a healing warmth from the beautiful, pink-orange sun.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:26 pm

Everyone is doing great Thanksgiving jobs.

I decided last minute that I was a little sad about it so I made a tray of roasted potatoes, carrots and red onions that we ate with mustard and a just finished batch of kraut. Then I made THE (friend of the board @tim's) berry crumble with a bag of berries I had burning a hole in the freezer. It is gooooood!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:11 pm

Everyone is making such nice things to eat.

Between myself and my mom, we had 15 dishes on the table, a true record feast. She made our traditional dishes of A Whole Roasted Turkey, green bean casserole, stuffing, and mashed potates. I produced supporting dishes such as mushroom gravy, orange-cranberry sauce, brussels, kale chips, and mango-persimmon relish.* She served us Pinot Grigio with ice cubes, it was pretty cute.

It’s been such a flashpoint year and we live pretty humbly. Our family lost my aunt to covid a couple months ago, and another relative died a few weeks ago. My mom just learned it’s gonna cost $700 to get her headlight fixed from hitting a deer the other day. She was laid off for a few months this year. But we have enough and it makes me happy that we’ll be able to remember that we put ourselves together a sweet lil 2020 harvest feast.

*At the last minute I decided to make a half-serving of Caesar salad as a fresh relish, that ruled

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:24 am

You did the best of all possible jobs. It has been truly rough and you fought back with all the love and hygge.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:45 am

Not to mention style!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 4:56 pm

Thank you both, that's so sweet! To us!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:20 am

Do you have a recipe for green bean casserole? I have NEVER HAD IT. What is it?! Does it have crunchy onions on it? I wanna bake some green beans!

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:52 am

I have also never had it! But as I’ve mentioned on this board previously, I’m casserole-curious.

How’s the leftover scene popping? We made little breakfast potato pancakes with our leftover mashed potatoes yesterday, that was fun. Then polished off my autumnal caramelized onion and squash tart with bowls of cauliflower-miso-mushroom soup. Fall!!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:59 am

Oh yeah, def also want to know more about that soup. Meet me in the recipes thread?

alex · Post by **alex** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:52 am

re: vegan caviar, it is weird and good and freaky

The basic premise is: make any kind of flavor broth you want (Seaweed etc for ocean flavor, but we just did spicy tamari yuzu) and add agar agar, then drizzle it into cold cooking oil. It forms little bubbles like when you pour vinegar into oil, but the agar agar makes it firm up so you have like little boba tea balls of flavor.

https://veryveganval.com/2019/02/08/hom ... an-caviar/