tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post2662386293501646295..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: No-Stress Thanksgiving: The MenuFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-64702986668641973072010-11-27T07:18:57.435-06:002010-11-27T07:18:57.435-06:00@Funny-I have seen the occasional light bulb as a ...@Funny-I have seen the occasional light bulb as a teacher. What a great menu--and so easy. A spotless kitchen is hard for me.<br /><br />@Duchesse-I once met someone who didn't know you had to cook pasta before you sauced it. That's a good template too, esp since the main course is--or can be--the easiest. Anything that preserves sanity is frugal in my book. <br /><br />@Deja--Exactly. BBQ-great fun. My kids had a fit--or pretended to--when I changed the dessert this year.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-89167531169144061362010-11-26T04:25:53.287-06:002010-11-26T04:25:53.287-06:00Luckily we don´t celebrate Thanksgiving over here ...Luckily we don´t celebrate Thanksgiving over here in Finland. But we do have the plentiful Christmas Eve menu. And all the fuss about it. Food<br />There is so much info about food, that I have grown allergic to it. I prefer really simple, vegetarian meals, which can be made in 15 minutes. This is the time I wish to spare for preparing meals.<br />In the other hand, I like to set the table.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-92185669324921615092010-11-25T16:14:08.117-06:002010-11-25T16:14:08.117-06:00I also find Thanksgiving dinner extremely easy to ...I also find Thanksgiving dinner extremely easy to prepare. And so many of the dishes can be prepared ahead of time and reheated. About the only bit of cooking I do at the last minute is the gravy. We buy our pies, have guests bring additional side dishes, and put out nuts and crudites as a first course. The rest is served buffet-style. Easy peasy!<br /><br />Or you could do like we're doing this year and just going to our favorite BBQ joint. ;-pSusan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-6860066973872809762010-11-25T13:35:15.802-06:002010-11-25T13:35:15.802-06:00Your directions are a rescue remedy. I forgot that...Your directions are a rescue remedy. I forgot that some people don't know how to cook a turkey.<br /><br />Also like the "alternative course" method for panicky cooks: Buy first course, make main, buy dessert. Maybe not as frugal but if it makes someone more relaxed, why not? <br /><br />Basting? Usually overapplied. <br />Have fun!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-90181397182331010502010-11-25T12:16:25.270-06:002010-11-25T12:16:25.270-06:00{sigh} Wouldn't you love to have that cashier ...{sigh} Wouldn't you love to have that cashier in your class?<br /><br />This is how I like to make all guest dinners:<br /><br />A roast<br />Baked potatoes<br />Baked squash (or, if forced, some sort of veggie cooked on the stove)<br />Salad made ahead, stored undressed in the fridge until dinner's served<br />Dessert of sliced oranges doused in sherry or Grand Marnier<br /><br />What could be easier? Most entertaining is to have the kitchen picked up and spotlessly clean when guests arrive. They start to wonder if they're going to get fed at all! ;-)Funny about Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188173788063351801noreply@blogger.com