Pete C. wrote:
> My more basic solo menu (just me, no friends or family):
>
> Roast turkey
> Butternut squash
> Sausage mushroom stuffing/dressing
> Asparagus with hollandaise
> Pumpkin pie

That sounds really good, actually.

> The pumpkin pie is in the oven now. After making the pie and getting it
> in the oven I proceeded to make the stuffing/dressing. The
> stuffing/dressing is in its baking dishes ready to go in the oven when
> the pie comes out. That will wrap up tonight's work.

I thought about putting mushrooms and/or sausage in the dressing, but
we're on a bit of a shoestring, and I was already using borrowed money
to do the last-minute shopping, so I decided to take it easy. I made
the stuffing from reserved heels of bread, onions, celery, butter,
turkey stock, and seasonings.

> Tomorrow morning I'll get the turkey roasting, along with pre-nuking the
> butternut squash and putting it in the oven to finish. When the turkey
> is done and resting I'll deglaze the roasting pan and make the gravy,
> then I'll move on to steaming the asparagus and making the hollandaise.

I adore hollandaise. I think of it as a breakfast/brunch food, but
obviously that's not a rule or anything.

> Sometime approaching dinner time everything should be ready so I'll sit
> down to my feast, and shortly after start packing up all the leftovers.
>
> Exciting eh?

Not bad, actually. I am kind of craving solitude right about now. :-)

Serene

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