Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away? If you haven’t yet begun to plan what you’re having, now is the time to start thinking about it. Will you do the traditional turkey, a vegetarian main course, or something less than traditional like a prime rib? And the sides, oh the sides! There’s so many ways to serve a potato, decisions to make about the green vegetable(s) to serve, and should there be more starch?

Last year I posted recipes for the Indian-inspired 2009 Thanksgiving dinner we had. This year there’ll be lots of posts about my more traditional menu from 2010 that included many fruit-laced sides. And then there’s what to make this year. I’m going back and forth between my Cajun favorites (oooh, cornbread dressing!) and a more Italian-inspired menu, laced with fresh veggies and hints of cheese and sage and citrus here and there.

What are you planning to serve for Thanksgiving this year?

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Thanksgiving by Courtney

It’s funny how winter weather just creeps up on you. Here the weather has been staggering between cool, autumn days and sunny, early-summer-like days. Then all of the sudden, yesterday morning, with no warning, I wake up and the house is 63 degrees inside. Brrr! Needless to say, I quickly turned on the heater and downed a cup of cappuccino, attempting to warm myself up.

I’d picked up plenty of food to cook for the weekend, but suddenly spaghetti squash with sea scallops and angel hair pasta with passata didn’t sound so appetizing. I wanted some stick-to-your-ribs, warm-you-to-the-bone fare. I wanted chili. (more…)

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Chili, Comfort food, Dairy free, Dinner, Gluten free, Lunch, Quick and Easy, Soups by Courtney