boy, that was exhausting
Nov. 20th, 2006 11:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aryanhwyAnd we still haven't had the pie yet.
Now I understand why most people, when they're cooking a holiday meal, start sometime in the morning, so that things are ready sometime in mid to late afternoon. We just went home from the office an hour early, and started cooking around 4:30pm. The bread finished around 7:30, and so we had a nice snack then, but the rest of things all finished up right around 10:30. Luckily by then we were hungry again! The pie should be finished in another 10 minutes or so, but now we're full again and probably won't have any right away, despite how yummy it smells.
But this was a lot of fun. It was actually the first time Joel and I had cooked a full holiday meal together. It's nice to see that we're able to do so with very little bickering, getting in each other's way, or excess mess. (Continual dish washing was the key, but we managed to end up the night with only very few dishes remaining to be washed, and we always had a pot or kettle or bowl for whatever we were dishing up next.) I feel a lot less homesick for my regular holiday traditions having done this. Next year hopefully we'll think about doing this enough in advance that we can invite some people over - we made enough food for at least five people, and it will take us quite awhile to get through the leftovers.
The duck turned out excellently. Mom and dad, if you're making duck for Thanksgiving and haven't decided how yet, I highly recommend this recipe.
Off to enjoy what little is left of the night with my glass of wine...we deserve it!
Now I understand why most people, when they're cooking a holiday meal, start sometime in the morning, so that things are ready sometime in mid to late afternoon. We just went home from the office an hour early, and started cooking around 4:30pm. The bread finished around 7:30, and so we had a nice snack then, but the rest of things all finished up right around 10:30. Luckily by then we were hungry again! The pie should be finished in another 10 minutes or so, but now we're full again and probably won't have any right away, despite how yummy it smells.
But this was a lot of fun. It was actually the first time Joel and I had cooked a full holiday meal together. It's nice to see that we're able to do so with very little bickering, getting in each other's way, or excess mess. (Continual dish washing was the key, but we managed to end up the night with only very few dishes remaining to be washed, and we always had a pot or kettle or bowl for whatever we were dishing up next.) I feel a lot less homesick for my regular holiday traditions having done this. Next year hopefully we'll think about doing this enough in advance that we can invite some people over - we made enough food for at least five people, and it will take us quite awhile to get through the leftovers.
The duck turned out excellently. Mom and dad, if you're making duck for Thanksgiving and haven't decided how yet, I highly recommend this recipe.
Off to enjoy what little is left of the night with my glass of wine...we deserve it!
