For the previous 5 years, I’ve rolled as much as my mother and father’ home on Thanksgiving with my specialty: a chai masala pumpkin pie. Velvety with the right sweet-to-spice ratio, the pie makes the entire home scent like a mug of chai. Each time, a minimum of one member of the family declares it “the very best pumpkin pie I’ve ever had.”
This yr, nevertheless, my mother, who often cooks a lot of the meal, stated she needed to chop again and give attention to simply the turkey, stuffing, and gravy, and would everybody please present up with a facet? So, along with pie, I supplied to make the mashed potatoes.
However then.
In some way, I let it slip throughout a household brunch that I had by no means made mashed potatoes. And the entire desk misplaced it. “What?!” “You’ve by no means made mashed potatoes?!” “How?” “We want good mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving!” “Possibly she shouldn’t make them??”
After plenty of badgering, I rolled my eyes and warded them off by reminding them: a) I’ve cooked virtually daily of my grownup life, and b) I’d do a trial run.
My youthful brother’s texts the following day
So, this weekend, my husband Max and I invited my household over for dinner, and I made Jenny’s basic mashed potatoes. As he served himself a spoonful, my brother regarded over, raised his eyebrows, and stated, “I don’t know, Jannelle, we’ll see…”
However, pricey reader, I killed it. They have been fluffy and buttery and the whole lot we needed. By the top of the night time the vote was unanimous: I may very well be trusted with potatoes.
At the moment, I now have eight kilos of russets on my kitchen counter and a brand new recipe added to my Thanksgiving specialities. Whereas preparing for the busiest-time-in-the-kitchen season, I’d like to know: what’s your specialty? Turkey with a twist? A vegetarian entrée? A bottle of actually good wine? Or perhaps you deliver one thing aside from meals, like enjoyable video games or dialog starters. Please share your logos beneath…
P.S. Bonding with household, and 21 household board video games which might be really enjoyable.
(Picture by Nikole Herriott.)
