Finding My Own Thanksgiving – Part Two – Stuffing-Stuffed Squash

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Nosherium Thanksgiving Mushroom Stuffing-Stuffed Kabocha Squash Cover

Stuffing. Dressing. Bread-y side dishy thing. It’s a thing. I still don’t really get it.

 

When I was planning Fakesgiving, I knew I had to take a stab at stuffing. It’s a ubiquitous part of Thanksgiving dinner, and is well-loved, so I dove in. I researched. I planned. I realized that it wasn’t going to be filling a turkey because turkey legs (even gorgeous tea-brined aromatically-spiced ones) aren’t built for stuffing. And by golly, if it is called stuffing it had better stuff something! Food blogger pride and classic Yael stubbornness took hold as I weighed my options.

 

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Finding My Own Thanksgiving – Part One

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This is the first year that my fiancé isn’t going to be with his family for Thanksgiving. As happy as we will be, returning from a relaxing vacation, we will miss being with them, deeply. More than any other, this is the holiday that marks my membership in a new family.

 

Traditional with a twist and incidentally Paleo: Japanese Sweet Potato, Rutabaga, and Red Onion

 

I didn’t grow up celebrating Thanksgiving, neither of my parents did, and when we settled in the U.S. it seemed foreign to us. Its timing was frustrating. Autumn would come in a flurry of back-to-school preparations. Rosh HaShanah’s honey cake lead into Yom Yippur’s solemnity. As Sukkot’s harvest-themed dinners and paper chain-making ended, Halloween leapt up from nowhere. And then, just as we began preparing for the onslaught of Christmas carols and Hanukkah’s soufganiyot, there was this mysterious “Turkey Day”. Continue Reading →

Round-Up – November 13th

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Nosherium Pumpkin Bread Cover

I’ve been hard at work preparing Nosherium’s Thanksgiving coverage – cooking, baking (beautiful pumpkin bread, for example), making a right old mess! The posts will be up next week, and will help you master making the iconic dinner for smaller groups with varied culinary and dietary needs. Vegan stuffing? I’m your food blogger. Gluten-free guests? I’m your food blogger. In search of a simpler way to make turkey? I’m your food blogger.

 

In the meantime, check out my round-up of the best of the quirky culinary internet!

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