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For the first time, I will not be spending Thanksgiving with my family. Sure, Thanksgiving is the American holiday of gluttony. But for me, the best part (okay, second best part, om nom nom still wins) is prepping and cooking with my mom and little brother. This year, I will be spending the day with other people unable to go home to their families; with new friends, and one old friend.
So today we kicked off the holiday tonight with a trip to Giant. Elise, her roommate Mika and I brought our recipes and did all the food shopping. Jason will be helping us with the cooking. And Peter and Patrick will be supplying all the beer and wine we need. Bingo!
Next step is that we will all be pre-cooking the dinner on Wednesday night with cerveza, followed by the big day. It may not be home, but it’s a damn good substitue.
I’m a big fan of cooking. Big fan. And while the eating of deliciousness, I also enjoy the technique of prep work and the eating healthy that comes out of cooking.
But, the last couple of years I have not been as good about cooking myself as I would like. It’s not like I go out for lunch all the time, but I definitely depend on pre-made things like TJs potstickers more than I should. Last year, school and extracurriculars served a great excuse. But that is gone now – I have the time and materials I need to make real food at home, from scratch.
So, thanks to some motivation from Jen and Lindsay, I’m going to jump back on the horse. The first step? Stuffed pumpkins, that Linds shared. The second? Making this recipe just part of two recipes I will plan every week, and then grab the ingredients for. No excuses.
As a result of my delightful time at North on Fourth, Sunday morning started with my favorite after-drinking treat – an ice cold Mexican coke. But after that, my stomach was calling for some spicey, tasty food. So, I grilled tortillas and chicken that was marinated in a Mexican chili sauce. And, I added some mixed greens and a sauce made from the last of my red pepper hummus, Red Devil & cottage cheese. Dee-lish.
