Today when James started throwing up, I realized how woefully unprepared I am for the season, Thanksgiving, Christmas or flu. Since Bill has to make a commissary run for flu supplies anyway, I decided to make a Thanksgiving shopping list too. But first I had to confirm the menu. And as a tone of annoyance crept into his voice, I realized what a waste of time it is for us to discuss it. Not only do we eat basically the same thing every year, I cook it all, so I get to pick! I sent him to school and wrote down the menu:
Thanksgiving Day:
Breakfast
Empanadas de Calabazas, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Coffee
Lunch
Roast Beef Sandwiches and Fruit
Dinner--5pm
Turkey with Herbed Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce
Grandma Mapson's Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Spinach and Strawberry Salad
Parker House Rolls
Sparkling Cider, Wine and Water
Chocolate Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie
Of course, then I had to pull out 4 cookbooks and look at multiple websites to 1. discover this is the menu I already had written in my cookbook and 2. double check recipes and ingredients and make a grocery list. Once the list was compiled, I had to dig through the kitchen to see what we actually need--my least favorite part. Why, oh why, haven't we just come up with a master list years ago?
Here it is, although Bill will fix the order so it's shoppable.
Deli
Roast Beef
Cheese
Produce
onion
celery
3 sweet potatoes
6 oranges
10 potatoes
bag of spinach
lettuce
tomatoes
Dry Goods
White wine vinegar
mustard
mayo
shortening
walnuts 1/2 C
1 1/2 C halved pecans
sugar
flour
dark corn syrup
dark brown sugar
yeast
baking powder
confectioner's sugar
semi sweet choc chips
mini marshmellows
poppy seeds
sesame seeds
paprika
salt
pepper
ginger
gr. cloves
thyme
sage
majoram
basil
cinnamon
vanilla
anise
pumpkin pie mix
evaporated milk
can of pumkin puree
6-8 C chicken broth
saltine crackers
canned chicken soup
ramen
7 up
apple juice
sprarkling cider
liquid tylenol
liquid motrin
Meat
Turkey over 10 lbs
bacon
Frozen Foods (if can't find fresh)
2 pkg cranberries
4 C sliced strawberries
Dairy
Milk
36 eggs
2 lb butter
pint heavy whipping cream
Alcohol
Wine
Brandy
Now I just have to get out my Christmas gift spreadsheet, send out lists, and beg for lists so that I can go shopping this weekend.
4 comments:
Yes... that's what I keep fearing: I have no lists made and if the kids get sick, my ship is sunk. :(
I love your menu!!! Sounds delish Rachel!! We have Breakfast at my sister Marcia's house (I don't cook). Two pm turkey dinner at my mom's (I peel potatoes) and 7 pm hot open faced turkey sandwiches and more dessert at my aunt's (I bring cider). Spoiled Thanksgiving woman I am.
Oh, Rachel! I hope the whole family won't be reduced to crackers and Ginger Ale for Thanksgiving!
What an amazing and organized list. I'm still so weak from this flu, that the only thing I'm bringing to Thankgiving at MIL's house are my children and suitcases.
So update!! How did it go? All down for the count or a quickie? How was your delicious menu?
I forgot I left you hanging about our sickies. We were very blessed and James only had one bad day and no one else has gotten sick. :) Thanksgiving was delicious. The empanadas didn't live up to those I've had, but they were still yummy. Forgot to make the spinach salad and when I did on Fri, the kids didn;t like it. C'est la vie. Spent some time wondering about what goes on the open faced hot turkey sandwich. Sounds really good, though.
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