Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Buffet Day.

We don't celebrate Thanksgiving. But I don't like the kids to miss out on a feast day... So every year we celebrate Happy Buffet Day!

This year, I had to make a blow by blow list to help my poor befuddled brain work. And Dora totally kicked butt in the kitchen slicing, dicing, mashing, mixing and generally saving my weeny ass. This isn't really instructions for anyone else to follow, but I think it's funny that I had to write out every step.



BUFFET DAY 2010:

DICE A TOTAL OF 5 ONIONS

roast wheat gluten 45 minutes
         dice & saute onion, garlic, & spices
         mix with wheat gluten in bowl
         add broth & oil
         form into roast, put in pan, cover & bake

mashed cheesy tatoes 1 hour
         dice & boil potatoes & onions
         drain, mash with garlic, cheese, etc.

stuffing 45 minutes
         toast bread & cube
         dice & saute onions & celery
         toss in with bread & broth
         put in pan & bake w/butter on top

candied yams
         put yams into baking pan & mash up with spices
         sugar & marshmallows on top & bake

shahi tofu w/rice 45 minutes (while foods roasts)
         dice & saute onion
         drain & saute tofu w/onion
         add cashews & raisins
         add sauce & simmer
         microwave rice 10 minutes while shahi cooks (we had cooked rice in the fridge already)

cranberry sauce w/apples & oranges 45 minutes
         chop apples & oranges, plus some orange zest
         add to pot w/cranberries, spices, sugar & water & boil
 

broc & cheese 10 minutes
         microwave & put in bowl (YES! I bought frozen cheesy broccoli! Yay!)

gravy 10 minutes (while broc cooks)
         melt butter in pan, add broth, whisk in starch & spices until thick


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