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How to cut an onion

Right now I’m making a spinach casserole for Thursday, and while I was chopping onions I remembered that I haven’t yet posted today. I was going to make a video of how I chop onions, but then I thought there was probably already at least one good video on YouTube. So while my onions sautéed, I went to YouTube and found one million onion-chopping videos. I figured Gordon Ramsey would be better at it than I am, so I clicked on his video. And indeed: He is a superior onion-chopper.

Behold:

Gordon Ramsey is also better at weird kitchen insults than I am. I’m OK with that. Next time I have to chop an onion, I’ll try the Gordon Ramsey method.

NaBloPoMo November 2015

What we’ll be eating before we eat turkey

It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year! We’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my dad, my brother, my sister-in-law and my nephew. Our menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing (hopefully; we forgot to make it a few years ago!), butternut squash parmigiana if I can find it, and a bevy of desserts. There’s a lot of prep involved, and even though my sister-in-law is doing most of it I’m still taking it easy for meals for the rest of this week.

Monday: Chicken parmesan meatballs
The first time I made Rachael Ray’s Chicken Parm Meatballs, I just served them with some marinara dipping sauce and a veggie side. They’re a little fussy to make, but they were a big hit. This time I’m going to make some pasta to go along with them.

Tuesday: McAlister’s
I’ll be making a few Thanksgiving sides tomorrow, so we’re going to take advantage of kids-eat-free night at McAlister’s.

Wednesday: Something simple
On Wednesday we’ll be making a lot of desserts for Thanksgiving, so we’ll be having something simple for dinner.

Thursday: The Feast

Friday: Pizza
Our favorite pizza place closed earlier this year and a new one took over its space. We hadn’t tried it until last week, and I’m pleased to report that I have a new favorite pizza place.

NaBloPoMo November 2015