In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:49:01 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> BUFFET!!! is the name of the game.
> >
> > Totally agree. I hate cluttering up valuable table space with food.
> > Okay, a few of the smaller items can be on the table besides candles
> > and flowers... but not everything, for god sake.
>
> Depends on how big your table is I suppose.

We went to a small (6 person) dinner, so passing stuff around the table
worked. A buffet wouldn't have worked, given that our host has a dog
that would like nothing better than a turkey carcass.

My experiments this year involved apple pie and stuffing. Normally I do
pie crust in the food processor, but went back to the old-school method
this year. The crust came out well. I also tried the spiced sherry apple
pie filling from the Fannie Farmer Baking Book. I was worried that our
host's son would be put off, since he has a pretty basic flavor palate.
However, he approved. I had a recipe in my files for stuffing bread that
I used. It's basically an herb bread. It smelled great coming out of the
oven, but I still had to add plenty of herbs to produce a stuffing
(actually dressing) that met my standards. The SO stayed within his
comfort zone and made key lime pie.

Cindy

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