Thanksgiving was a quiet and relaxing day, which was just fine by me. Little fanfare, but don't worry: we still ate well!
If you are going to eat all day, you have to start off with a good base: breakfast tacos! Since you can't buy them in Indiana, we made them with fried potatoes, gently scrambled eggs, a sprinkle of cheese and some of my favorite salsa from Herdez. People who have never had a breakfast taco say, "Oh, like a breakfast burrito?" Um, no. While the ingredients might be essentially the same, the perfect bite and ratio of ingredients is, I believe, found in the taco version. Burritos are just too much; tacos are balanced. Regardless, they were delicious and were accompanied by a Danish from the store. And coffee!After that it was TV time, then an early showing of "Fantastic Mr. Fox," which was as promised, fantastique! Movie popcorn and a special treat, Coca-cola.
Our Thanksgiving was basic, but scrumptious: Tofurky (faux turkey!), roasted garlic mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, Brussel sprouts and a special cranberry relish. It was all delicious and I can promise you I won't wait another year to prepare a Tofurky roast. Delicious! It's been too long...
And leftovers? You know I love leftovers. So what to do with the Tofurky and mashed potatoes? You know what makes anything that already taste good taste even better? I bet you think I'm going to say, "fried egg." Not this time: puff pastry! That's right, I took some all-butter puff pastry I had in the freezer from Trader Joe's, put down a little mashed potato, topped that with some Brussel sprouts and then some thin slices of Tofurkey. Closed it up and baked it for 15 minutes. Perfection! I could eat it once a week. At least.What did you do with your leftovers?