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Serwah’s Thanksgiving Menu Plan for 2019, The Year of the Leftovers
Serwah’s Thanksgiving Menu Plan for 2019, The Year of the Leftovers
By, Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu
Main Course and Side Dishes
Glazed Orange Scented Turkey with orange peels in cavity and gravy
Small Ham with apricot preserves and cloves
Mashed Potatoes
Corn Bread Stuffing with apple and sausage
Macaroni and Cheese Bake
Black Eyed Peas
Green Bean Casserole
Pot of Collard Greens or Creamed Spinach (w/cream cheese) or Creamed Kale
Bacon wrapped Asparagus with toothpicks
Cranberry Jelly or Cranberry Sauce
Rolls and Butter (Hawaiian Rolls or crescent rolls or dinner rolls or poppers)
Cocktails and Holiday Liquor (Holiday Cheer)
Cranberry Sparklers-cranberry juice, soda, Absolut Vodka
Vodka Gimlets -Roses Lime Juice, soda, Absolut Vodka
East 8-pineapple juice, squeeze lime juice, Grey Goose Vodka
Moscow Mule-crushed ice, 1 ounce vodka, fig eau de vie (Bouka Bokobsa) 1/2 ounce ginger simple syrup, ½ ounce fresh lime juice, ½ ounce agave nectar or date syrup, freshly grated nutmeg, lime wheel and mint sprig for garnish in a copper mug
White Wine for dinner or White Wine Spritzers with soda and lemon
Case of Holiday Beer
Grapefruit Shandy-grapefruit juice, light lager beer
Brandy baking
Port
Cognac
Americano-1 part Campari, 1 part Red Vermouth, Soda
Campari and soda
Kir -White Wine and Crème de Cassis
Kir Royale- Champagne, Crème de Cassis,
Shaker & a bag of ice
Canapes
Baked dips and crackers (Charleston Dip or Artichoke Dip or Party Dip)
Warm Brie with dried cranberry and walnuts w/ crackers
Puff Pastry Brie, Dried Cranberry and Walnuts
Caramelized Walnuts
Stuffed Mushrooms
Curly Toothpick Art-Cubed Salami and Cheese
Baby mini bread slices and toppings
Chips and Dips
Fritters
Easy Cracker Canapes with toppings (look on the Ritz Cracker Website & Triscuit Website)
Veggies and dip
Baked Cheese Balls
Meat Platter
Pumpernickel and Spinach Dip
Pinwheels
Baby sandwiches for starving cooks on white bread with crusts removed sliced in fours (use Ham and Cheese, Ham Spread, Jalapeno Cheese Dip, Spinach Dip etc.)
Ham Spread or Deviled Ham on baby sandwiches or sliced mini baguettes or sliced thick cucumbers or on crackers (good for starving chefs while cooking)
Desserts or Dessert Tray
Brandied Pears
Sweet Potato Pies w/ Whipped Cream
Mountain Rose Apple Pies or Brandy Apple Crisp or Apple Crisp Bites or Apple Hand Pies or Pie Poppers with Ice Cream
Raspberry Crumb Bars
Quick breads for breakfast or dessert tray (zucchini and pumpkin)
Fresh Baked Bread (for left overs sandwiches)
Warm Custard in ramekins with berries or spices or Flan
Dessert Beverages
Coffee
Masala Chai (Fresh ginger grated, cinnamon stick, black tea, cardamom pods lightly crushed, 2 ¾ cups milk, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, bring ginger and cinnamon to a boil in 3 ½ cups water, add tea bags, ad rest, steep off and return to heat, strain
Torani Iced Turtle Latte (see Torani website for dessert drink recipes)
Rose Tea, cloves, cinnamon, orange peel, lemon peel
Apple Cider Toddy’s-1/2 orange, cloves, apple cider, cinnamon sticks, Brandy, whipped heavy cream, brewed
Hot Toddy-coffee espresso 3 shots, 1 shot whisky “Bartle’s and James,” Half and Half, whip cream, cinnamon stick, beer mug glass, sprinkle brown sugar on top
Leftovers
Acorn Squash w/stuffing and cranberry
Turkey Salad Sandwiches (curried Salad, Cali Club, Mango Chutney/Melted Brie/Shredded Turkey)
Turkey Cobb Sandwiches
Turkey Sliders with Stuffing Biscuits
Turkey and Cucumber Salad Wraps
Buffalo Chicken Pull Apart Bread
Warm Brie Salad with sesame seeds coated on brie slices on romaine with vinaigrette
Coronation Chicken Salad Wraps
Turkey and Spicy Hummus Clubs
Spicy Banh Mi Sandwiches
Turkey Brie Bacon and Cranberry Sandwiches
Pulled Cran-Turkey Sandwiches
Chinese Chicken Salad Wraps
Turkey, Mozzarella and Kale Pesto Panini
Turkey Sandwich with hot honey
Turkey Cranberry and Brie Wraps
Pesto Chicken Salad Croissants
BBQ Turkey Melts (tailgating) (pulled turkey with bbq sauce and melted Velveeta on a sub)
Rose Petal Jam and Turkey on Fresh Baked Bread (check Middle Eastern Markets)
Turkey Enchiladas
Ranch Turkey Tacos
Casseroles
Pot Pies
Creamy Turkey Pasta Bake
Mashed Potato Soup
Stuffing Meatballs in Marinara on Toast (meatball sub-is)
Shepherd’s Pie with leftover mashed potatoes
Creamed Kale, Fried Egg and Crispy Onion Tartines
Toast with Cranberry and Bacon and a touch of arugula
French Toast Turkey Sandwich
Bistro Turkey Calzone
Pan Roasted Chicken with Pineapple Chile Glaze
Bones and Rocket Greens make stock, strain and make soups
Apple Cider Beef Stew
After Dinner Chill
Smoke Box
DVD Player/films Popcorn and Vernos
Playlist
Records
Digestive Cocktails
New dishes, serving dishes and serving spoons, plastic containers, pans, nice outfit, table cloth, flowers, candle and a prayer
Happy Thanksgiving from Revolving Stream!
Love,
Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu, Founder, aka “aoseibon” ♥
Thanksgiving Notes 2019-Planning Ahead
Thanksgiving Notes 2019-Planning Ahead
By, Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu
This year it’s all about planning for your leftover turkey!!! Good Housekeeping.com has about 17 leftover recipes like Turkey Cobb Sandwiches, Curried Turkey Salad, or Turkey/Brie/Cranberry Wraps etc. Another good one to search for is Turkey Enchiladas. But this year it’s collecting all or lots of leftover recipes and making a splash to extend the festivities or the after-party!
Things to think about are planning cocktails and aperitif. Good drinks can be “Cranberry Sparklers” with club soda, cranberry juice and Absolut or Grey Goose’s “East 8” recipe on their website with pineapple juice and lime, or “Apple Cider Toddys” or “Vodka Gimlets,” with good vodka and roses lime juice and club soda if you like. It’s nice to invest in a shaker and have a bag of ice on hand. You can shake things up with ice, and then strain them. You can plan for a selection of this year’s choice cocktails. A few bottles of vodka can make several different cocktails and brandy is good to have on hand for desserts and baking and white wine with dinner.
The internet is your best friend. There are many sites with good recipes and spend the afternoon searching or updating your favorites then printing them out and assembling a binder. You can make a binder each year or have a general binder with your research or have different types of holidays you plan for different years or different crowds.
So after you have planned your cocktails, canapes, and leftovers, work on your side dishes, main courses, and desserts. Brandied pears are nice, sweet potato pies or apple pies are wonderful.
Make sure you have a centerpiece, good music and some after chill ingredients and plan far ahead. You can start shopping and making playlists early.
Stitch and Photo (Driftwood)
Fit, Lean & Beautiful #48
Fit, Lean & Beautiful #48
By Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu
Eating healthy while working out is always a challenge. Try this Buddha Bowl Book List:
Nourishing Superfood Bowls, Lindsay Cotter
Buddha Bowls 100 Nourishing One Bowl Meals, Kelli Foster
Buddha Bowls Cookbook 2018, Cara Banks
Build-a-Bowl, Nicki Sizemore
Fit, Lean & Beautiful #47
Fit, Lean & Beautiful #47
By, Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu
When “pumping up” muscles develop and sometimes knot. You may have heard about these famous little knots one gets in their back or their buttocks region? Gyms of the future may need to incorporate Physical Therapy or Massage Therapy to work out the knots that people accumulate from stress or with just simple “pumping up” of muscles or with targeted exercise. A good PT or massage therapist can smooth out the muscle and restore their patient back to health. It is as if to achieve optimal health we need to get massages or “worked on” as is said in PT following periods of exercise. Wouldn’t it be great if there was an X-ray device that told you if you had knots or problems with muscles?
Fit, Lean and Beautiful #46 Cold Remedies #2 Chicken Soup Recipes
Fit, Lean & Beautiful #46 Cold Remedies #2 Chicken Soup Recipes
Compiled by Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu
Simple Stock
4 pounds chicken backs, bones, necks, wings broken up
2 medium onions quartered
2 medium carrots quartered
1 large celery rib with leaves quartered
2 cloves of garlic, unpeeled
4 sprigs parsley
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
10 black peppercorns
Place chicken in a stock pot, add 2 quarts water, cover chicken by 1 inch at least. Bring to a boil over medium heat, skimming off foam. Add remaining ingredients, reduce heat and simmer, partly covered for about 2 hours, add more water if needed to keep ingredients covered. Strain through a sieve.
For a richer version do the same but add ½ cup dry white wine or vermouth plus two scallions cut in 1 inch pieces. You can also roast chicken bones at 375 for 40 minutes.
Classic Chicken Soup/Basic Medicinal Chicken Soup
1 chicken 3 pounds cut up
2 onions chopped
3 stalks celery scrubbed and chopped
2 carrots scrubbed and chopped
1 tsp salt
3 sprigs of parsley
Ground pepper
Combine all ingredients with 3 quarts water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, partly covered for 1 ½ hours.
For other variations add a can of coconut milk and curry. You can add cooked noodles, rice or potatoes. Make additions to individual pots or add to bowl, as they may turn glutinous in pot.
Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
8 cups chicken broth
½ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper
½ cup white rice (cook rice and add as you eat it)
1 medium carrot, shredded
4 egg yolks
1 cup chopped cooked chicken
1 lemon thinly sliced for garnish
In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth, lemon juice and pepper, bring to a boil, add rice and carrot, Reduce heat, cover and simmer 25 minutes, under rice and carrots are tender.
Remove ½ cup of soup and gradually whisk into egg yolks. Stir back into soup. Add chicken and heat through, do not boil, or eggs will curdle. To serve, ladle into bowls and serve with lemon slices.