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Thursday, November 27, 2008 Happy Thanksgiving!  I'll be driving to Michigan tomorrow to celebrate with friends and family, and I'm exceedingly glad to have a much-needed break.Over the last couple of years, my parents have become fans of cooking shows, and in that time period they've also perfected the holiday roast turkey. (The trick? Brining.) It's amazing. While my parents have gotten into the Food Network, I've become a bona fide foodie--Chicago is home to fantastic restaurants, and I always have a long mental list of places to try that have been getting good reviews. I learned long ago that the best way to indulge foodie tendencies without spending much cash is to cook, and my cooking has definitely gotten more gourmet-oriented in the last year or two. (Half the fun in cooking for me is the plating.) It's actually rather inexpensive when you make everything from scratch. In general, the only processed foods I buy are chocolate and ice cream. Everything else--sauces, brownies, even sometimes ladyfingers for tiramisu--I make from their basic ingredients. Making something from a box would be a bit of an offense to my pride at this point. But back to Thanksgiving: my traditional contribution to holiday dinners is dessert, which this year will take the form of individual chocolate souffles with creme anglaise. It'll be a bit of an experiment since I only recently bought ramekins, even though I've been meaning to buy them for ages. Yahoo News has an interesting collection of Thanksgiving stories--it's a feel-good article, but the first piece is well worth reading (it's the Craigslist one). I have a lot to be thankful for this year, and it's easy to forget that in the midst of work and running around to get things done. "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." - Cicero. Labels: holidays ^ Top | 1:08 AM | | | 
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