On Thanksgiving, Simplicity is Best!

Of all the American Holidays, no holiday is more focused on a meal than Thanksgiving. In the Food Giraffe's opinion the meal and the holdiay are one in the same, ie. the holiday is the meal. And when it comes to the meal, on Thanksgiving, simplicity is best!

As I gaze at the holiday menus of so many food magazines I can't help to notice that complexity has squirmed its way into popular media. For example, can one really expect to make a scratch hollindaise to cover your blanched and sauteed asparagus, between prepping the oyster mushroom, preserved lemon, and pinenut stuffing, and orange zest and Absolut Citron Cranberry? Heck No!

Keeping it basic, will not only make the holiday simpler, it will give your family and guests exactly what they are looking for: True Comfort Food. On Thanksgiving, nothing is better than a carefully roasted turkey, lots of stuffing, mash potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce- in both fresh and can forms, and lots and lots and lots of turkey gravy! Don't get too fancy and don't try anything new, on this day tradition rules. Eat a lot, get a food coma, watch some football, and cheesy holiday specials on TV and just enjoy.