My mother, Sheila, and stepfather, Blake, joined us for Thanksgiving chez Newsweek, with Christian and Natasha Caryl and their children, Timothy and Sasha. Also at table: David and Eriko (he is the chief press officer at the US Embassy here) and Mike (?) and Jackie and their daughter Emily (he is a fellow Columbia J-school grad in '87, former AP, former Far Eastern Econ Revu, now KPMG). So lots to talk about.
Natalia roasted a terrific turkey, with delicious stuffing, plus mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, asparagus and broc w/cheese. I supplied green beans with almonds and thyme (highly recommend the beans, which do not need garlic powder) and a pumpkin pie. Jackie made pecan pie.
I rescued my pumpkin pie after straying miles from the original New Basics recipe. Just 3 hrs before T-giving dinner, I read to the end of the recipe and found it required... 6 hours of chilling in the fridge. So I left out gelatin, folded in the egg whites, baked it for 40 minutes and it was great.
We've invited the Caryls here for Xmas Eve dinner, and I'm thinking I can rely on Barefoot Contessa rib roast, horseradish sauce, vegetables, bread, potatoes, and maybe Natasha can bring a specialty from her native country, Kazakhstan. For dessert... tiramisu?
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