Nancy’s Thanksgiving recipes

I didn’t know much about Thanksgiving because we don’t have this holiday in my country, but it is still my favorite time of the year after coming to the United States. It is a time without school work and friends will come together and eat!

When I’m planning my menu for our holiday feast, I like to mix classic tried-and-true Chinese recipes with some new, healthy western items for balance, since I never cook western food by myself and mixing Asian cuisine and American food is an exciting adventure for me.

Hotpot is my Must-Have for a holiday, and it’s not a tough thing for me to make. It’s kind of like the “special instant food” since we can easily buy the hot pot seasoning from any Chinese store and it is ready-made.

 

 

Thanksgiving is extra special for me since my experience in this holiday is small, and I am eager to explore more about it. To make a first-timer have a decent and traditional Thanksgiving, my friend prepared the turkey in advance. There’s so much we can do to the turkey because it is so big. But the fact is none of us knew how to begin when we faced a real turkey. We followed the instructions online and tried the easiest one. We heated the oven and mixed the butter, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper in a small bowl [1]. The turkey was placed in the pan, breast-side up, and then we rubbed the mixture inside the cavity of the turkey, stuffing with onion and celery. Finally, we roasted it for about 2 hours.

 

 

Other than those dishes, side dishes are my favorite to make, because “everyone can get creative with flavor combinations” [2]. Last year, I had a colorful salad with roasted root vegetables, honey orange-glazed Brussels sprouts, and crunchy citrus green beans. We may create more new collections.

I had thought Thanksgiving might be the unofficial holiday of the turkey. Let’s be honest; I have found it’s squash, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie that people really look forward to [3] This year, I will add pumpkin pie in my Thanksgiving recipes. I have only eaten homemade pumpkin pie once in my friend’s home. Her mom added walnuts and cranberries, dotted with toasted pecans. One of my favorite food blogger’s Sally calls Pumpkin pie a “VIP” (very important pie) [4] and absolutely no Thanksgiving was complete without it.

 

 

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Reference:

[1]https://www.mccormick.com/recipes/main-dishes/easy-roast-turkeyhttps://www.thanksgiving.com/all-

[2] holidays/thanksgiving/jessica-gavins-thanksgiving

[3]https://www.mccormick.com/articles/mccormick/vegan-and-vegetarian-thanksgiving-recipes

[4]https://www.thanksgiving.com/food-blogs-stars/thanksgiving-sally-sallys-baking-addiction