I’m feeling dumb for setting myself up with a 2-week cookie season again this year – but it’s still got to be better than last year, which was the year of nothing came out quite right; I blame Costco flour and broken thumb. And, happily, all the Thanskgiving stuff seems to be coming out well – knock wood, and throw a pinch of salt over your shoulder. The desserts are pumpkin mousse with turkey-shaped spice cookies (and I think I’ll scatter the sugar cookie stars cut out from the jam cookies artfully over the top of the mousse at serving time); streusel-topped cherry pie, and lattice-topped strawberry rhubarb pies.
The bird’s in, a big one this year, 18.7 pounds. I think I won’t read student assignments after all – I think I’ll go make corn pudding and beet gratin and peel potatoes instead. Much more fun, in my humble opinion.
Rhubarb pie and cookies, cherry pie in distance
Rhubarb pie and cookies, glimpse of cherry pie's crust
Cherry pie and cookies, rhubarb pie in the distance
Cherry pie, turkey cookies, rhubarb pie
