So, without needing to guess much, it’s likely going to be a shittacular Holiday Season. Everything is going to be expensive and stupid and extra scammy and shit. More so than usual (Subscribe for more uplifting messages every day delivered to your inbox. Or don’t. See if I care.)
Anyway, I cook, and make lots of homemade stuff as the season and market allows.
I just finished making 10 jars of super dill-y dill pickles, and a few of okra. Which I’m making with the plan of giving them to people I like for the holidays, as people usually love the recipe I use. I never planned on being “the pickle guy” but here we are.
Might also make some bubbly 7% ABV spiced honey wine, beer, vanilla extract, herbal bitters for coughs. We’ll see.
Just curious if anyone has any similar plans in mind and what y’all are making.
This is aaaaaaaamazing info! Thanks, and I absolutely plan to borrow these ideas as well. I make a veg lasagna at home for a big weekend meal with leftovers for the week, and so making a double batch and popping one in the chest freezer in an aluminum disposable pan is beyond workable. I’m genuinely enjoying the idea of bringing one to a White Elephant exchange to see what happens.
Somewhat related - if you’re already comfortable doing lasagna, this is a rich and delicious variation I tried once. Worth the time, but it needs some side dish to support it, like a salad to break the richness - https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026104-saag-paneer-lasagna
Oh my… thank you so much for that recipe, I don’t have that in my arsenal.
Bookmarked, archived and saved in PDF just in case the internet takes a nap.