Okay so, I know, I know, Thanksgiving came and went and we're well into December now. The holiday on everyone's mind is Christmas. Allow me to inject here, as a small note for anyone who didn't know it already: I LOVE CHRISTMAS. I know, I'm not Christian and my nuclear family never celebrated it, but these minor details have only ADDED to my deep fascination with and love for all things christmas-y. Now that I think about it, this whole thing might have to do with my mental association of Christmas with cookies (See CookieFest 2008 for details). Anyway, my point is that this post is NOT about Christmas because I have too many yummy photographs from Thanksgiving that need to be shared and appreciated by you, my gentle readers. So sit back and prepare to drool!
Anyway, this year my mom decided we shouldn't even bother with traditional Thanksgiving dishes and just do Thanksgiving Iranian-style. Basically that means we had rice instead of mashed potatoes, and with our turkey, we had Fesenjan, a stew made from ground walnuts and pomegranate juice. In the spirit of thanksgiving, we even added a few spoonfuls of (homemade, of course) cranberry sauce to it. Thanksgiving at Fatima's and at Shahbaz's were equally delicious. Enjoy the photos!
Day #1: Our Thanksgiving table with my sister Mona cutting the turkey, my aunt Fae opposite her, and my cousin Yavar and my Dad at the end of the table
Fesenjoon, a sweet and tart stew made from pomegranate juice and ground walnuts
Our turkey, this year we used an Alton Brown recipe. This was also the first time we brined, but it tasted the same.
Taachin, a dish made by layering and baking saffron-infused rice with chicken (we used eggplant instead this time)
More on the traditional side: roasted butternut squash topped with maple caramelized shallots
Day #2: Yasmina and her mother, Fatima, reading Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal
Fatima with her spread of deliciousness
Roasted Goose
Moroccan Salmon (the name of this escapes me...sorry!)
Brussel Sprouts (my new favorite vegetable, by the way)
Dessert time! Custard/berry tart
Lebanese sweets
Day #3: Yasmina, posing with her new glasses
Yasmina's father Shahbaz, carving the turkey
Yasmina and I!
Turkey (I dictated, Shahbaz cut)
Candied Sweet Potatoes
The best part of any meal at the Khan residence: CHAI!
4 comments:
Okay, how many changes of clothes did you need for 3 dinners?! (trousers with increasing waistlines...) Don't tell anyone, but I actually much prefer rice to mash potaters, hee :)
Hahaha, increasing waistlines! That's smart thinking. I unfortunately was not so well-prepared, which was okay because I practiced pretty good self-control during the first two dinners, but by the third there was no holding back! Plus, I didn't mention this in the post, but there was also pumpkin cheesecake AND brownies AND pecan pie. Dessert was definitely what did me in!
Pumpkin cheesecake?!?! Avec so much plaisir.
Hi, Sara.
I just found your blog and it is very intriguing. I am still exploring it, so probably I'll have some comments.
But, right now, I was stunned by stew named Fesenjoon, by it's look and by ingredients. Is there any chance I can have the recipe for It. Thanks in advance. Slobodan from DC (originaly from Bosnia, former Yugoslavia. And, by the way, wish you best New Year.
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