Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving 2011
with Jansen, Airin, and Naemi Ika

Rye crispbread crackers with pepper-dill creme fraiche

Grilled turkey
Butternut squash soup with cider cream
Bourbon sweet potato puree with buttered pecans
Buttermilk fantail rolls
Gravy
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange
Haricots vertes, roasted fennel, and shallots

Chestnut chocolate tart with rum whipped cream, and chocolate ice cream

Made by: Norbert (turkey, gravy, green beans, pepper-dill creme fraiche), Anja and Maxime (ice cream)

New: rye crispbread crackers with pepper-dill creme fraiche (Gourmet, December 2001); butternut squash soup with cider cream (Bon Appetit, November 1998, on epicurious.com); cranberry sauce with dates and orange (Gourmet, November 2008); haricots vertes, roasted fennel, and shallots (Bon Appetit, November 2004, on epicurious.com); chestnut chocolate tart with rum whipped cream (by Melissa Clark, in "For the Sweetest Nuts, Keep the Hammer Ready," in The New York Times, November 9, 2011)