In case you are wondering about all the unusual recipes I posted during this "holiday season" ... For me ... this was one of the BEST HOLIDAY SEASONS EVER! It was unusual, low stress, and full of friendship.
I have recently become disillusioned with the intense commercialization of all holidays, especially those celebrated in winter: the lies we've been told about the US government's treatment of Native Americans and their participation in our "first Thanksgiving", the pressure to conform ("traditional" menus), and the pressure to decorate. This year, I decided not to participate.
At the end of November, we did not celebrate Thanksgiving, we celebrated FRIENDSGIVING, and we didn't serve turkey, ham or any of the foods associated with the traditional holiday, we served RACLETTE. For appetizers, we served three unusual dips with a selection of vegetable dippers:
and we ended the meal with a yule log (which we will be calling a "cloud log" from now on because it's like eating a cloud!
For dinner on December 24th, we served INDIAN food, from all over the Indian subcontinent:
- North Indian Baked Fenugreek Crackers (Mathri)
- North Indian Tamarind chutney and cream cheese dip
- Pakistani Curried Beef Brisket
- Keralan Masoor Dal cooked in Coconut Milk
- Bangalorean Curried Cabbage
- (Afghan) Sela Basmati Rice
- North Indian Coriander Chutney
- Punjabi Spiced Mango Lassi
We didn't serve dessert because we're trying to cut down on our sugar consumption.
For me ... it's much easier to pull together a big dinner when the rest of the country is NOT also trying to pull together a big dinner!
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