A rich dark chocolate cream pie with a buttery, cookie-like crust, a rich chocolate cream filling, and piles of homemade whipped cream on top.
The frenzy that is Thanksgiving pie season may be over but the good news is that one does not need a reason to make dark chocolate cream pie!
However, in case you needed some, I have (at least) three.
Masala smashed potatoes are the ultimate side dish with a crispy potato skin exterior that is smothered in the perfect balance of spices and topped with a cooling cilantro yogurt sauce.
Crispy masala smashed potatoes are my absolute favorite way to potato!!
I may love them even more than fries. No, seriously.
They are everything a potato should be – crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside with a salty savory spicy exterior that keeps you coming back for more. No vats of hot oil required.
What a dreamboat.
Officially in Christmas mode!
Remy gets her second vaccine today and right after we are going to pick out our Christmas tree. If that doesn’t bring out the holiday spirit, I don’t know what will. I know I say “pick out our Christmas tree” like it’s a major activity, but we’re actually just going to Whole Foods. They have a Christmas tree sale the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and will deliver the tree to your house. This is a MAJOR win in NYC when you don’t have a car and don’t want to have to drag a tree ten blocks from the nearest sidewalk street vendor to your apartment.
Remy also FINALLY pared down her Christmas list from the entire Amazon toy catalog to just five things – just in time for everything she wants to be sold out everywhere. Now I need to hide the catalog so she forgets what she wanted and will be happy with whatever we can scramble to get her.
We are taking it easy again on the food front this week with some low stress but high yield meals. I’m excited.
Here’s what we’re cooking:
Happy eating!
A simple shaved brussels sprout salad made with a creamy creme fraiche dressing and topped with crispy shallots.
Maybe asking you to get excited about a brussels sprout salad with there is pie and green bean casserole and marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes (and – be honest – MORE PIE) to be eaten sounds like a lot but hear me out.
This is the perfect (easy! make ahead!) addition to your Thanksgiving table. It brings a clean refreshing bite to an otherwise insanely decadent meal and is such a nice pop of green on the table.
The weekend before the biggest cooking week of the year! How do we even prepare??
Do we keep things simple to rest our cooking mojos before the big day? Or just keep on with our usual so our skills stay sharp?
Well, the good news is that this week’s meal plan features a mix of both! We’re starting out the week with easy, healthy recipes with some suggestions towards the end of the week that are a little more involved but are totally appropriate options to make an appearance on your Thanksgiving table. So, something for everyone!
Here’s what we’re cooking:
Happy eating!
A Thai pumpkin and egg stir fry that makes for an easy weeknight meal, combining sweet, savory, and umami-rich flavors.
Everyone’s all like THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING and I’m over here like BUT WHAT ARE WE MAKING FOR DINNER THIS WEEK?!
Ridiculously simple Thai pumpkin stir fry is what and we are not mad about it.
Welcome to Eats Well With Others, where we take a vegetable-and-cupcake laden approach to life (always with a bit of laughter on the side)!
