Planning Ahead - Week of 11/20/11

Can you believe Thanksgiving is just a few days away? I can't - I have no idea what happened to November. As I'm sure everyone else in the country does, we have a fun-filled, packed week ahead of us. Craig's mom is coming out to visit us for the first time since we've lived in Brooklyn and we are hosting Thanksgiving this year for about 10 people. But that doesn't mean that we don't have time to cook dinner! Only three meals planned this week, what with Thanksgiving and all of the leftovers that follow. Here's what we'll be having:

Pasta with Cauliflower in a Tomato Sauce
Leek & Potato Soup
Turkey Burgers, Corn Salad and Beans

In addition, we'll be spending the day baking and canning. Craig's making more bread, this time whole wheat. If I'm lucky, he'll also be testing a Pancetta Bread in advance of Thanksgiving. And I'll be putting up some apple sauce (or maybe apple butter, I haven't decided yet) and some cranberry jelly for our turkey dinner.

In the meantime, check out how we did last week and I hope you have a great week and a gut-busting Thanksgiving!

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