Hosting Thanksgiving can be fun, but therell always be stress involved.
Stress leads to forgetfulness, forgetfulness leads to anger, and anger leads to wine-fueled fights with your mother-in-law.
(Send someone to the gas station for chips if you have to.)
Taste and adjust as needed.
Finally, do not underestimate the power oframen dip.
(Top with scallions to dress it up.)
Serve with chips and watch it get devoured.
Beyond dips, a lot can be accomplished with a pack of bacon.
Bake at 250F for two hours.
Bake at 325F until crispy, about 20-35 minutes.
Thats never a bad plan.
If you somehowunderestimated the ethanolic needs of your guest list, dont panic, you have a few options.
First, check out your liquor cabinet and see what kind of hard stuff you have lying around.
Fan out some pretty plum slices and sprinkle with sugar and freshly ground pepper.
Bake for about half an hour at 425F until golden brown, and drizzle with honey before serving.
Make a Croffle:Place puff pastry in your waffle iron and crisp it up.
Serve with Nutella and strawberries.
Cut puff pastry into strips and twist to form straws.
No one will be angry about that.
This will hopefully stimulate pleasant, non-political conversation at the dinner table.
If that doesnt work, scroll back up to section two of this article and pick a punch.
(Communion punch is your nuclear option.)
Illustration by Sam Woolley.
Photos byDidriks,Isaac Wedin, andIris.
