Scale Down Your Thanksgiving Meal and Have Fun Cooking.
This year we get the opportunity to invent the Thanksgiving that we want.
As a cook, I love Thanksgiving. As a chef, I love that people still cook on Thanksgiving so that chefs can be home with their families.
I love that the stores are packed with people that will go home and make their favorite dish for their family.
I got into the food business because I love cooking for my family, and I got out of the food business because I love cooking for my family.
Preparing a meal for your family can be a rewarding experience. But balancing the work of cooking with the reward is hard when you are trapped in the kitchen all day.
A small gathering lends itself to a leisurely meal without all of the pressures and expectations that come with many guests in the house.
If this is the first Thanksgiving meal that you will cook, take the opportunity to make something special, even if it is just for yourself.
Free your mind from the idea that Thanksgiving has to have certain foods or a certain quantity of food. And at the same time, embrace the special meal and, if you want, the traditional food.
