Cook Bloomington: Thanksgiving Dinner Check List

I am not good at making lists but they are so helpful, especially when you have a big dinner party coming up. Here's my check list:

Create dinner menu...done
Create shopping list...done
Polish silver (if you don't it will look dull and you won't be as excited about your table setting)...Tuesday evening
Find linens: table cloth and napkins. Iron if needed...Tuesday evening
Put the extra leafs in the table while you have help...Tuesday evening
Shop for groceries...Wednesday morning (cutting it a little close)
Set the table...Wednesday afternoon
Clean the house (public areas and restrooms)...Wednesday when the mood hits
Prepare as much of the meal as possible the day before...Wednesday afternoon
Martini...Wednesday evening
Prepare the rest of the meal as you can...Thanksgiving day
Light candles and fireplaces...one hour before
Martini...just as the guests arrive

Why I write CookBloomington

I love to cook and do so every day. I read endless cookbooks and watch countless cooking shows. I love to take what I read and see and make it my own based on my own palate and, quite frankly, what is available in Bloomington markets.

To add to the equation, I am a pescatarian. I spent years being a devoted vegetarian, but really missed fish and seafood. I have worked very hard to create recipes that are as delicious and as lovely as any that include pork (a mainstay for cooks to add flavor) or any other meat.

So all the recipes in this site are adapted to a meat free diet and all ingredients can be found in Bloomington when in season.

Please feel free to add your comments. This is a work in progress and I hope this will be a useful resource for cooks in Bloomington and beyond. Plus I use this as a resource to remember recipes that I make up on the spot. I have a tendency to forget (which has nothing to do with the occasional martini that I might have before dinner) what I cooked the night before. I say it is because there is always something new,fresh and wonderful at the grocer or at the farmers market to cook the next night.

Cook Bloomington

Thanksgiving Dinner Check List

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