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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
THANKSGIVING: Meal
exchange might be
a fun new tradition
Continued from page 3
Try preparing scaled-
down meals for your house-
hold rather than prepare
jumbo turkeys, loads of stuff-
ing, pounds of mashed pota-
toes, and two or three pies.
You can still make
Thanksgiving memorable 4
even extra special 4 by serv-
ing a unique and tasty meal
for those in your home, even
if it9s just two of you.
It9s the year to break free
of familiar traditions and
choose something different to
cook. If you have a growing
stack of recipes you9ve saved
or a new cookbook you9ve
yet to try, now is the perfect
time to rummage through
them and choose dishes that
inspire you. It9s much easier
to try new recipes when you
have fewer people to please.
This Thanksgiving could
see a popularity for turkey
breasts, which are a smaller
serving option. A whole tur-
key can be a ton of food for
one or two people. Other
main dish options could be
Cornish hens. For the tradi-
tionalist who wants a whole
turkey, why not get the small-
est turkey you can, and have
the butcher separate the
breasts from the legs for two
meal options?
As far as desserts go,
instead of a whole pie, try
making your favorite pie
into single-serving cupcakes
that you can also freeze and
enjoy later. (See Pumpkin Pie
Cupcakes recipe below.)
This year try a virtual din-
ner with family and friends. If
you live close to them, a fun
way to piece together your
Thanksgiving dinner is by
organizing a meal exchange
between households. After
deciding on a menu together,
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
1 15 oz. can pure pumpkin puree
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup evaporated milk
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice mix
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Whipped cream for topping
Preheat oven to 350ºF; line a
mufon pan with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs,
vanilla extract, and evaporated milk; whisk until smooth.
In a separate medium bowl combine nour, pumpkin pie
spice mix, salt, baking soda and baking powder; whisk until
combined.
Pour dry mixture into pumpkin mixture and mix until
combined.
Use a scoop to put batter into the prepared mufon pan,
olling each mufon cup with 1/3 cup batter (make sure you oll
at least halfway full 3 these will denate a bit when they are
cooling).
Bake for about 20 minutes, until cupcakes are set.
Transfer cupcakes to a serving tray or plate and chill in
the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
When ready to serve, top cupcakes with whipped cream
and sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.
Editor’s note: The editor of The Nugget can attest that
these are eat-the-whole-platter delicious.
you can add all your recipes
to a shared spreadsheet (or
something similar). Each
household signs up for a dish
or two to make in quantity,
divides them up into equal
portions and delivers them
to the other households on
Thanksgiving morning.
The spreadsheet helps keep
everything organized so no
one accidently makes the
same dish twice. You can also
add a column for allergies or
dietary restrictions, which is
helpful when you9re juggling
multiple dishes.
Once the drop-off is com-
plete, everyone can enjoy
their meals together on a
video call.
This holiday is especially
poignant due to the pan-
demic, as many people have
lost loved ones or are expe-
riencing financial hardships.
Consider volunteering your
time or donating money to
an organization or nonprofit
that9s meaningful to you
instead of having a family
feast.
Preparing food for friends
and neighbors (especially
those at higher risk of severe
illness from COVID-19) and
delivering it to them without
person-to-person contact is
another great way to help oth-
ers this holiday.
While the ongoing pan-
demic has canceled or post-
poned events, there are some
annual traditions that will still
take place 4 although with a
new twist. One such event is
the Macy9s Thanksgiving Day
Parade. The beloved parade is
going to be pre-taped and on
TV without spectators.
Many of us will miss our
family and friends, but maybe
this is going to allow us all to
create some new traditions!
WINTER JAM: Fundraiser
will support Festival
programming
Continued from page 3
its Americana Song Academy
for Youth virtually on
November 20 and 21. Other
programming ideas are in the
works starting in early 2021.
SFF9s JAM Fundraiser
officially kicks off on
December 1, a day known
to nonprofits and donors
alike as #GivingTuesday,
and runs through 6 p.m. on
Saturday, December 5. At
that time, bidding will close
on all of the packages and
the two raffle winners will
be drawn on a live webcast.
Sisters Folk Festival9s Winter
JAM features the two instru-
ment raffles plus fun auction
items that include instru-
ments, a Pacific City get-
away, indoor and outdoor
adventure packages and live,
A mandolin built by
Milton David McClaskey
will be featured in the
JAM auction.
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