L ifestyles /C ulture
An Intimate Thanksgiving
bounty of the harvest and grati-
tude for everything we have
during this very difficult year.

F O OD
LINDA MOREL | JE FOOD COLUMNIST
ALTHOUGH MANY families
traditionally celebrate
Thanksgiving with a crowd,
this year the COVID-19
pandemic is likely to change
all that. Downsizing will be the
new normal.

Because the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
categorize large indoor gather-
ings as high-risk activities, fewer
people will be flying across the
country or even driving across
town to join extended family and
friends. The New York Times
recently cited surveys which
found many consumers plan to
hold smaller gatherings or host
only their immediate family.

Plenty of rookie cooks
will be making Thanksgiving
dinner for the first time. Aware
of this, grocery chains have
increased orders for 12-pound
turkeys, instead of birds in the
usual 16-20 pound range, to
accommodate this fall’s reality.

Although families will miss
loved ones who can’t celebrate
with them, an intimate dinner
is an opportunity to switch
things up and serve foods that
are too difficult to make for a
larger group.

In the past, if you’ve simply
seasoned turkeys with salt and
pepper, why not raise the flavor
profile of your turkey with a
dry rub of festive fall herbs?
This intense seasoning will
have more impact on a small
bird than on a larger one.

Likewise, try aromatic new
side dishes. Jazz up yams with
DRY RUB FOR ROASTED
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fresh ginger. You can steam
string beans, but why not wow
people with haricots verts with
caramelized shallots? Surprise
everyone with a sensational
seasonal dessert. Keep the
old standbys that your family
loves, but add a couple new and
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1½ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1½ teaspoons rosemary
1½ teaspoons thyme
1 teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon chili powder
12-pound turkey
1 tablespoon olive oil
Nonstick vegetable spray
exciting dishes to the menu.

While 2020 has proven to
be challenging, holidays have
a habit of brightening every-
Combine the salt, pepper,
one’s spirits. Although fewer rosemary, thyme, oregano,
people may sit at your table, onion powder, garlic powder
Thanksgiving symbolizes the
same wholesome values — the
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