In a year in which I promised to eat more kale (done), and ended up eating even more broccoli slaw and turkey meatballs, my list of top twelve favorite recipes of 2012 features an eclectic collection of mostly Asian and Mediterranean-inspired dishes, plus a few others that are so simple, you'll be surprised to find them on this list. And there's not one dessert among them.
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Every year on January 1, I ask The Perfect Pantry's readers to help end childhood hunger in America by taking one action, sharing one post, donating one dollar, tweeting one link.
This year, a year in which politics consumed our nation, storms devastated many parts of the country, and violence against a community and its youngest school children shocked us, I feel more strongly than ever that, working together, we can do more to ensure that every kid in America has good, healthy food, and enough of it, every single day. That doesn't seem like too much to ask, even from a society that has become polarized around so many issues. Surely we can agree on this.
Happy family, happy friends, happy cooked goose, happy figgy pudding, happy cookies, happy cocktails, happy packages tied up with string, happy stockings filled with fun things, happy peace on earth, happy good will toward everyone.
PS: Happy we don't have this much snow today!
Happy turkey, happy stuffing, happy sweet potatoes with little marshmallows, happy green bean casserole with stringy onions, happy leaves on the ground, happy frost on the pumpkins, happy football games, happy long walks after dinner, happy reading a book, happy taking a nap.
Happy Thanksgiving, from The Perfect Pantry to your pantry.
Please take a moment to give thanks for the safety of Hurricane Sandy survivors in the New York/New Jersey area, who still face enormous challenges as they rebuild their communities, and donate if you can: www.redcross.org.
