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It may just be the two of us this year, but does that ever stop me from going over the top ahahaha nope.

( follow me down a foodie rabbit hole )

So basically, we are very much having Porksgiving over here with a side of crab rangoon. Said experimental siopao asado stuffing just went into the oven; the pork belly is currently dry-chilling before its 4 pm date with a bubbling oil bath. We're about halfway through the checklist for Thanksgiving dinner:

X Cranberry Asian pear chutney (Kay Chun, perennial)
X Hobakjuk (Maangchi)
X Lap cheong gravy (Cynthia Chen McTernan)
X Sigeumchi namul (Sunny Lee)
X Siopao stuffing - starting with Lalaine Manalo's base recipe for siopao asado
X Cornbread bibingka (Liza Agbanlog)
X Sujeonggwa
X Apple cider sticky buns (Joanne Chang, from her Pastry Love cookbook)
/ Lechon kawali (Lalaine Manalo) (boil and air dry W, fry Th)
- Crab rangoon (Bee Yinn Low) (for apps, make Th)
- Fruit plate (persimmons, satsumas, shingo pear; for apps, make Th)
- Saelsim to go in the juk (Th)
- Scallion mashed potatoes (Woks of Life) (Th)
- rice (Th)
- the mangos did not ripen in time but honestly between the bibingka and leftover sticky buns we may not need more dessert

God, this has been a weird year, but at least we made it to Thanksgiving again. Though I have mild concerns for the mental health of our upstairs neighbors, who have been playing Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger for the last 2.5 hours straight. It's a good song! But I'm still somewhat perplexed - why this song? Oh well, I'll put on John Denver and the Muppets soon enough.