Ah, Thanksgiving day. It is merely the social hurdle standing in the way of my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving Leftover Day. With catering, you try to make exactly the amount of food you need for a job. However, today, I am overprepping my dishes to ensure that I have things to play with all weekend. I've even gone so far to co-host several leftover parties over the past few years.

Here's what's I'm contributing:

Pastrami Smoked Turkey, a hybrid of Bon Appetit & Michael Ruhlman. [Recipe here!]

Pastrami'd veggie proteins

Green beans with hazelnut and shallot petals

Carrot, nuoc mam cham, dukkah

Mashed potato and celery root 

Cranberry sauce with tangerine and pecan bitters [Recipe here!] 

Smoked ham hock gravy

Egg nog ice cream with marshmallow creme