Handheld Holidays

three new recipes for whatever you're doing this year

Hey my darling Pot Heads,

After a minor delay, here are my three new recipes for the holiday season: Thanksgiving Empanadas, Green Chile and Cheese Twice Baked Potatoes, and Pumpkin Pie Bars. I anticipate a lot of us will be celebrating in different ways than we have in the past and these dishes are up for anything. Just want to eat on your couch watching a movie? Great, you can dig into all of these with your hands, no utensils required. Going over to a friend’s house? Great, all of these are easy to travel with and make ahead of time. Staying home alone and want to eat in the bathtub while you smoke a joint? No judgment here and again, these are all handheld. Perfect for a bathtub Thanksgiving for one, or two if you’ve got a good-sized tub.

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These dishes should blend easily into any spread whether you’re hosting a traditional holiday meal or something more unique. This year do whatever makes you, the cook, happy. Nothing less will be tolerated. Need more ideas to fill out your menu? I included lots of links to some of my most popular holiday recipes RIGHT HERE. Need more help or have some questions? I am just an email or dm away. But the paid subscriber chat is another great way to brainstorm. I’ll just leave the link right here.

First up, Thanksgiving empanadas. If you don’t feel up for making the dough, I get it. You can absolutely use puff pastry. Don’t skip over the filling though; it’s like a pot pie mixed with the flavors of Thanksgiving. I like to serve them with a side of gravy, like one of these, or some of the Instant Cheese Sauce we made together a few weeks ago.