I have a gaming trade show this week and will hopefully be finding work to bring me out of retirement, so postings will be nil. Not that I have been knocking them out, but don't look for much. Think good thoughts!!
In the interim, I am looking for new ideas for Thanksgiving. New recipes, something that worked great for you, decorating tips. Oh, never mind on the decorating tips. I had to bypass Thanksgiving decorations and move right on into Christmas. Each year, my husband brines the turkey and I'm just not sure about it. Any good ideas for the bird? Are you stuff the bird or not? Do you eat that part? What in the world do you do with the neck, because I throw it away. I try to do it without taking a good look and imaging him all put together. Ew. Any ideas will be great!!
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Do you have a smoker? We smoke our turkey and it's really good. As for side dishes, this year Steve's making Butternut Squash Risotto. You can get the recipe from Cook's Illustrated. It's really good and worth the effort. Plus, you can drink the leftover wine from the recipe while it's cooking.
We love Risotto. That's a GREAT idea. Sometimes we make it in the pressure cooker where no long stirring is required. Thanks!
You can also take the wishbone, dry it out, spray it with gold glitter and hang it on the tree! Not that I would but you could - especially if you're Martha Stewart. As for the neck - pitch it!
Personally I'd ditch the whole turkey idea and serve lasagna - that's what I do for Christmas.
My mother's recipe insists that you spend six hours cleaning the bird. Wrestling slick fowl in the kitchen is a tradition. You know the rest, Melissa. Boil the parts the night before and then cool the disgusting innards in the fridge and save the broth for your gravy. Salt the bird like he's going to hung in the shed over the winter for next year's dining. Fridgerate overnite. Get up at the crack of dawn or earlier and make your homemade dressing out of 10 loaves of bread you pulled apart the nite before to dry. Drench this dressing in some of the broth that the disgusting parts were boiled in, add an onion, celery and an egg. After naming the bird, stuff it and stick it in the oven. It's done when the kitchen if half-full of hungry drunks. If enough alcohol has been served, there's no need for side dishes. Maybe a stick of limp celery for color on everyone's plate. P.S. do not keep the bong by the oven. A slip of a margarita drenched hand working in the kitchen, can cause a near disaster. Enjoy the Holiday by not overdoing the work and spending alot of time sippin' wine. Love you.
Oh, everyone likes homemade mac-n-cheese. Good luck.
Do you eat the stuffing that's been in the bird because me and salmonella are thinking no. There was a reason why I threw up every year at Thanksgiving at my moms.
Deep Fry the damned thing and the sweet potatoes too! Good food and good memories!!!!!!!
Luv Ya, Lori
i luv that ur picture comes up every time u leave a comment---Krys
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