The good news is, in less than one week my brain will recover.
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The wrapper on my turkey this year...
seriously?
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The novelty of having a tree-lined garden may be wearing off. I have small mounds of leaves dotting the countryside that instead of being bagged or binned this week, are happily scattering in the wind right now.
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I didn't think it was possible, but Miss Ky is growing more obstinate. I can hardly wait for the teen years.
The odds of her making it to the teen years have just greatly been reduced (in the last 10 minutes) since she just broke into my Ghirardelli dark chocolate (brought all the way from Florida as my carry-on item) (yes, there was that much) and wasted it on a white sofa.
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Riddle:
What do vampires and my church calling have in common?
Abandoned husband and practically orphaned children are not eligible to answer.
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Remember my turkey recipe? The one that has you putting a rub on the bird three days before cooking?
My turkeys are still not thawed.
This year could be a repeat of the side-dish only fiasco from last year.
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Perfect example of stupidity: I just posted 6 days worth in one post.
What's left to write about in the remaining six days?
Great, now I'm taking requests.
Throw the turkey, in the bag ;-), in the tub, and fill the tub with cold water. Change the water every half hour or so. The turkey will thaw in several hours.
ReplyDeleteIt works. Been there.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
My kids are bringing the turkey, and they are deep frying it. I sure hope my house will survive!
ReplyDeleteA good bottle of wine will get you through the rest. ;) I hope that you and yours have a wonderful Thankgiving.
ReplyDeleteMalbec and Chianti;) Mama's little helpers;)
ReplyDeleteSadly, I haven't decided if I'm even doing turkey.
ReplyDeleteI so know what you mean by obstinate. I told the girl I was going to clean up the house today and she said, "you clean my room too" I would about die with the chocolate though.
Hey, DON'T THAW THE TURKEY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a super-delicious, fantastic, super-easy recipe for turkey that starts with it frozen solid?
Interested? Here's how it works.
You take the turkey out of the bag (hee hee - sorry, couldn't resist!), rub it with salt and pepper, pop it in an oven bag, drizzle in a little olive oil and maybe toss in an onion, tie off the bag, put the turkey breast-side DOWN in a 9x13 pan, stick it in the oven at 250 degrees, and forget about it for 10-12 hours.
When the mouth-watering smell becomes overwhelming, take the turkey out, wait for it to cool slightly... or not (I never do, but then I always burn my fingers), shred the whole thing with your fingers, putting the meat back in the 9x13 pan and throwing the bones and other non-edible stuff away, pour all the juices back over it and add enough chicken broth to completely cover the meat, add a lid and put the whole thing into the fridge.
On Thanksgiving Day, you pull it out about an hour before dinner and pop it in the oven at 350 degrees to warm up. The fantastic thing about this turkey is that it NEVER dries out, it tastes fantastic until the very last bite, and NO ONE complains about dry, yucky leftovers. I'll never make a turkey any other way!
I do feel your pain, my friend. And, I thought I'd never run out of things to talk about!
ReplyDeleteI'm supposed to remove the bag before cooking? Well! No wonder my turkey never turns out quite right. :D
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