Comments on: Thanksgiving preparations

By: Joyful Abode

Joyful Abode — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:35:14 +0000

Wow, mary and Melissa… those sound like some GOOD meals. Got an extra chair for next year?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:39:14 +0000

Wow, we brined our turkey as well, and made broccoli casserole, green bean casserole, brussel sprouts, sausage dressing, mashed potatoes with cheese, sweet potatoes, cranberries and mixed berries, minced meat pie, pumpkin pie and pecan pie. Most of these recipes are handed down from my late mother-in-law, bless her soul. She was from England and we loved having these, plus several other delicious treats, like Christmas Pudding with Brandy Butter, Christmas cookies, caramel squares, shortbread, and oyster stuffing. I didn’t make any yorkshire pudding, but I think that I will try your recipe tomorrow. My mother-in-law’s was always delicious, but I was afraid to try to make it. Thanks for making me feel like I can give it a try. My husband will be pleasantly suprised tomorrow to come home to that with all the leftovers. Great for the Turkey gravy.

By: Moralia - To brine or not to brine

Moralia - To brine or not to brine — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:41:15 +0000

[...] must brine, and a quick blog search suggests a lot of home cooks are doing the same, like this one, this one, and this mother of — are you ready?? — [...]

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:54:01 +0000

Your feast sounds great! I’m roasting my Turkey in the oven, but I don’t brine. I make a rub out of olive oil, garlic, basil, and whatever else I feel inclined to include. I put the rub under the skin on the meat, and then just sprinkle the skin with black pepper and salt. Also making gravy, no stuffing (no one here likes stuffing), but green bean casserole, broccoli and spinach casserole, mashed red potatoes with the skins on, pumpkin cheesecake pie, banana pudding (grandma’s recipe), and I am going to make a couple batches of beer bread this year instead of roles. In laws are coming down to visit. Only we’re doing our dinner on Saturday b/c hubs and mother in law work in the hotel industry and, of course, they don’t get holidays off.