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11-18-2020, 10:34 AM
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Well, it will just be DH and I, but I am making a large meal and will take servings over to DS and DD houses.
I already bought ingredients a few weeks ago, just a change in gathering plans.
Menu:
12 lb turkey
Sage and apple Dressing
Sweet potatoe
Mashed potatoe
Gravy
Apple salad
Pumpkin and Pecan pie
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11-18-2020, 10:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bamaman
My best holiday memories were Thanksgiving night.
My grandmother would make four big pans of yeast rolls cooked in butter, and we'd stuff rolls with the leftover turkey and ham .
My cousin and I would embarrass ourselves putting down so many rolls. And I still use her roll recipe that I make on holidays.
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YUM! My Grandmas yeast rolls were the best, also!
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11-18-2020, 03:00 PM
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We're still debating whether to simply cook a chicken & mashed potatoes, or make some beef stew in the 8 quart crock pot. An advantage of the stew is that it makes the whole house smell good for most of the day. And two gallons of beef stew will last us for a very long time.
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11-18-2020, 03:11 PM
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Just the 2 of us this year also.
I have no idea what the wife is dreaming up but know it will be good.
Usually meet at my sisters with up to 35 people (yeah it's a lot but I have 5 brothers and sister, married, all with several kids) and have to cook (2) 25-30 lb turkeys.
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11-18-2020, 03:15 PM
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Heritage breed, pasture raised turkey from a local farm. Just a 12 pounder and will be smoked/cooked on the rotisserie in the Big Green Egg. The other thing I always look forward to is DW's pumpkin pie; there is simply none better. Most likely supplemented with a pint of Graeter's ice cream, the best in the world.
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11-18-2020, 03:47 PM
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I had planned to cook dinner for friends we've been bubbled with (weird new verb) and host at my house but with our rew regs this is no longer allowed. I can live with that BUT I have already purchased 2 14 lb turkeys (frozen). That seems like a lot of turkey but traditionally we have cooked both of them and everyone takes substantial leftovers home. They make soup, pot pies, sandwiches, etc.
I was super organized this year and layed in the birds, a bag of sweet potatoes and the stuffing ingredients early... sigh. On the bright side I also purchased some especially nice wines to go with... more for me
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11-18-2020, 03:48 PM
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Been cooking for 2 for years now. Turkey breast, smoked in the egg with mashed potatoes & gravy, veggie of choice, done. Followed by hot turkey sammies and my fav turkey & bacon clubs for the days after.
Easy.
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11-18-2020, 04:06 PM
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These great plans are starting to make me hungry.
Dressing is a particiular favorite of mine for holidays.
Cooked in the bird, then overflow in casserole dish.
How do you do it?
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11-18-2020, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bamaman
For two people, I've just got two words:
Cracker Barrel
Recipes from where I grew up that tastes exactly like what my grandmother cooked. We eat "dressing" in the south--never stuffing.
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and don't forget the dirty rice!
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11-18-2020, 04:51 PM
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We’ve ordered 2# smoked turkey breast, 1 qt mashed potatoes, 1 qt broccoli casserole and 1 pt cranberry-apple compote from a fav BBQ restaurant nearby. DW will make a dessert, I’ll chill & pour champagne. A sad year, but giving thanks anyway, next year will be much better!
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11-18-2020, 05:01 PM
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It will be just two, or perhaps 3, of us. Thinking of trying a Marcella Hazan recipe of a whole, boned chicken with a beef and parmesan stuffing.
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11-18-2020, 05:26 PM
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We are going to DD's house as she is cooking a 14 lb bird. Her MIL will join us. I am bringing pumpkin pie. Easy this year!
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11-18-2020, 05:44 PM
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Oh, the order! We got a whole turkey, cornbread stuffing, sweet glazed carrots, green beans, bacon mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, extra gravy, and bread pudding with Grand Marnier sauce! :-9
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11-18-2020, 06:37 PM
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Anyone tried a turkey in an instant pot (pressure cooked or air fried)? Got 12 pounder. Not sure if it will even fit.
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11-18-2020, 06:42 PM
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It's a work in progress for us.
We have done T-Day (and Christmas, and Easter, and a bunch of other holidays/birthdays) for DW's side of the family for many years now ( ~ 20 people). Planned on cutting that down this year to just us and the kids, their spouses, and g-kids. DD has a 3 year old and a 3 week old, so she offered to have it so they don't need to pack up everything and drive both ways.
So we will figure out what we can cook ahead and bring and what she can/wants to make. Her hubby likes to smoke stuff, so this might work out well.
Our son and his wife and kid (our g-kid) will probably go to her folks, since this is all in opposite directions. Our other DD is the COVID floor nurse, so she might stay isolated form us even if she has the day off. She's nearby to the party, so she might stop by and stay outside so we can at least say "Hi!".
It's all kind of weird, but we will manage, it'll be OK.
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11-18-2020, 07:05 PM
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I'm staying in. Only "traveling and gathering" I'd do is via Zoom.
Seems like a no-brainer to me.
Not worth the risk of either infecting someone or getting infected myself. In other words, live to celebrate holidays another day.
Got a turkey drumstick waiting for me in the freezer .
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11-18-2020, 07:07 PM
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If I can find some Alaskan King Crab, that's what I'm having this year. It'll make me feel good that I won't have to share, taking the sting out of sheltering in place.
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11-18-2020, 07:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrencewendall
Anyone tried a turkey in an instant pot (pressure cooked or air fried)? Got 12 pounder. Not sure if it will even fit.
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Doesn’t sound like it would fit properly to me.
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11-18-2020, 08:44 PM
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Gardein Stuffed Tur'ky with gravy, acorn squash with lots of butter (no vegans here), mixed green salad, homemade key lime pie with whipped cream. The traditional Thanksgiving dessert in my family is Indian pudding - cornmeal, molasses, butter & spices cooked with whole milk. But it's just we two, and we haven't had a homemade key lime pie in years.
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11-18-2020, 10:00 PM
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It’s just me and the cat, but I’m not sad about it. Quite the contrary, I’m looking forward to a few days off. Normally if I’m by myself and not invited elsewhere on Thanksgiving (wouldn’t go this year even if I had been invited), I just eat normal everyday food. But for some reason, I’m feeling nostalgic for the traditional T-giving spread.
Because I don’t have the interest in cooking a giant meal for one, I ordered a turkey breast meal from one of the two grocery chains in the area. I chose the chain that is higher end and has good prepared food. I got the turkey breast meal; it comes with your choice of sides, rolls, and gravy. I got the mashed potatoes and dressing. It comes with a pound and a half of turkey and supposedly serves four so I thought I could pig out and still have enough for leftovers for a meal or two.
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