I was supposed to bring cinnamon rolls. I’m proofing bread now before bed since I didn’t have time to buy the rhodes ones in the freezer but have all the ingredients to make from scratch.
The fasting has been better this year, made so by thinking all the extra fat storage added this past year. I hope the smoked turkey, and all the deserts are worth it.
Who am I kidding? Any food at this point is worth it, even small Destrooper cookies.
Even though we are going out for dinner tomorrow, my mom is still making chicken and dressing for us to eat on Friday. She called me in a panic because the only grocery store in town was out of sage. Luckily I was not out of the metroplex yet and found some at a kroger
@ironcheftoni
I’m fortunate, there’s a Penzey’s within bike distance of me.
Which reminds me, I made another batch of cookies tonight, using the Crocker White Chip Macadamia mix with a teaspoon of Penzey’s Pie Spice added. Much better than snickerdoodles.
@werehatrack I love penzey’s too. Unfortunately my folk’s palates are not so refined. I’ll have to try the pie spice trick. I’ve been hesitant to get that one as it seemed like a unitasker.
@ironcheftoni
I’ve used it in several things now, as an alternate to cinnamon (which is somewhat silly, given the amount of cinnamon of different varieties that I’ve got on hand, but…) and it has worked in almost all of them. For quickie mulled cider, it worked really well. I sometimes shake a little into a mug of cocoa, too.
@ironcheftoni@werehatrack I get the Frozen Pizza mix in bulk buy the pound. I too like Penzey’s, and have a cabinet full of unitasker spice mixes I’ll never use. I guess that’s Bob’s secret plan.
@mike808@werehatrack love the frozen pizza seasoning. It’s great in everything. Also Mural of Flavor is a good pantry stapler. Great in soups, stews and egg dishes.
@ironcheftoni I was putting together the cornbread and sausage dressing Wednesday and needed some sage. My wife alphabetizes the spices (yes, really - she’s a librarian) and no sage was to be found in the S-es. So I rummaged around some more and there it was in the R-s. This particular bottle was labelled “Rubbed Sage” !
So far, nothing is on fire, there are no deathmatches going on between cats, we don’t have a turkey to deal with (this is a Feature!), and there are no Obligatory Appearances that we need to concern ourselves with. We plan to sleep in.
@mike808 My kids aren’t quite up to the task of cooking a ‘nice’ meal yet.
We figured out several years ago that (for us) traditional turkey & ham for holiday meals aren’t really worth the prep and clean-up efforts when there are only 4 of us.
Plus, excellent BBQ is pretty easy to come by here in TX.
Prepping the Turkey now! Made a massive cheesecake last night. Cranberry and persimmon compote for that. Pecan pie. Sweet potato stacks. Green bean casserole. Cranberry chutney. Mashed spuds. Yorkshire puddings. Brussels and bacon and gravy.
SO. MUCH. FOOD! Going to find a way to donate some of it later.
I usually go to my MILs and she does all the cooking. But we haven’t done that last year or this. So I decided last night to make something. We don’t really like turkey… so I am making instant pot pulled pork with all the traditional sides. I actually had everything to make a good dinner at home besides the thawed pork (I do have frozen pork loin but that wouldn’t work)… and I grabbed some celery and salad at the store yesterday.
So it’s going OK. My kids all helped pre-clean the kitchen and put together the fixin’s to cook
My boyfriend and I are doing low carb so I’m bringing a cheesecake and deviled eggs. I have never made cheesecake and I followed an online recipe and bought the stuff that arrived yesterday via Amazon. It’s literally the biggest cheesecake I’ve ever seen. For 4 people.
Got forwarded this in email yesterday (props to the unknown author); seems appropriate for Thanksgiving:
A young man I know received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity.
John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to ‘clean up’ the bird’s vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John’s outstretched arms and said “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I’m sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior.”
John was stunned at the change in the bird’s attitude.
As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird spoke-up, very softly…
“May I ask what the turkey did?”
@phendrick an oldie but goodie. Meh posted this during the Mehrathon for those who missed it.
Many people on Thanksgiving eat so much turkey that they suffer from what is called ‘pan-avian consumption syndrome.’ Basically, having consumed an unhealthy amount of one bird, they become convinced that they must, in fact, eat all birds. For this reason, domestic birds should be locked away during Thanksgiving, and all bird feeders should be taken down.
Just the two of us since we’ve got Covid. (I’m recovered, but she’s still working on it.) Not that we were going to gather anyway. We just figured we’d be avoiding getting it, not giving it!
We decided to have steak this year, and a couple of huge, thick ribeyes turned out perfect on the grill. Roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, & corn. We were stuffed, and have plenty of leftover steak.
I’ll let you know when it starts
I was supposed to bring cinnamon rolls. I’m proofing bread now before bed since I didn’t have time to buy the rhodes ones in the freezer but have all the ingredients to make from scratch.
@show_the_maw In my feeble defense, my wife didn’t tell me until 3pm on the day before T-Day and I didn’t have time to go to the store.
@show_the_maw I haven’t tried the Rhodes cinnamon rolls, but I really like their french rolls.
@pooflady in a perfect world there’s a local bakery I would have preordered but they would require a modicum of communication between my wife and I.
Still have pumpkin roll to cook. Yet, here I am…
/giphy procrastination
@katbyter Me for the last hour with baby bottles floating in the soapy water.
Everyone besides immediate family cancelled. I’m very okay with this.
It’s 12:02. The turkey isn’t done yet.
@cinoclav Is it thawed at least?
@cinoclav It’s 12:04AM, how about now?
@cinoclav it’s been 8 hours surely it’s burned by now.
@cinoclav @show_the_maw
Low and slow.
What temp you cooking that bird at? 200°F?
@cinoclav @mike808 @show_the_maw That reminds me - I haven’t reread/watched The Accidental Tourist for quite a while.
Ask I can say is, at 8:30 pm the day before Thanksgiving, don’t go looking for evaporated milk…or ground ginger.
@ybmuG Chug some sweetened condensed milk and you’ll feel better.
Or bake it in the oven for some dulce de leche molten caramelized gooey goodness. Instant Pot method also works.
The fasting has been better this year, made so by thinking all the extra fat storage added this past year. I hope the smoked turkey, and all the deserts are worth it.
Who am I kidding? Any food at this point is worth it, even small Destrooper cookies.
Just checked out with my first BF2021 purchase. Blew $300 at Costco earlier today. On food not for Thanksgiving. I am so screwed.
Even though we are going out for dinner tomorrow, my mom is still making chicken and dressing for us to eat on Friday. She called me in a panic because the only grocery store in town was out of sage. Luckily I was not out of the metroplex yet and found some at a kroger
@ironcheftoni
I’m fortunate, there’s a Penzey’s within bike distance of me.
Which reminds me, I made another batch of cookies tonight, using the Crocker White Chip Macadamia mix with a teaspoon of Penzey’s Pie Spice added. Much better than snickerdoodles.
@werehatrack I love penzey’s too. Unfortunately my folk’s palates are not so refined. I’ll have to try the pie spice trick. I’ve been hesitant to get that one as it seemed like a unitasker.
@ironcheftoni
I’ve used it in several things now, as an alternate to cinnamon (which is somewhat silly, given the amount of cinnamon of different varieties that I’ve got on hand, but…) and it has worked in almost all of them. For quickie mulled cider, it worked really well. I sometimes shake a little into a mug of cocoa, too.
@ironcheftoni @werehatrack I get the Frozen Pizza mix in bulk buy the pound. I too like Penzey’s, and have a cabinet full of unitasker spice mixes I’ll never use. I guess that’s Bob’s secret plan.
@mike808 @werehatrack love the frozen pizza seasoning. It’s great in everything. Also Mural of Flavor is a good pantry stapler. Great in soups, stews and egg dishes.
@ironcheftoni I was putting together the cornbread and sausage dressing Wednesday and needed some sage. My wife alphabetizes the spices (yes, really - she’s a librarian) and no sage was to be found in the S-es. So I rummaged around some more and there it was in the R-s. This particular bottle was labelled “Rubbed Sage” !
I love my wife!
Yes.
Meh.
So far, nothing is on fire, there are no deathmatches going on between cats, we don’t have a turkey to deal with (this is a Feature!), and there are no Obligatory Appearances that we need to concern ourselves with. We plan to sleep in.
@werehatrack
The cats were insistent that their normal morning schedule be maintaned. So much for sleeping in.
It’s all going right on time, so just fine.
My kids don’t really like ham or turkey, so we’re having salmon & BBQ ribs
@compunaut Are the kids hosting and doing the cooking? Good on ya!
If not, why do you care what they want? Cook what you want. For you. If they don’t like it, they can forage for themselves.
@mike808 My kids aren’t quite up to the task of cooking a ‘nice’ meal yet.
We figured out several years ago that (for us) traditional turkey & ham for holiday meals aren’t really worth the prep and clean-up efforts when there are only 4 of us.
Plus, excellent BBQ is pretty easy to come by here in TX.
It went well!
It would be going better if I hadn’t had major insomnia last night. I was wide awake from 2:30 am to 4:00 am. But I’ll live.
Turkey slightly overcooked but still moist. Always miss Macy’s parade to cook. I hate cooking but extremely thankful for family to cook for.
So why isn’t Meh an option?
We were planning on visiting my wife’s family, but are now quarantined at home after she had 2 positive COVID tests.
Bourbon.
Sorry. Force of habit.
I woke up sick this morning
@Star2236 oh no
i’ve cooked Christmas dinner while sick l before. It’s not fun. Hope you feel better soon!
@Star2236 Bummer - hope you’re better fast.
I guess you won’t have to deal with your brother, though.
Prepping the Turkey now! Made a massive cheesecake last night. Cranberry and persimmon compote for that. Pecan pie. Sweet potato stacks. Green bean casserole. Cranberry chutney. Mashed spuds. Yorkshire puddings. Brussels and bacon and gravy.
SO. MUCH. FOOD! Going to find a way to donate some of it later.
It’s nice here in Nassau, Bahamas. Tonight we have Thanksgiving dinner aboard ship.
I usually go to my MILs and she does all the cooking. But we haven’t done that last year or this. So I decided last night to make something. We don’t really like turkey… so I am making instant pot pulled pork with all the traditional sides. I actually had everything to make a good dinner at home besides the thawed pork (I do have frozen pork loin but that wouldn’t work)… and I grabbed some celery and salad at the store yesterday.
So it’s going OK. My kids all helped pre-clean the kitchen and put together the fixin’s to cook
It’s quiet, simple, and nothing has burned yet
@mbersiam Sounds yummy!
My boyfriend and I are doing low carb so I’m bringing a cheesecake and deviled eggs. I have never made cheesecake and I followed an online recipe and bought the stuff that arrived yesterday via Amazon. It’s literally the biggest cheesecake I’ve ever seen. For 4 people.
@Fuzzalini Leftovers!
Got forwarded this in email yesterday (props to the unknown author); seems appropriate for Thanksgiving:
@phendrick an oldie but goodie. Meh posted this during the Mehrathon for those who missed it.
Many people on Thanksgiving eat so much turkey that they suffer from what is called ‘pan-avian consumption syndrome.’ Basically, having consumed an unhealthy amount of one bird, they become convinced that they must, in fact, eat all birds. For this reason, domestic birds should be locked away during Thanksgiving, and all bird feeders should be taken down.
When out to the buffet in our development. Food was great-but at our age going back for seconds not a option and obviously no leftovers.
Just the two of us since we’ve got Covid. (I’m recovered, but she’s still working on it.) Not that we were going to gather anyway. We just figured we’d be avoiding getting it, not giving it!
We decided to have steak this year, and a couple of huge, thick ribeyes turned out perfect on the grill. Roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, & corn. We were stuffed, and have plenty of leftover steak.
@sillyheathen
@sillyheathen
Dinner was a success. I’m so excited for potato pancakes tomorrow morning and turkey sandwiches for lunch!
So much stuffing.
@HTown_f2 Is it OK this time of year to tell someone to “Get stuffed!”?