Its that time of year again: Thanksgiving, USA

[The Velvet Curtain]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American chums

 

[caseydog]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American chums

Thank you. I put the turkey in the oven 30 minutes ago. My sister is picking up my parents at 12:30.

Do you Brits have a day dedicated to dysfunctional family gatherings?

CD

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

Thank you. I put the turkey in the oven 30 minutes ago. My sister is picking up my parents at 12:30.

Do you Brits have a day dedicated to dysfunctional family gatherings?

CD

Yep, Christmas day, but we manage to stretch it out to new year.

 

[caseydog]

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CD

 

[medtran49]

My dressing, cornbread, is made. Veges are parcooked for Craig's, he's making his now, bought seasoned cubes. Green beans are cooked. Mushrooms are sliced and ready to make the sauce for the green bean casserole after Craig makes his dressing. Onions are thinly sliced to dry out some before getting tossed with seasoned flour and fried for the green beans. After my next turn in the kitchen, he will start the sweet potatoes. I am still deciding whether to make pecan pie or not. We bought just the turkey breast. I'm going to spatchcock it and cook it on top of our dressings so they soak up the juices and effectively become stuffings.

 

[medtran49]

Oh, i made enriched bought unsalted chicken stock by adding a mirepoix and reducing last Sunday. That will make our gravy. I have schmaltz in the fridge and will use that and butter.

 

[caseydog]

The turkey is 30 minutes away from done, then it needs to rest. My sister is picking up my parents, and I will cook the stuffing/dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans and gravy just in time to carve the turkey.

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American chums

Thanks! Happy...regular ol' Thursday to you!

Just popped the turkey breast in the oven. I did rub it all over with butter, just for fun, and for my health. All that arm exercise is good for me.

 

[medtran49]

I just put in two 5 inch pecan pies. Made 2/3 of the recipe so there's enough for 2 sets of desserts unless someone decides to eat a whole pie themselves later.

I'll make the compound butter and put the turkey in when they are done.

Craig still has to make his potatoes and I'll fry the onion strings while the turkey is resting.

 

[TastyReuben]

Stuffing is in the oven now.

 

[medtran49]

Pies are out and turkey is in.

 

[Morning Glory]

Stuffing is in the oven now.

The best bit!

 

[Morning Glory]

...its just a dull old Thursday in the UK.

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving meal.

 

[Matilda]

Hi all and Happy Thanksgiving.
First the sour news. Hubby and I are both handicapped, so we wanted something easy this year. Got a 3.5 lb. frozen boneless turkey breast. Talk about a joke. Frozen, the breast just fit into our 6Qt Crockpot so we planned to cook it in that. Defrosted, we found a HUGE gravy packet inside, plus a lot of turkey skin stuffed inside also. I think we ended up with mabe 1-1/2 lbs of actual turkey meat. I think we would have gotten more meat from a whole chicken. Oh well.

Now the better news... We're having the turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, brussel sprouts, and gravy. Also have an 11 lb. meatloaf thats also made in the crockpot and Kings Hawaiian Rolls. Pies include apple pie and sweet potato pie. Planning on a coffee cake Friday.

 

[TastyReuben]

Turkey's out, sweet potatoes and broccoli casserole in. Stuffing's done as well. Broccoli still has 35 minutes, so obviously I can't calculate time differentials worth a .