Hey! Great to see you back.
Its that time of year again: Thanksgiving, USA
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Hey! Great to see you back.
...silly me - its in what you call a 'casserole' and in the UK is a 'bake'. Casserole in the UK is a sort of stew cooked in a casserole dish.
It's a precooked broccoli casserole, cold from the fridge, so it takes a while to heat all the way through.You cook broccoli for 35 mins?
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Table is set:
I agree!
Turkey:
I have to say...that turkey isn't dry at all. It does have a certain fake-flavor-added taste to it, but I've had much worse.
I even put a little Pepin-esque design in my butter:
I have to say...that turkey isn't dry at all. It does have a certain fake-flavor-added taste to it, but I've had much worse.
I even put a little Pepin-esque design in my butter:
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.
The turkey needs to rest, so it will work out okay.
CD
rascal
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Looking forward to more pics. I know you guys love your day.
Its Friday here so nothing special for dinner, I could go a Turkey sammy though. I have cranberry sauce.
Russ
Its Friday here so nothing special for dinner, I could go a Turkey sammy though. I have cranberry sauce.
Russ
Well, I managed to time everything pretty much perfectly. I had the kitchen to myself for the last hour, while my sister picked up my parents. I had everything on the table thirty minutes after they got here -- just as planned.
It was a very good turkey. A brand we've never had before. It came from HEB -- a store we are getting in Frisco in the Spring. I can't wait -- they are WAY better than Kroger. The turkey didn't have one of those stupid pop-up doneness things, so I used my bluetooth thermometer, and the bird was not overcooked, for a change.
No pictures (sorry TVC and racal), I was too busy.
CD
It was a very good turkey. A brand we've never had before. It came from HEB -- a store we are getting in Frisco in the Spring. I can't wait -- they are WAY better than Kroger. The turkey didn't have one of those stupid pop-up doneness things, so I used my bluetooth thermometer, and the bird was not overcooked, for a change.
No pictures (sorry TVC and racal), I was too busy.
CD
medtran49
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Our turkey is out and resting. It kind of sunk a bit in my dressing.
TBH, I was more concerned about drying out the stuffing! That's my favorite bit.
Anyway, the sides:
That's stuffing, the gravy, and the sweet potatoes.
I kind of butchered the sweet potatoes, getting them out of the plastic oven-safe container they came in. I swear, there were some apples in there, and with the brown sugar, it tasted more like an apple crisp/crumble. I didn't mind it much at all.
Mashed potatoes and the cheesy broccoli-rice casserole. If I butchered the sweet potatoes, I positively annihilated the broccoli dish!
Ready to eat:
I know I've been griping the last couple of days about the meal, but I must say...it wasn't bad. At all. I'd give them a solid B grade. I asked MrsT if she'd have it again and she was on board with that, so we may be doing this again next year.
I will say, this was about he right amount of effort I'd ever want to extend on the day itself. Since this was a precooked-and-reheat meal, I may make everything myself next year and just reheat that.
All in all, quite happy, though, and certainly full.
rascal
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I know how much it means to you guys, no drama about pics.
Someone will put pics up, I can count on TastyReuben
Russ
Thanksgiving here is a day for eating too much, drinking a lot of beer, and watching (American) football on TV -- and taking an after eating nap. Half of Americans have Friday off, too, and they can recover.
CD