TUR-DUNKIN! Ten ways you're probably not making your turkey.
I'm once again going with old reliable: sage-roasted turkey with caramelized onions and sage gravy. Simple and extraordinary.
added: Via CNBC's Darren Rovell, a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a pig.
I'm going to barbecue a leg of lamb. I think with a sort of bourbon, mango, and rosemary glaze.
ReplyDeleteWe're doing our celebration on Friday this year for a variety of reasons, and I'm cooking a turducken for the first time. It arrived yesterday, and I can't wait to taste it. I'll also have mashed potatoes, stuffing, the ever-present green bean casserole, and Brussels sprouts with bacon.
ReplyDeleteWhen we cook a turkey (usually not on Thanksgiving as we never "get" that hoilday, I slather the skin with about a stick of butter and roast (tented for the first few hours, then not). That's it. Still, pretty yummy.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you order from? We got one from Hebert's Meats years ago, and it was solid.
ReplyDeleteSitting on the Helsinki tram on my way to buy our Thanksgiving chicken breasts. Turkeys are only available at one meat hall in town and must be pre-ordered. Since it's just two of us and we are going to Germany for the weekend, chicken and a select few side dishes it will be. Some friends are doing a big American celebration on Saturday, so next year we'll know not to make travel plans! Hope you all have a wonderful day and meal with your family and friends!
ReplyDeleteWe get a turkey and a cajun spiced turkey breast cooked on the grill - my mom likes to give my dad a project for the afternoon to keep him out of her kitchen. My mom takes care of the basics which have been made the same way my whole life. But I'm allowed to experiment on non-essential menu items - appetizer (Barefoot Contessa's pan-fried onion dip), salad (greens with roasted onions, apples, butternut squash, bacon, candied pecans and warm apple cider dressing), and dessert (pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crust and spiced bourbon whipped cream).
ReplyDeleteThere will be pitchers of "Maggie's Dad's Margaritas" at some point this weekend - probably Friday with my brother-in-law's famous Thanksgiving burritos.
Number nine is a turturkeykey!
ReplyDeleteI don't cook for Thanksgiving - we go to dear friends and all I do is make the gravy. (Apparently, I'm the only person in attendance who knows what a roux is, much less how to make one.) I am, however, responsible for the following night's shabbat dinner, at which the only rule is - no turkey. I'll be making West African Peanut Soup, Hong Kong Chicken, Carrot Cous Cous (a new recipe in which the cous cous cooks in carrot juice!), Garlicky Lemon Broccoli and two kinds of cake for dessert - Zucchini Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Crunch Glaze and Maple Glazed Cinnamon Cake.
@TPE - that sounds fabulous! Save me a seat.
@Heather - let us know how it goes! Someday I'll make my own turducken, I will!
No idea how this is going to turn out but my middle brother, who is a wizard with beef, is off in Cortland, NY with in-laws, so I am going to try to step up. We will see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteMarsha - YUM.
ReplyDeleteThis year, my sister-in-law will be doing her typically fantastic job, which certainly takes the stress out of the day. I do kind of miss being responsible for the cooking, which my ex-gf and I were for the last few years, because it means there will be no cornbread/sausage stuffing (made with whiskey), which may be my favorite side dish of all side dishes.
ReplyDeleteOne word of warning for those w/turduckens, it turns out that they don't take to deep frying. My ex-gf's brother tried that one year and it became a DRYturRAWducken.
I'm so excited for T-day- first, we'll have a view of Macy's from a warm office, so we get to see the parade. Then, we're going to my cousins' house, and he knows how to do a thanksgiving. Can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a separate issue--I threw a Thanksgiving-themed potluck at my apartment snd one of my friends used my oven to roast a very large turkey. The oven (which, let's be honest, is not used all that often) now needs to be cleaned, and has a self-cleaning feature. However, when I attempt to clean the oven (first removing the racks and giving the interior an initial scrub with soap and water), the product is smoke enough to set off my smoke alarm. Any thoughts?
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ReplyDeleteTried. Problem is that I have no window in my kitchen--only on the other side of my apartment.
ReplyDeleteCherpumple!
ReplyDeleteThe family has vetoed this, so it'll be roasted. Possibly with sage.
ReplyDeleteAs always, my flair is in the dessert arena, where I've put together a possibly-disastrous pumpkin souffle and cinnamon-caramel ice cream.
Smoke is part of the cleaning process...maybe disable the smoke detector while cleaning the oven? or clean it in small increments so that the smoke doesn't get bad enough to trip the alarm.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ehow.com/how_2266393_use-selfcleaning-ovens.html
disable the smoke alarms, get/borrow some fans, open those windows on the other side of the apartment.
ReplyDeleteneat photo op, but don't you end up eating cold turkey meatloaf enveloped by cold mashed potatoes?
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving burritos? Please elaborate.
ReplyDeleteWe have 2 dinners tomorrow, I'm bringing Pioneer Woman's rolls to one and the toll house cookie pie to the other. The mister made chocolate chip pumpkin cookies as well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, after reading the comments, I have the most INSANE craving for a margarita...
My husband is doing the bird en sous vide. Luckily we have at least one vegetarian coming, so if it's a disaster, we're covered for main dishes :).
ReplyDeleteTurkey with sourdough/sausage/fennel/apple dressing, sweet potato mash, mixed grilled veggies (radicchio, red peppers, eggplant and something else I'm forgetting) and apple-cranberry turnovers.
ReplyDeleteI am sort of tempted to make a Turturkeykey, though.
I'm doing a turkey (specifically this one, which earned raves the last two years) and pecan pie with homemade vanilla bean ice cream. My husband is making sausage-apple stuffing. Our two friends who are coming are bringing mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, and broccoli casserole. And then, when we are done, we are having a Burt Reynolds film festival, in which we'll be watching White Lightning, Best Friends, Smokey and the Bandit and maybe Gator.
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ReplyDeleteMake sure that nobody kills Jacob.
ReplyDelete<span>You take everything leftover and put in a flour tortilla and grill it (or use a panini press). The mashed potatoes are the beans, stuffing is the rice, turkey is the protein, cranberry sauce is the salsa, etc. Some family members go whole hog and include sweet potato/marshmallow casserole and green bean casserole. Usually we cook heat the turkey with some onions and fajita seasoning (or similar) and add a little bit of jack cheese. They are AWESOME.</span>
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the cake is assembled and then heated through. Knowing my oven, though, it would end up being cold turkey meatloaf enveloped by burnt mashed potatoes.
ReplyDeleteI do this, but in sandwich rather than burrito form. And without fajita-ing the turkey. So I guess I don't really do this.
ReplyDeleteAh, but the tortilla is the key, you see. It justifies the margarita.
ReplyDeleteno need to apologize, it's Echo's fault.
ReplyDeleteWhile I prefer a manhattan to a margarita, I would posit that neither really need justifying.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, it occurs to me that I do have at least half an unused onion, and two tortillas in the back of the fridge...
I'm just scrolling through and none of you commented on the bird in a bird in a bird...in a pig. Maybe I'm late to the game, as I've never seen that before. THAT was funny! Especially the dude serving it while smoking (and the wandering Jew stopping by to grab some food). Thanks for sharing. I'm not cooking (I did some baking though). I'm fairly certain we will be having one bird, and it will not be encased in any other animal.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving everyone.
There's a masters thesis in sociology to be written about the implied license for cocktail consumption that texmex cuisine somehow carries.
ReplyDeleteWe're in CT visiting friends---first the boyfriend's friends (who have confused me by not cooking turkey, but steak), then my friends tomorrow to Sunday. Having learned last week of the non-turkey dinner, I cooked a turkey breast on Sunday. Not as good as my mom's turkey, but what is?
ReplyDeleteI hosted Thanksgiving dinner for only my second time ever and once again everyone escaped largely unscathed. This is great except it means I may have to do it again in a few years. I shouldn't really complain, as I did somehow manage to convince my mom to bring a lot of the sides plus apple and coconut custard pies. I wound up just making the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, honey-glazed carrots, gravy, pumpkin pie, and fresh whipped cream. And I cheated by buying a blueberry pie (but it was for charity!). My friend brought herb and sausage stuffing (made with her ex-boyfriend's mom's recipe - heh!) and sweet potatoes. Good times.
ReplyDeleteDid I miss the link to this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TcGEcKjSu4 It's just not Thanksgiving without it!
I hosted Thanksgiving dinner for only my second time ever and once again everyone escaped largely unscathed. This is great except it means I may have to do it again in a few years. I shouldn't really complain, as I did somehow manage to convince my mom to bring a lot of the sides plus apple and coconut custard pies. I wound up just making the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, honey-glazed carrots, gravy, pumpkin pie, and fresh whipped cream. And I cheated by buying a blueberry pie (but it was for charity!). My friend brought herb and sausage stuffing (made with her ex-boyfriend's mom's recipe - heh!) and sweet potatoes. Good times.
ReplyDeleteDid I miss the link to this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TcGEcKjSu4 It's just not Thanksgiving without it!
I hosted Thanksgiving dinner for only my second time ever and once again everyone escaped largely unscathed. This is great except it means I may have to do it again in a few years. I shouldn't really complain, as I did somehow manage to convince my mom to bring a lot of the sides plus apple and coconut custard pies. I wound up just making the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, honey-glazed carrots, gravy, pumpkin pie, and fresh whipped cream. And I cheated by buying a blueberry pie (but it was for charity!). My friend brought herb and sausage stuffing (made with her ex-boyfriend's mom's recipe - heh!) and sweet potatoes. Good times.
ReplyDeleteDid I miss the link to this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TcGEcKjSu4 It's just not Thanksgiving without it!
Next year, I'll be trying my niece's idea of having the turkey broiled by a fire-breathing unicorn.
ReplyDeleteShe made illustrated instructions in case I forget.
My thanksgiving dinner featured a cherpumple! Really! (Well, it was a cherpumpcan - pecan pie in place of the apple pie. Don't know why.) It was pretty good! Photos are on my FB page.
ReplyDeleteThat was me. Don't know why it guested me.
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