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Thanksgiving Menu

When my wife prepares like we did a couple times when we were still in San Diego, she throws down with dry brine, special recipe for stuffing, a great recipe for braised red cabbage (basically candied), the latter of which which we are making this year and bringing down to NJ as we hang out with my German/Irish family for what will be an otherwise pretty basic thanksgiving. For me, the only real great part about the food at Thanksgiving in NJ is pies from local farms for dessert
 
Last year i smoked a Turkey. I served it to a Mexico friend. I dont think she loved it. This year she wants a normal Turkey.

She has never eaten pumpkin pie. Ill make some of that. She loves squash in general. So i assume it will go well.
 
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My sister is cooking so I don't know what she is making but I'm trying to talk her into hitting up Kowloon instead.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Dry-brined and spatchcocked turkey with an artery-clogging amount of compound butter shoved under the skin before roasting. I have yet to find a better way.
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what is "spatchcocking"? Asking for a friend.
 
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John said:
what is "spatchcocking"? Asking for a friend.
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Cut the backbone out and cook it flat. You give up the traditional presentation but it cooks way quicker and more evenly. Taste-wise it is just better.
 
First ever Jon-traditional Thanksgiving:

  • Smoked brisket
  • Smoked pork shoulder
  • Creamy coleslaw
  • BBQ baked beans
  • Skillet cornbread
  • Maple glazed carrots (the one holdover at my daughter’s insistence).
  • Smoked brisket Mac & cheese
  • Blueberry. Cherry and sweet potato pies with homemade French vanilla frozen custard
 
Going to my wife's cousin's house in Yarmouth so I honestly don't know aside from my wife's homemade cranberry sauce and whatever beers I bring.

Maybe I'll smoke some turkey or a roaster chicken for the leftover experience.
 
Friendsgiving in Fla....Apps at our house..then dinner out...waaaaay easier than cooking
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
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Cut the backbone out and cook it flat. You give up the traditional presentation but it cooks way quicker and more evenly. Taste-wise it is just better.
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Love making the spatchcock chicken. It comes out great, great on a charcoal grill also with some smoking wood tossed on the coals for additional flavor. You just have to make sure to save the backbone if you are going to make stock out of the carcass. There's a lot of flavor in there.
 
boog204 said:
Think I'm making lasagna. Turkey sucks.
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My kids aren't fans of turkey, so my wife is making prime rib. Though it is delicious, to me it is a little anti-climatic in that it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving. Personally I blame August West as the founder of the anti-Turkey movement. My wife will cook up a turkey breast with all the traditional sides for the two of us probably a week or so after Thanksgiving.

I think she is going with pecan pie, apple pie and a cinnamon Bundt cake for desserts.
 
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CL82 said:
My kids aren't fans of turkey, so my wife is making prime rib. Though it is delicious, to me it is a little anti-climatic in that it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving. Personally I blame August West as the founder of the anti-Turkey movement. My wife will cook up a turkey breast with all the traditional sides for the two of us probably a week or so after Thanksgiving.

I think she is going with pecan pie, apple pie and a cinnamon Bundt cake for desserts.
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Whatever happened to "you'll eat what your mom makes and like it"???
 
Deepster said:
What's on the menu for this Thursday?

Turkey - Wet brine, dry brine, no brine? Roasted, smoked, fried?
Sides?
Desserts?
Cocktails?
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Thick prime ribeye
Loaded baked potato
Stuffed mushroom caps
Corn
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Loosen belt/Rest
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Pumpkin Pie
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Unbutton pants/Rest
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Warm apple pie w/cheddar cheese and/or ice cream
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Leftovers
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Turkey/gravy and stuffing sandwich
 
temery said:
Thick prime ribeye
Loaded baked potato
Stuffed mushroom caps
Corn
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Loosen belt/Rest
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Pumpkin Pie
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Unbutton pants/Rest
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Warm apple pie w/cheddar cheese and/or ice cream
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Leftovers
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Turkey/gravy and stuffing sandwich
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Hmmmmm.. where are your turkey leftovers for your sandwich coming from?? 🤔
 
alexd said:
Whatever happened to "you'll eat what your mom makes and like it"???
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They are adult children at this point so I guess they actually get to have a say, but I agree. My wife's thought is, "well I just want to make sure everyone enjoys the meal." If I pressed her on it, she'd probably separately make a turkey for me. She actually offered to do that the first year this came up.

She is an excellent cook, but, truth be told, turkey probably isn't her best meal.
 
temery said:
Thick prime ribeye
Loaded baked potato
Stuffed mushroom caps
Corn
-----------
Loosen belt/Rest
-----------
Pumpkin Pie
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Unbutton pants/Rest
----------
Warm apple pie w/cheddar cheese and/or ice cream
----------

Leftovers
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Turkey/gravy and stuffing sandwich
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Respectfully, Apple pie with cheddar cheese is a crime against humanity.
 
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