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OT: What are your Thanksgiving plans?

huskiesNhoos said:
can we all just agree that turkey is awful? @August_West back me up here
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Thanksgiving being predominantly cancelled is the only halfway positive thing to come out of the unmitigated disaster of this pandemic. I’m sorry people can’t be with their families in big numbers this year, I know that means something , and is important, but from a pure food standpoint. it is an absolute boon. Less Turkey will be consumed in 2020 than any year on the books. For example it will just be my SO and I this year and she doesn’t hate turkey like I do but she said “ you know what? why go to the bother let’s make something really good on Thursday”

So in the spirit of taking lemons and making lemonade, I urge you all to forget turkey, and celebrate thanksgiving with your favorite food .


It’s been a real tough year. Treat yourselves.you owe it to America.
 
Madmannsucks said:
If you by the store special for 57 cents a lb after using your rewards, it is mediocre. If you buy a preium brand-it is good and never dry unless you overcook the daylights out of it.
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I just don't think turkey is all that good no matter how premium the brand or how it's prepared. From what I've read turkey became our Thanksgiving meat because of Charles Dickens. We let a Brit dictate what we eat...why couldn't he have written about Beef Wellington or Cowboy Ribeye?
 
August_West said:
Thanksgiving being predominantly cancelled is the only halfway positive thing to come out of the unmitigated disaster of this pandemic. I’m sorry people can’t be with their families in big numbers this year, I know that means something , and is important, but from a pure food standpoint. it is an absolute boon. Less Turkey will be consumed in 2020 than any year on the books. For example it will just be my SO and I this year and she doesn’t hate turkey like I do but she said “ you know what? why go to the bother let’s make something really good on Thursday”

So in the spirit of taking lemons and making lemonade, I urge you all to forget turkey, and celebrate thanksgiving with your favorite food .


It’s been a real tough year. Treat yourselves.you owe it to America.
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My wife's not having it. We only eat turkey once a year, and she's determined to stick with traditional Thanksgiving fare. That's ok, Christmas is when we typically go overboard making food we love.
 
superjohn said:
I just don't think turkey is all that good no matter how premium the brand or how it's prepared. From what I've read turkey became our Thanksgiving meat because of Charles Dickens. We let a Brit dictate what we eat...why couldn't he have written about Beef Wellington or Cowboy Ribeye?
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How about a “Tomahawk “ Ribeye in tribute to our Native American thanksgiving connections?
 
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87Xfer said:
My wife's not having it. We only eat turkey once a year, and she's determined to stick with traditional Thanksgiving fare. That's ok, Christmas is when we typically go overboard making food we love.
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Christmas is a million times better than Thanksgiving.
 
August_West said:
How about a “Tomahawk “ Ribeye in tribute to our Native American thanksgiving connections?
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You eat what what your future father in law says you eat.
 
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mussels said:
The annual boneyard "should I brine my turkey" discussion would normally be going strong by now. What a messed up year.
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I did ask that. Answer is yes this year.
 
mussels said:
The annual boneyard "should I brine my turkey" discussion would normally be going strong by now. What a messed up year.
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I figured it was a good year to switch from a wet brine to a dry brine. Already rubbed up and in the garage fridge.

Rosemary, sage, thyme, kosher salt, fresh cracked pepper, orange zest.
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
Baking my first turkey this year - what do you stuff yours with? Not stuffing
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I make a simple toasted bread, butter and sauteed onion stuffing my mother taught me. From when I was 5 years old, I would get up at 5am with her and toast the bread and it's the only reason to bake a turkey in my opinion. My family would never consider anything else. People I've served it to since either love it or don't much consider it.
 
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jleves said:
I make a simple toasted bread, butter and sauteed onion stuffing my mother taught me. From when I was 5 years old, I would get up at 5am with her and toast the bread and it's the only reason to bake a turkey in my opinion. My family would never consider anything else. People I've served it to since either love it or don't much consider it.
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Just curious but do you use the same brand of bread? I ask because, for my Mom's stuffing I use Wonder bread. It's the only week of the year I ever buy it but that's what she used, so that's what I use.
 
August_West said:
So in the spirit of taking lemons and making lemonade, I urge you all to forget turkey, and celebrate thanksgiving with your favorite food .

It’s been a real tough year. Treat yourselves.you owe it to America.
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I've been fighting a losing battle on this front for a week. The only good thing about a turkey dinner at Thanksgiving is the one leftover sandwich the next day (and pecan pie). I'm going to do what I usually do and load up on appetizers, charcuterie, head cheese, and assorted shellfish so I'm too full to notice how boring turkey is.

It's just the four of us plus the MIL as a last minute surprise who will undoubtedly be shooting me dirty looks when I pop a bottle of wine at 10 a.m.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I've been fighting a losing battle on this front for a week. The only good thing about a turkey dinner at Thanksgiving is the one leftover sandwich the next day (and pecan pie). I'm going to do what I usually do and load up on appetizers, charcuterie, head cheese, and assorted shellfish so I'm too full to notice how boring turkey is.

It's just the four of us plus the MIL as a last minute surprise who will undoubtedly be shooting me dirty looks when I pop a bottle of wine at 10 a.m.
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If I had to describe the zen of turkey, I'd say this.
  • From 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock, my plate has turkey. I am not a leg or thigh guy on turkey. But hate chicken breasts.
  • From 3 to 6, it's a scoop of mashed potatoes and either green bean or corn casserole.
  • From 6 til midnight, its stuffing.
Douse liberally with gravy and butter 2 warm rolls. Then eat. When the plate is done, take those two rolls and mop up your plate. The rolls are the encore and the standing O. And, as lame as turkey "could" be at times, you need it in those last handful of roll bites. This isn't the performance of the bass clarinet. It's the sound of the entire orchestra.
 
Deepster said:
Just curious but do you use the same brand of bread? I ask because, for my Mom's stuffing I use Wonder bread. It's the only week of the year I ever buy it but that's what she used, so that's what I use.
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Yup - only Wonder bread for my stuffing.
 
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87Xfer said:
Am I the only weirdo that actually prefers the can-o-cranberry-jelly to actual home made cranberry sauce? My wife thinks I'm nuts.
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If it's your preference, no problem.

However, it was hard on Mrs. Hey! when my family would turn down her excellent homemade cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for the store bought varieties. After seven years of disappointment, she wised up and finally stopped wasting her effort.

Post-Thanksgiving breakfast suggestion: Stir in a little cranberry sauce with oatmeal. Adds nice sweetness and tart along with the textural pop of the cranberries.
 
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Every year I make a dish that is only for Thanksgiving-Mix of green and black olives chopped with chopped carrots and celery. Olive oil, vinegar, pepper, garlic powder oregano and around a teaspoon of sugar.
 
Madmannsucks said:
Every year I make a dish that is only for Thanksgiving-Mix of green and black olives chopped with chopped carrots and celery. Olive oil, vinegar, pepper, garlic powder oregano and around a teaspoon of sugar.
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Does this have a name? Is it an old world recipe of some sort?
 
Madmannsucks said:
Every year I make a dish that is only for Thanksgiving-Mix of green and black olives chopped with chopped carrots and celery. Olive oil, vinegar, pepper, garlic powder oregano and around a teaspoon of sugar.
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Sounds similar to giardiniera.
 
Does anyone here do Bagna Càuda? My family friends every year for decades has a Bagna Càuda on New Year's Day with the craziest Italian charcuterie spread. Generations of family and friends chowing down and doing shots together. Such a great time.
 
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