Morning earworm: Fat Bottomed Girls, Queen. A subtle inference to today's holiday repast, perhaps?
With that, much time in the kitchen yesterday. Planning / review brought to light that the turkey roll had to sit overnight - surprise! - so that got added to the list. This actually offers several advantages, including freeing up some time today, as well as another unexpected bonus - there were no boneless turkey breasts to be had on shopping day, so I ended up getting a whole one and cutting the breast meat off; upon finishing this rather odious task, it dawned on me that I had enough of a carcass remaining to make a batch of turkey stock, and did so - looks like we get gravy today, too :)
I am anticipating entering the kitchen at 9:00 a.m. to begin the process. Rolls and cornbread go first, needing the latter for the dressing; cranberry sauce and miscellaneous food prep during the rise time, such as trimming and tailing the green beans. Chorizo for the dressing will fry up as the bread bakes. I anticipate doing the dishes at least once during the process, possibly twice. The turkey roll should hit the oven between 13:30 - 13:45, probably finishing on the grill, just because I am reasonably certain my cheapo oven won't actually achieve 500°F. Dressing also goes in the oven; potatoes and green bean casserole are stove top, as is the gravy. Dessert is oven also, but I may just hold off a bit, since we will be stuffed beyond capacity after dinner as it is - lol. My aim is to dine around 16:00.
So, off to it, then. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Sounds so yummy! No big meal here - I had some glazed ham that I picked up in the grocery store which was sort of a treat for me. The beach turned out to be a great idea - was nearly a perfect day for it. Seems a bunch of other people had the same idea as there was actually sort of a crowd there.
ReplyDeleteAll in all, it was a good day. No family hassles, some much needed down time, and I chatted on and off with friends spread across the country. :)
Glad to hear it. I rather look forward to the kitchen challenge, as I seldom really do more than one dish for a meal, and virtually never anything on this scale; as a result, I kind of suck at getting multiple items to come out together.
ReplyDeleteI remember spending Christmas at a beach the year I lived down there - I think it was Daytona - it was a little brisk, but enjoyable. Sometimes you just have to :D