Saturday, November 26, 2011

Thanksgiving Prep - The Day Of

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We planned dinner for 18 or 19.  However, since Prince CuddleBunny had a virus early in the week, most of our guests, including my health-fragile parents and a newborn, decided to stay away.  So we hosted our own family and Prince Stoic's roommate.  We were sorry the others couldn't join us, but we had a fun and relaxing day, feeling free of the stresses of meeting a particular timeline.


It's a good thing we weren't too set on a dinner time, because the turkey, or more precisely, the stuffing, did not cooperate.  We have decided that next year, the stuffing will bake outside the turkey, since the turkey (and most of the rest of the dinner) was done far ahead of the stuffing reaching a safe-to-eat temperature.


Here are a bunch of pics of the prep and family fun that day.                                                                                                                                                                   
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laxsupermom · 697 weeks ago

I love all your kitchen in action pics in this and the previous post! These pictures epitomize the reason why we renovate our kitchens. For moments and days like what you've shown. Your turkey looks amazing!

Did you catch the America's Test Kitchen Thanksgiving edition? They started the stuffing in the bird in a cheesecloth sack, then when they flipped the turkey they pulled the stuffing out to finish in a casserole. Best of both worlds - it was flavored by the bird, but finished in time for dinner. I'll be trying that next time I do a turkey.
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RHome410 71p · 697 weeks ago

I tried their 'flip the turkey over halfway through' and decided that was the last time I'd try it. Hot and huge...Not fun. The stuffing in a bag is interesting, though, and I hadn't seen that. Thanks.

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