Thanksgiving around the corner!

abasket
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:22:24 +0000

How did everyone’s dinners turn out? Anything especially good or especially…not good?

We had a major snafu. My niece (she is 47 and has done the Thanksgiving planning and turkey for years) was cooking the turkey. 19 pounder. Apparently something was wrong with the turkey thermometer as she pulled it out when it SAID it was to the right temperature. She always lets it set on the counter for a bit as is often recommended. To be honest, because we were eating a little later than usual it probably sat out more than typical. Our first clue should have been when we went to get the drippings for gravy - there was not much! Then when my brother started to carve….oops, that turkey was NOT done. The legs were SO not done. They took a little of the outside meat and microwaved it but I - and many others just passed on that! And the turkey was was headed for the trash. Too uncooked, out on the counter too long, NO WAY! I felt bad for her but for some reason at the last minute the day before my brother decided to also get a small ham so there was a main protein on the table! And honestly, who needs the turkey anyway!

Especially good was a wonderful salad my SIL made. Greens, beets, tomatoes, burrata, pine nuts and a good balsamic. I don’t know it just really hit the spot along with the other typical hot sides!