Oh, my. Did I revert to code?
Well, I Bought My Turkey
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Oh, my. Did I revert to code?
I'm getting my whole dinner meal from whole foods this year. Just have to heat it up.
Green with envy! I'm a hot mess - washing tablecloths and napkins, dishwasher's running, oven's self-cleaning, and place cards are printing.
Your enormous mod salary must be footing the bill for this, right?
We have a 13lb turkey for 2 people. I looked for a smaller one, but then they get down to just the breast and hubby prefers dark meat. This is my first year doing Thanksgiving all by myself (stupid only getting Thursday off work, having to work Saturday and living 6hrs away from family).
Be careful stuffing the bird when it isn't cooked yet- you need to make sure the stuffing gets to 165F (which takes longer than the turkey getting to that temp) to kill all the Salmonella that drips out of the raw bird and into your stuffing.
Be careful stuffing the bird when it isn't cooked yet- you need to make sure the stuffing gets to 165F (which takes longer than the turkey getting to that temp) to kill all the Salmonella that drips out of the raw bird and into your stuffing.
I don't have a functioning kitchen at the moment, so didn't want the mess of clean up etc... paper plates for Chez Dana JeanGreen with envy! I'm a hot mess - washing tablecloths and napkins, dishwasher's running, oven's self-cleaning, and place cards are printing.
Your enormous mod salary must be footing the bill for this, right?
Karen is only cooking for us, not the whole extended family this year.
She did the whole big, big dinner last year, and told everyone to be here by 3 PM. They all got here like an hour later. None of then showed up to help with anything, and it made her mad.
Needless to say, Karen went off on everyone, and said she was never going to do that again.
No turkey, just a roast chicken because the turkey will get wasted. We all don't like it that much.
She did the whole big, big dinner last year, and told everyone to be here by 3 PM. They all got here like an hour later. None of then showed up to help with anything, and it made her mad.
Needless to say, Karen went off on everyone, and said she was never going to do that again.
No turkey, just a roast chicken because the turkey will get wasted. We all don't like it that much.
We're going to have.... let's see.... 17 or 18 people at our place. I enjoy cooking for that many, but what I don't enjoy is the cleanup. Grandma likes to pull the fine (inherited) china for a big dinner, but I put my foot down this time and said, for this many people, just the pots and pans will be cleanup enough. We're going disposable. She didn't put up much of a fight.
Oh yeah, it's legal in Colorado now... Good times.
We're expecting about 15, possibly 17, this year.
Oh yeah, it's legal in Colorado now... Good times.
Whoops, no smoking at Grandma and Grandpa's. Anything. Even though it's all legal. We will let you get sloppy drunk, however.
We'll have around 20 with me, hubby, daughter, my parents, then a slew of local friends. We do a potluck each year, but this year we decided to do something different. In addition to the small-ish turkey and traditional sides, I am doing my pulled pork BBQ and homemade baked beans, plus we have some award-winning Texas style chili coming to the party! Lots of adult beverages will also be served! Should be great! Hope everyone's day is just as they planned it.
Not even a smoked turkey? Geez, what a buzzkill!
A picture for Grandpa's Rocky Mountain Thanksgiving!
Just daughter and myself, plus the critters. They will share. Across road neighbors not back from WI this year, so no extra guests. All the trimming- Still need to bake a few pies, fresh bread and blueberry muffins.
We're having dinner at a relative's house and I'm bringing rolls, cranberries, and a pie. I'm going to cook a whole Thanksgiving dinner for hubby and me on Friday, though, so we can have lots of leftovers. That's the trouble when you eat at someone else's house… you don't get to keep all the leftover food!
...I think there'll be 8 or so of us...well, the turkey and I will of course-be a couple...
I picked up two 15lb turkeys (one traditional and one injected with hot sauce and deep fried), a 20lb ham, 10lb scallops & 2lb bacon, and 4lb hamburger ( for lasagna and taco salad).
I think I'm gonna need a bigger bathtub.
I'm feeding about 30 people.
I think I'm gonna need a bigger bathtub.
I'm feeding about 30 people.
There'll be our six, plus 2 brothers, a nephew and 2 nieces. In-laws for pie and coffee later. Youngest brother brings the good booze (good beer and High West whiskey), so I expect BH to have a hangover on Fri (he had his first since our storied youth last post-Thanksgiving. It had been so long that he didn't recognize it for what it was and thought he was getting the flu--lol.).