If my Thanksgiving menu agenda wasn't already overly filled (I'm getting up around 5:30am tomorrow to start cooking for visiting friends and relatives), I'd add this to the list. I still may add it, as it doesn't seem to require precious oven-minutes.
Unfortunately, my current menu is so overstuffed (pun intended) that I'll be making a run for the grocery store today to pick up some good old fashioned Stove Top stuffing, as the recipe I was hoping to make will take up too many temperature-volume-time oven units to prepare properly, where Stove Top lives up to its brand name (and it's sufficiently delicious to me). (Guests are bringing snacks and desserts.)
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and stays safe, and I'm personally grateful to Steve, Jay and David for creating this community, and motley crew of commenters who keep it lively.
If you're looking for a good reason to chill at home with the family, there's some great streaming content that dropped overnight that should keep folks busy - "Hawkeye" on Disney+, "8-Bit Christmas" on HBO Max (which seems to be making a play for the crown that "A Christmas Story" has held for decades), "The Wheel of Time" on Amazon, and more I'm probably forgetting. (And the Bears will be playing the Lions, if we need a new version of "Bad News Bears".)
I am roasting the turkey plus a breast on the gas grill like I did last year. It saves oven space for dressing (in the south that’s what they call stuffing), sweet potato soufflé and whatever else needs baking. We also have a convection oven and an instant pot if needed.
I am actually not making the butternut squash bisque this year. Too many other things on the menu. We have 2 turkeys (roasted and smoked) plus a breast, mashed taters, potato latkes (it’s almost Hanukkah okay?), the sweet potato soufflé, cranberry sauce (has to be jellied, canned), fresh bread, and veggies. Oh, and dessert. I made 2 chocolate pies, my MIL made a chocolate cake and some other pies. Soooo much food for 7 people we will (as my Yiddisha momma would say) “plotz.”
Haha. The smoked turkey wasn’t me. That was my MIL’s husband who has a Big Green Egg. I’d love to open a restaurant as soon as I learn how. I figure spending 3 years working at Waffle House is a good education, if I could afford to do it. WH is the best run restaurant in the country.
As a sporadic chef, my approach to the holiday is what I call Grocery Store Thanksgiving. As in, I purchase the stuff that I like from the grocery store, follow the instructions on the back of the box faithfully, and end up with a good meal that people enjoy.
That said, I have been eyeing an Egg to get into proper smoking and grilling. Unfortunately, having the time to get up to speed on that has eluded me up to this point.
I'll recommend the Egg. I loved mine but I just gave it to my son who coveted it. I'm preparing to move to a retirement community which, unfortunately, is sixty miles closer to Atlanta. But, I will be closer to top-notch medical care and be able to hire people to do work I can no longer do and drive a golf cart to the Publix, a Waffle House and a Sushi bar.
If my Thanksgiving menu agenda wasn't already overly filled (I'm getting up around 5:30am tomorrow to start cooking for visiting friends and relatives), I'd add this to the list. I still may add it, as it doesn't seem to require precious oven-minutes.
Unfortunately, my current menu is so overstuffed (pun intended) that I'll be making a run for the grocery store today to pick up some good old fashioned Stove Top stuffing, as the recipe I was hoping to make will take up too many temperature-volume-time oven units to prepare properly, where Stove Top lives up to its brand name (and it's sufficiently delicious to me). (Guests are bringing snacks and desserts.)
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and stays safe, and I'm personally grateful to Steve, Jay and David for creating this community, and motley crew of commenters who keep it lively.
If you're looking for a good reason to chill at home with the family, there's some great streaming content that dropped overnight that should keep folks busy - "Hawkeye" on Disney+, "8-Bit Christmas" on HBO Max (which seems to be making a play for the crown that "A Christmas Story" has held for decades), "The Wheel of Time" on Amazon, and more I'm probably forgetting. (And the Bears will be playing the Lions, if we need a new version of "Bad News Bears".)
Stay safe (and sane) everyone.
I am roasting the turkey plus a breast on the gas grill like I did last year. It saves oven space for dressing (in the south that’s what they call stuffing), sweet potato soufflé and whatever else needs baking. We also have a convection oven and an instant pot if needed.
I am actually not making the butternut squash bisque this year. Too many other things on the menu. We have 2 turkeys (roasted and smoked) plus a breast, mashed taters, potato latkes (it’s almost Hanukkah okay?), the sweet potato soufflé, cranberry sauce (has to be jellied, canned), fresh bread, and veggies. Oh, and dessert. I made 2 chocolate pies, my MIL made a chocolate cake and some other pies. Soooo much food for 7 people we will (as my Yiddisha momma would say) “plotz.”
Let me know when you open a restaurant so I can make my reservation for opening night.
Haha. The smoked turkey wasn’t me. That was my MIL’s husband who has a Big Green Egg. I’d love to open a restaurant as soon as I learn how. I figure spending 3 years working at Waffle House is a good education, if I could afford to do it. WH is the best run restaurant in the country.
As a sporadic chef, my approach to the holiday is what I call Grocery Store Thanksgiving. As in, I purchase the stuff that I like from the grocery store, follow the instructions on the back of the box faithfully, and end up with a good meal that people enjoy.
That said, I have been eyeing an Egg to get into proper smoking and grilling. Unfortunately, having the time to get up to speed on that has eluded me up to this point.
I'll recommend the Egg. I loved mine but I just gave it to my son who coveted it. I'm preparing to move to a retirement community which, unfortunately, is sixty miles closer to Atlanta. But, I will be closer to top-notch medical care and be able to hire people to do work I can no longer do and drive a golf cart to the Publix, a Waffle House and a Sushi bar.
You're moving to Peachtree City?
Thank you for the recommendation - I'll keep my eye open for one.
I hope you have a decent holiday.