Warning: This is going to be a LONG post.
We are lucky, blessed people. The list of all the things, people and blessings for which we are thankful is way to long to blog about, so here are just a few specific things that we are thankful for today.
- Yummy food
- Full bellies
- Gregg and Rachael for coming and visiting us in Nebraska
We have been cooking up a storm the last couple days. Among other things, we tackled our first turkey. In the end, it was honestly one of the tastiest, juiciest turkeys I've ever had!
First, Thomas the Turkey.
Here is Tom soaking in a brine (in a ice chest) overnight.
Now brined, Tom was stuffed with some aromatics (onion, apple, cinnamon, rosemary and sage), roasted at HIGH temp to brown the skin and then fitted with a tinfoil shield to protect his succulent white meat from overcooking.
The result LOOKED good...but how did it taste?
Ready to carve.
Getting in touch with my inner caveman.
The carcass of a delicious, delicious bird.
Next, the supplementary eats:
A Pie in the making
Gregg's requested Cherry Pie + Rachael's creepy smile
Rachael taming the wild chocolate filling
Valley d'Ouefs
Gregg inspecting something chocolatey
Herbs
You know what would go well with meat? Meat Sauce. Long live gravy!
The Full spread. Taters, gravy, turkey, stuffing, rolls, salad, beans+carrots
Overcooked Chocolate Cheesecake
Homemade (by Rachael) Cherry Pie! (village inn apple pie not pictured)
Last, the culprits
Gregg
Rachael
Julianne
Brenden
Emmie
The Eggman
Creepy pilgrim women
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