Sometimes I feel like I'm always making Thanksgiving dinner, probably because I always am. I was determined to not make it this year. I was hoping that 'Willie Watching' would give me an excuse. My Daughter and The Chef were going to prepare it. Then his days off were changed. Thanksgiving is a big restaurant week because of people coming into town. I also heard that The Blog Tech, his wife and her mother were going out to dinner for Thanksgiving. Plus, I always include a couple of old friends that live close by and they were lamenting having no turkey dinner this year. Needless to say, I'm cooking! My husband is taking over the Willie Watch as I get ready to feed everyone. The will be delivered though, I can't manage the 'in house' part of it. I'm making as much ahead of time as I can so I made my stuffing bread. This is such a wonderful way to add more flavor to your stuffing. You just add all of the herbs and spices to the bread dough and you have loaves of bread that taste just like stuffing. I look at it as doubling your stuffing flavor. If you want any of my recipes, just type them into my search bar on the side.
I roasted a turkey and saved the white meat for The W's. Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. Then, I used the remainder of the bird to make gravy. Preparing in advance makes your house smell like Thanksgiving for days.
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Then, I turned it into a big pot of delicious gravy.
Today is pie baking day but yesterday I managed to make my workers a batch of pumpkin pie bars.
I made a tray of butterscotch pecan bars to give to everyone along with their pies.
And a tray of gingerbread bars. I have three very busy days ahead of me. Have you started cooking yet?
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Christer.
I made the cranberry sauce from whole berries and used half as much sugar as the package called for.
The apple pie has been eaten...lol. Well, we needed a little Thanksgiving right now.
The turkey and a turkey breast are done and ready for endless leftovers which we love. I will cook down the bones carcass and vegetables for good stock.
That leaves gravy and mashed potatoes. I also need to boil eggs so that I can put chopped boiled eggs in the giblet gravy.
I may have finished something else I cannot remember. Oh, we will have dressing, but I just don't feel like making it, so I have StoveTop Stuffing.