What's on your menu for tomorrow?
Here's mine.
Roasted Turkey
Fried Turkey
Dressing
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Waldorf Salad
Stuffed Celery
Cranberry Sauce
Giblet Gravy
BBQ Gravy
Pumpkin Pie
Cocoa Ritz Pie
So who's cooking? Me... Although
there is only 4 of us, I tend to cook as if I was doing it for 10.
We love leftovers, plus freezing extra dressing for later is always a
plus. Yes, at our house here in the South it is dressing, not
stuffing. No recipe for me on this, just this and that with no
unusual ingredients such as raisins or oysters. I watched my Mom for
years making this traditional dish and still make it the same way.
In fact, a few years before she died she said I made it better than
her. That was a compliment.
A few things which have been added the
last few years – in addition to the traditional roasted turkey
(gotta have the drippings to add to dressing, dumplings, and gravy),
we have done a fried turkey the last few years since it is Doug's
favorite. We started off several years ago with the fryer with the
burner and after almost having a major fire, we bought the electric
one. This year I'm trying out the oil-less one. Found a great deal
at Academy Sports and with the price of Peanut Oil, it's worth a try.
We'll see if it passes the Doug test tomorrow.
Baked Pineapple was added several years
ago and even Don the non-pineapple eater will eat this. When I first
got the recipe and saw cheese and pineapple together, didn't think it
would work but we all love it.
For Doug – I started making a BBQ
gravy a few years ago after seeing it on the Neely's show. It's a
glorified BBQ sauce but with adding stock/broth to it. It is good
and pretty easy to make.
New this year – Bacon wrapped
asparagus – I saw this last week on Trish Yearwood's show and
thought it would be an easy and new vegetable since none of us have
really been that green bean casserole family. I have never made it
because fresh it's ok, but leftover the onions get soggy and just
isn't appealing.
If anyone wants any of these recipes,
let me know. Or, need a place to eat, dinners at 1:30.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM
THE PALMERS ON
SHADYWAY LANE
