Goat Bratwurst

Pretty, good, nice and simple. Easy meal after a long day.

Grilled Cheese And Creamy Tomato Soup (p56 Bon Appetit October 2012)

Skipped, doing next week.

Grass Fed Beef Burgers

again, simple, following up.

Turkey Soup

So I planned to make turkey soup on Friday, but after the work day, I didn't. So the Bones and leftover meat on the carcass slowly simmered for a couple of days. It created a nice stock. Flavored with some of the left over spices from the meat. I added water to as it steamed out. To make the soup I added a red onion, a couple of white onions (diced), some carrots (chopped), celery (chopped), some spices (salt, pepper, szechuan pepper, dried jalapeno), some peppers some ground turkey (didn't have a ton of actual turkey left) and some turkey. It turned out pretty well.

Thanksgiving

So things turned out well, I was generally happy. The sweet potatoes ended up being more of a roasted dish, I forgot I was using brandy, and used the bourbon instead. I over did the roasted carrots, which was a shame, the really smelled good. But I had forgotten to make the gravy and in my haste to get that done, the carrots spent a little to much time in the oven. I really liked the biscuit dressing. The orange cranberry sauce was perhaps a bit to orangey. I was only a little late (2:30, dinner was supposed to be served at 2) but I didn't have to stay up til 3:AM. The cheese was a nice mixture, if I do say so myself, and I think the most eaten was the 4 year old gouda (which was fantastic). I finished off the Shropshire Blue. The mixture was:

Cabot Cloth Bound Cheddar
Rupert
Shropshire Blue
4 year old Boerenkass Gouda
La Quercia Speck and Tamworth Prosciutto

It was easier to cook for 7, but putting in that much work, it is always nice to have more around to enjoy.