Journal

Thanksgiving 2015 (On Sunday!)

Appetizers

  • Carrots, Celery, Cornichons - Friday

  • Classic Cheddar Cheese Ball - Friday

  • Underground Meats Summer Sausage - Do on day of, when preparing snack tray

  • Crackers (Bought variety, buying another batch still)

Bread

Mains

  • Roasted Turkey, with deliciousness added, start defrost on 11/21 (done), Start brine on Thursday 11/26 evening.  all 18.55# of turkey (18.55 * ~15 minutes / pound = ~278 minutes = 4.6 hours = Service at 1, turkey resting start at 12:30, Turkey in oven 7:54 AM.

  • Gravy

  • Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes (Sunday, stove top (at times 2 burners)) - use combination of bought heritage potatoes and purchased (costco) yellow potatoes)

  • Port Cranberry Sauce - Sometime during the week before

  • Sweet Potato Casserole with Bacon Brown Sugar Topping - start Saturday, finish Sunday in stove while turkey is resting

  • Bacon Braised Green Beans - on stove top (start Saturday, Finish Sunday)

  • Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing - Cornbread made during week, Start Saturday, finish in stove Sunday while turkey is resting

  • Spinach and Feta Salad - while turkey is resting

Desserts


11/22/2015 - Fixed links, updated with notes