Thanksgiving 2016 - Draft / notes
Appetizers
Carrots, Celery, Cornichons - Tuesday
Classic Cheddar Cheese Ball - Tuesday
Underground Meats Summer Sausage - Do on day of, when preparing snack tray
Crackers (Bought variety, buying another batch still)
Bread
Whipped Honey Butter - sometime during the week before
going to try: pumpkin bread with brown butter and bourbon, if I like will replace: Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread - Tuesday
Lefse - Bought (unless someone wants to send me some)
Up in the air, ? Parker House Rolls
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. ? Gin Brined Turkey ? Porchetta-Style Roast Turkey Breast
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes (Sunday, stove top (at times 2 burners)) - use combination of bought heritage potatoes and purchased (costco) yellow potatoes) ? Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes with Paprika
Port Cranberry Sauce - Sometime during the week before
Edna Lewis & Scott Peacock's Sweet Potato Casserole - start Wednesday, finish Thursday 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
Apple Crisp - prep crisps on Saturday, Prep apples Sunday, in oven when meal is served
Ice Cream