Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends! We decided to have a Thanksgiving Potluck the Sunday before everyone went home to celebrate with family. My new culinary challenge was to make the Thanksgiving Turkey and I am happy to say it turned out pretty great!
It was a great time and due to the number of people we had JJ and I's apartment would have been too tight a squeeze; so thanks to my parents for letting us host at their house. We set the table with china and silver with pumpkin and flower centerpieces. The table was gorgeous and everyone's dishes were delicious!
Making the turkey was really not that difficult but was pretty nasty.
First you have to take all of the gizzards out (the top and bottom by the way) make sure all of the feathers are off and then wash it down to make sure it is clean. I had a pre-brined turkey from Trader Joes which was extremely juicy and at a great price! All I did was combine butter and Herbs de Provence then sticking your hand in between the skin and bird make sure to cover the entire bird (as my Mom told me, "Make sure to get the pits") then cover the outside with the butter mixture as well. I then stuffed the turkey which tastes great but does increase the time it takes to cook the turkey. Following the directions that came with the bird cook until the temperature reads 160F. Keeping the wings of the turkey covered with foil until the end when you take them off to brown the wings. It seems like a daunting task at first but really turned out to be easy!
Hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends, now on to the next holiday! Tis' the season!
