The turkey turned out way delicious -despite the fact that someone turned off the oven when the bird was about 100 degrees. Maddie clued me in when she said "hmmm, it's still 100 degrees. That's the same as it was when I last looked." Sure enough, I realized the aroma of roasting turkey had faded & there was no "sizzle" coming from the oven. Easily corrected & the bird was done only an hour later than planned. It was all good. No one even really had that mid evening food coma b/c we ate so late.
One thing I think I'll not do next time is bake the stuffing separately. In an effort to have some semblance of "healthy" in our menu, I opted to not stuff the bird. Sadly, the stuffing, though tasty, was not succulent as it should be.
We missed the company of Lindsay, Trev & Roisin due to their week long battle with some pesky virus. But a little care package was delivered & at least they were in attendance in heart.
I just made the basics this year; no gourmet, 5 course menu like I did a few years ago & ended up not sleeping at all for cooking all the night before. I'll probably throw in a few of those gourmet morsels at Christmas this year. Put in your requests &/or invite acceptances now (Victor? Lindz? Trev? Ben?)
To top off the meal, Snick made not one, not two, but THREE pies! Yes she did! She got off work Wednesday night & stayed up all night baking. Didn't I tell you she's the bestest 20 year old?! Pumpkin, Pecan, and Grasshopper. All delectable. A little mousie (or rather 1 big & two little) had been sampling the pumpkin pie before dinner. In my ideal world, Lindsay would have her own photo studio & Snick would have a pie diner.
monkey bread to start the day
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