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Happy Thanksgiving Friends!
I'm stuffed like a turkey! LOL
Hope everyone had a great day with family and friends XO
Lisa and I made pumpkin pies. Scratch crust and we use our own spices etc for the filling.
Hope you guys across the pond had a great thanksgiving, looks like you ate well in anycase :thumbup:
Happy Thanksgiving as well!!!
I successfully PICKED up a pumpkin and apple pie from Perkins (a local restaurant).
Best place for leftover turkey? Green Chile Stew!
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Nose running, eyes watering, ears ringing, and it's delicious! I removed the crisp skin before adding the turkey to the stew, sliced it thin, and added it as a garnish (like tortilla soup) so it stayed crispy, worked well!
Although it is a holiday here, for anyone, anywhere, if your thankful for your life, heck-Participate!
I'm very thankful for my life, but we don't celebrate thanksgiving. Here in Holland the evening of the 5th of December is the big family happening over here.
Never the less I did enjoy my thanksgiving meal, Mrs Cloggy had a works meal and my eldest daughter came back late from a school field trip, so my youngest daughter could choose what she wanted to eat :thumbup: Luckily she has my taste, she chose a big fat juicy steak (in a griddle pan) , baked potato skins with melted cheese and brocolli with cheese sauce :drool:
Although it wasn't a family day as such I had some real quality time with my youngest, and I'm very thankful for that :thumbup:.
Precisely what FinalImpact said - if it pops, you've overcooked it. Invest into one of those thermometers.
Another suggestion for ensuring moist meat - brine it before cooking. I'd brined turkey for 48 hours and let it sit in the fridge for 16 hours before throwing it on the grill (charcoal with mesquite wood for smoke) for 2 hours. Oh, and added bits of butter under the skin (hence the cuts on the surface).
I did mess it up - I let the temps rise too far and didn't cover legs/wings, but despite the overall burned appearance the white meat was very moist. I consider results "not bad" for the first turkey I've cooked ever.
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And I'm thankful for the life I lead, people who surround me and opportunities I have.
Cheers,
TS