Kirk and Cathy are currently on different continents, today (Wednesday) Cathy will write about her nontraditional celebration of Thanksgiving.
In mid-November 2014, the first 'cardiac incident' occurred and The Mister and I celebrated Thanksgiving day eating similar but very different meals-His was delivered to the room and had no sodium while mine came from the hospital cafeteria and included sodium.
Since then, on the actual day that the world celebrates Thanksgiving, we go to a restaurant for lunch. However, we do still purchase the 'traditional' meal ingredients (they are on sale after all), but cook large meals before and/or after the fourth Thursday of November. Last year, we made three complete 'Thanksgiving' meals, saving the turkey carcasses for making stock and then delightful meals of soups and chili.
So. Yesterday, we spatchcocked a turkey: A 14 pound Jennie-O, 90 minutes at 400 degrees. There was poultry seasoning, salt and pepper sprinkled on the skin, handfuls of salt and pepper inside the cavity to force out juices. The meat is very moist.
We doctored up some Stove Top stuffing mix by adding cooked Italian sausage, fresh chopped celery and much more butter than recommended before placing in the oven for 30 minutes with the yams while the turkey was resting.
My 'usual' fresh sweet potato/yam side dish, recipe here: two ingredients.
Simple cranberry sauce made with fresh whole cranberries per the package recipe with added tangerine.
Dessert is mincemeat strudel, from Tip Top Meats, which has survived the pandemic (I just haven't posted). Note that one ingredient is beef suet:a proper mincemeat.
Here is the first meal, including a roll made from frozen Bridgeford dough and frozen Martha Stewart spinach casserole (found at Grocery Outlet). We've already had a 'leftovers’ meal, and it is only Wednesday!
Every day there is always something to be thankful for. Today, being able to share with all of you is my thanks. Have a Happy Thanksgiving Day!
happy thanksgiving!
Posted by: kat | Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 08:19 PM
Happy thanksgiving to you all!
Posted by: Loren | Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 07:05 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone at mmm-yoso!
Posted by: Sandy | Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 12:23 PM
That's a good looking turkey!
Posted by: Soo | Friday, 25 November 2022 at 03:22 PM
Thanks, kat and Loren and Sandy!
It turned out to be really good, Soo.
Posted by: Cathy | Friday, 25 November 2022 at 03:28 PM