Thanksgiving cooks, check in!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cranberry sauce
Turkey is brining
Gravy is ready to thicken
Bowls are out and labeled
Pies purchased

Wait…don’t you need to cook the Turkey in order to make the gravy?

We buy additional parts to get a head start. It’s a couple day process here but it turns out amazing

[Anonymous]

I’m in charge of desserts this year.

Made:
Caramel Apple Oatmeal Bars
Brown Butter Apple Blondies
Pecan Pie

Tomorrow:
Pumpkin Cannoli

[Anonymous]

Coated turkey breast with a spice rub and refrigerated
Made pumpkin pie
peeled and sliced sweet potatoes
made cornbread for stuffing

[Anonymous]

So excited for Thanksgiving as we're hosting friends this year. So far:

Pumpkin pie cooling on the counter
Bread cubes for dressing cut and drying
An enormous amount of yukon gold/russet potatoes cut and ready to cook/mash tomorrow
Sweet potatoes cubed and ready for cooking
White wines chilling, red wine + gluhwein ready to go

This year I remembered to put the turkey in the fridge to start thawing on Sunday which for me is a big win, ha. PP who is grilling your turkey, what a great idea. I've just put that notion onto DH's plate for consideration because that must surely be amazing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Thanksgiving as we're hosting friends this year. So far:

Pumpkin pie cooling on the counter
Bread cubes for dressing cut and drying
An enormous amount of yukon gold/russet potatoes cut and ready to cook/mash tomorrow
Sweet potatoes cubed and ready for cooking
White wines chilling, red wine + gluhwein ready to go

This year I remembered to put the turkey in the fridge to start thawing on Sunday which for me is a big win, ha. PP who is grilling your turkey, what a great idea. I've just put that notion onto DH's plate for consideration because that must surely be amazing!

Wait, you can peel and cut potatoes in advance? Don’t they brown or change texture?

[Anonymous]

Keep them in water.

[Anonymous]

Already made:

-sweet potato, yukon gold and leek mashed/smashed potatoes
-Green beans with wine and shallots because we were feeling fancy
-Gluten free stuffing

Turkey is brining
Brussel sprouts are chopped in a bad with garlic olive oil salt and pepper ready to go

Already bought:
-Pumpkin pie
-canned cranberry sauce-yup, we love the jiggle and we look forward to it each year

[Anonymous]

My turkey is dry brining
Stuffing is made
Cranberry sauce is made
Sweet potatoes are par boiled and sauce for them is made
Cakes made
Pumpkin pie is made. I had a fail with prebaking the first crust (blaming it on bad cook time from Sally’s Baking Addiction recipe), but had another crust in the fridge and second time went fine

Ready for the final push tomorrow and then days of leftovers!

Happy Thanksgiving to all. May the cooks have smooth gravy and moist turkey. May the guests have smooth travel and easy parking. And May everyone help clean up!

[Anonymous]

Going now to brine my birds. Whomp, whomp.

[Anonymous]

Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Pecan pie
Cheese logs wrapped in pecans
Cranberry sauce
Biscuit dough is prepped and ready to be rolled
Turkey is brined
Table is set
Wine is chilled

Still have to make stuffing, spoon bread, mashed potatoes, gravy and all the veg. .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So excited for Thanksgiving as we're hosting friends this year. So far:

Pumpkin pie cooling on the counter
Bread cubes for dressing cut and drying
An enormous amount of yukon gold/russet potatoes cut and ready to cook/mash tomorrow
Sweet potatoes cubed and ready for cooking
White wines chilling, red wine + gluhwein ready to go

This year I remembered to put the turkey in the fridge to start thawing on Sunday which for me is a big win, ha. PP who is grilling your turkey, what a great idea. I've just put that notion onto DH's plate for consideration because that must surely be amazing!

Wait, you can peel and cut potatoes in advance? Don’t they brown or change texture?

I completely make my mashed potatoes the day before all the time. Put them into a casserole dish and heat them up on the day you're serving them. I also make a variation sometimes with cheddar and sour cream that are delicious. Mine are already made for tomorrow and it's one of those things that make the day of much easier.

[Anonymous]

Turkey is dry brining

Over the past few days I made
Cranberry sauce
Spinach balls
Pastry wrapped brie
Roasted apple pear sauce
Sweet potato casserole with pecan topping
Corn gratin
Squash lasagna
Corn bread for stuffing
Sausage and cabbage
Cheesecake
Orange almond cake
Pecan pie

And now I'm about to make dill bread and later the stuffing

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[Anonymous]

Weekend: pumpkin soup (this is our lunch) and sweet potato casserole… topping is separate for today.

Wednesday: brine turkey

Today:
Husband will
Cook turkey
Make cheesecake (we hate pie)

I will make signature drink, charcuterie board for 1st football game, gravy, cook sweet potato casserole and sauté mushrooms.

Sons make mashed potatoes and green Beans.

[Anonymous]

Morning, everybody!

Made already: Cranberry sauce, apple pie, pecan pie, dressing for Brussels sprout salad, shaved the Brussels sprouts, compound butter for the turkey, Chex mix

Drinking coffee, getting for a turkey trot and then things kick into gear this afternoon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cranberry sauce
Turkey is brining
Gravy is ready to thicken
Bowls are out and labeled
Pies purchased

Wait…don’t you need to cook the Turkey in order to make the gravy?

We buy additional parts to get a head start. It’s a couple day process here but it turns out amazing

Oh god. My thanksgiving nightmare. What kind of “additional parts” are you boiling up?