Neil and I both have today off and have had a great day together. It's been a long time since we've had just a regular day together. We have pretty much gotten all of our prep done and will have a low stress time tomorrow!
Neil is the turkey man of our family. One Thanksgiving, we were in St. Augustine with Neil's mom, Mimi and his dad, Don. I had heard of brining, but hadn't tried it yet. Well, Mimi brined the turkey that year and for the first time I really, actually enjoyed turkey. We lost Mimi shortly after we got engaged and Don a couple years later. Since then though, Neil tackled brining and instantly mastered turkey roasting. My mom is a turkey fanatic. In fact, it has been established that if she ever ends up on Death Row, turkey & dressing will be her last meal. So, if Dottie says Neil's turkey is good, well... AND, for Dottie to let Neil cook it instead of her, HUGE!
So, today we got the bird in the brine and it's soaking away in the fridge. My pumpkin ice cream turned out to be nothing short of fantastic! (btw, if you don't have your own nutmeg grinder, ask for one for Christmas). I hope that will be a surprise for everyone. I have toasted pita bread for the hummus, sliced celery, made curry dip, sliced all my veggies for the Balsamic Root Vegetables. Then, I made the "white" mashed potato dish. Potatoes with sour cream, cream cheese and evaporated milk. They will go in the oven tomorrow; I'm pretty excited about this, believe it or not!
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After all that, I'm typing all of this fascinating information to you as I have a glass of Chardonnay (I'm on vacation, dammit!) and try to think of what, if anything, I've forgotten. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I'm thankful that you read this blog!
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