Yooooo what’s poppin, family! Chilling over here on Thanksgiving eve (Is that a thing? Let’s make it a thing). I’m coming to you live as I enter all the e-mail
Yes, this is a Thanksgiving thread. But I ain’t finna ask y’all what you thankful for — that’s cool, but you can do that at the table tomorrow. I’m tryna figure out what we cooking tomorrow. As for me? I’m frying a turkey tomorrow. CAJUN FLAVORS. Also got the sweet potatoes on deck. You know I come correct with it.
So what y’all on? Who’s making that turkey? Y’all got any special quarantine dishes planned? Who got that good Mac n Cheese? Let your boy know what’s popping in these Thanksgiving streets.
Thanksgiving Eve = pie + prep day. Making apple, pumpkin, and cherry pie today (normally I’d do more but it’s just our household this year). Brining the turkey in a cinnamon/orange/allspice/cloves spice mix. And prepping the cornbread dressing. All the sides happen tomorrow: sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and both canned and fresh cranberry sauce (my family calls me basic for loving canned cranberries, but what can I say it’s delicious).
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your friends and family! 🦃🎉 Smoking our Turkey. Start the brine soak this afternoon and the 10 hour smoke starts extra early tomorrow morning.
We (the wife & I) typically go back to our home town for Thanksgiving since were from the same place and our families are both generally there but due to this year we're staying home and just keeping it to our selves and the dog. We got a spiral turkey & ham from Honey Baked Ham, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, corn bread, sweet potatoes.....and I think that might be it. We got enough of each item for a few people so we're looking to put in about 10k calories per day for a few days here. Diet starts Monday.
Frying two turkeys tomorrow. Second year in a row of frying. Never doing anything but; them things come out juicier than any baked bird can. Sister coming through with that mac. Only having a few people come over (some members of the extended family tested positive), so we’re gonna have to do a LOT of plate dropoffs with all the extra turkey we’re about to hav.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. People just gotta get hip to frying these turkeys man. Hoping everyone in the fam recovers well and y'all have a safe dinner, dude!
Since no olds telling me what I can and can't make, I'm about to inject my turkey right now with a Cajun butter mixture. Throwing it on the smoker tomorrow morning. I'll take smoked turkey over any other method any time. Scallion cheddar cornbread stuffing. Cheesy ass mashed potatoes with fontina and sage. Brussel sprouts with pickled shallots. And for the pièce de résistance, I got a PIECAKEN for dessert bc fuck2020.
I’m grilling a turkey for my family but Dana wants me to drop one in the fryer. Mikey send me the recipe to marinate it. I already have them sitting in the brine over night. Happy Thanksgiving, peace!
For the last 4-5 years, my mother in law has been cooking a ham in addition to the turkey, so I will be tearing into that, along with the mac and cheese and mashed potatoes. Getting pretty excited!!
Living in Spain it's been a whirlwind of Amazon and crazy niche online stores to get all the fixings for the big meal tomorrow (I hate Stovetop but my girls love it and need it with the can of cranberry jelly). So besides being grateful to online stores, I'm grateful to this newsletter for giving me the material to slightly impress my teenage son!
Living in Tokyo, getting a turkey is tricky - best way I knew was having a friend who could get on a US Navy/Army base, because they bring American foods in - and then preparing that in what passes for ovens here is even harder. So nothing today, might mess around and spend the day cooking Saturday instead, but considering COVID is rising here I don't think we'll be able to get a last-minute Friendsgiving together. Will have to plan it all out for next year instead!
Sending all those positive vibes to all you Americans doing thanksgiving!
Thank you fam!
Thanksgiving Eve = pie + prep day. Making apple, pumpkin, and cherry pie today (normally I’d do more but it’s just our household this year). Brining the turkey in a cinnamon/orange/allspice/cloves spice mix. And prepping the cornbread dressing. All the sides happen tomorrow: sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and both canned and fresh cranberry sauce (my family calls me basic for loving canned cranberries, but what can I say it’s delicious).
Steaks, sausage, lobster tails and chicken drumsticks. It’s just me, my wife and our son so we’re going hard on the grill.
Canadian Thanksgiving was last month so nothing special happening here. You guys have a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your friends and family! 🦃🎉 Smoking our Turkey. Start the brine soak this afternoon and the 10 hour smoke starts extra early tomorrow morning.
Masala butter roasted turkey. Yes, it will taste even better than it sounds.
We (the wife & I) typically go back to our home town for Thanksgiving since were from the same place and our families are both generally there but due to this year we're staying home and just keeping it to our selves and the dog. We got a spiral turkey & ham from Honey Baked Ham, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, corn bread, sweet potatoes.....and I think that might be it. We got enough of each item for a few people so we're looking to put in about 10k calories per day for a few days here. Diet starts Monday.
Frying two turkeys tomorrow. Second year in a row of frying. Never doing anything but; them things come out juicier than any baked bird can. Sister coming through with that mac. Only having a few people come over (some members of the extended family tested positive), so we’re gonna have to do a LOT of plate dropoffs with all the extra turkey we’re about to hav.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. People just gotta get hip to frying these turkeys man. Hoping everyone in the fam recovers well and y'all have a safe dinner, dude!
Since no olds telling me what I can and can't make, I'm about to inject my turkey right now with a Cajun butter mixture. Throwing it on the smoker tomorrow morning. I'll take smoked turkey over any other method any time. Scallion cheddar cornbread stuffing. Cheesy ass mashed potatoes with fontina and sage. Brussel sprouts with pickled shallots. And for the pièce de résistance, I got a PIECAKEN for dessert bc fuck2020.
I’m grilling a turkey for my family but Dana wants me to drop one in the fryer. Mikey send me the recipe to marinate it. I already have them sitting in the brine over night. Happy Thanksgiving, peace!
Lol I just need the Mac and Cheese, Stuffing and Mash and we good!
For the last 4-5 years, my mother in law has been cooking a ham in addition to the turkey, so I will be tearing into that, along with the mac and cheese and mashed potatoes. Getting pretty excited!!
I am making a new mac 'n cheese recipe after not liking the one I tried with velveeta last year!
Living in Spain it's been a whirlwind of Amazon and crazy niche online stores to get all the fixings for the big meal tomorrow (I hate Stovetop but my girls love it and need it with the can of cranberry jelly). So besides being grateful to online stores, I'm grateful to this newsletter for giving me the material to slightly impress my teenage son!
Chicken - smoked and roasted. Turkey ain’t it.
Chris, buddy, I'm telling you. FRY IT. It's amazing. And I hate turkey.
Living in Tokyo, getting a turkey is tricky - best way I knew was having a friend who could get on a US Navy/Army base, because they bring American foods in - and then preparing that in what passes for ovens here is even harder. So nothing today, might mess around and spend the day cooking Saturday instead, but considering COVID is rising here I don't think we'll be able to get a last-minute Friendsgiving together. Will have to plan it all out for next year instead!