I'm making a pumpkin, sweet potato soup with roasted chilis and coconut cream

hmmm and a couple of cranberry relishes

I also started brining the turkey last night
12 bottles of dark beer, a gallon of apple cider and a bunch of herbs and spices

11/21/2007 12:23:00 PM

Heading over to my moms but i'm making the mashed potatoes, squash casserole and bringing some wine and beer.

i love thanksgiving

11/21/2007 12:24:03 PM

deviled eggs
stuffing
peanut butter chocolate pie (i think...haven't decided yet)
mashed potatoes
biscuits
something else...gotta figure out what

my mom and sister are bringing turkey, pies, gravy, green beans, brussel sprouts, and broccoli casserole

[Edited on November 21, 2007 at 12:25 PM. Reason : dljs]

11/21/2007 12:25:27 PM

I have to make corn bread for church tonight (yuck), 2 sweet potato casseroles (one for each grandma's house), and some kind of desert. I'm going to have to start cooking this afternoon sometime.

11/21/2007 12:26:08 PM

Not shit.

I'll be working 11 hours.

11/21/2007 12:26:16 PM

turkey

11/21/2007 12:26:32 PM

pumpkin cheesecake
some sort of soup with sweet potato maybe?

11/21/2007 12:28:45 PM

sweet potato biscuits

11/21/2007 12:29:41 PM

nothing

11/21/2007 12:29:46 PM

And while I'm messing up the kitchen that i just cleaned, i'm gonna make the pumpkin bread that I have been meaning to make for months.

And I'm sure some of that will be had, too, so it can be considered 'for thanksgiving'

[Edited on November 21, 2007 at 12:30 PM. Reason : lkjfd]

11/21/2007 12:30:39 PM

nothing

[Edited on November 21, 2007 at 12:31 PM. Reason : ^how bout makin my cookies ho]

11/21/2007 12:31:01 PM

a hang over

11/21/2007 12:38:01 PM

crescent rolls and

Quote :

"a hangover"

11/21/2007 12:38:28 PM

we're hosting thxgiving this year - "we're" making everything except for the honey baked ham my mom is bringing and my grandma is making the broccoli and cheese

i made an oreo cheesecake last night - going to begin brining the turkey tonight

11/21/2007 12:38:53 PM

seriously though, this is my first year doing the turkey, any advice?

11/21/2007 12:39:13 PM

make ham instead

11/21/2007 12:40:13 PM

not a goddamn thing, I've got women to cook for me

11/21/2007 12:40:50 PM

hmmm not a bad idea, how much does a honey baked ham cost?

11/21/2007 12:41:25 PM

Zucchini bread

11/21/2007 12:41:52 PM

whatever you do, PLEASE brine the turkey!!!!
and here:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_8389,00.html

11/21/2007 12:42:09 PM

i'm making the green bean casserole and frying the turkey

11/21/2007 12:44:10 PM

How do you brine a turkey?

11/21/2007 12:44:15 PM

ya my mom is suppose to show me how to brine a turkey tomorrow

11/21/2007 12:44:58 PM

go to the recipe
basically you put the turkey in salt water with a bunch of other goodies thrown in
it makes the turkey really really flavorful

11/21/2007 12:45:59 PM

Sweet

11/21/2007 12:47:30 PM

brined turkey

11/21/2007 12:49:18 PM

My mom called me at work Monday:

"I told your dad to get a 10-12lb turkey. Guess what size turkey he got?!?!"
"I dunno, mom...6?"
"20lbs! TWENTY FREAKING POUNDS! Besides thawing this thing, I don't know if it's gonna fit in the oven!"

I so wanted to tell her "if you'd quit keeping jews in your oven, you'd have room for a turkey"

11/21/2007 12:49:54 PM

I'll probably make a few people laugh, make my stomach grow, and make a friday morning hangover

I dunno if the ladies will let me cook anything

11/21/2007 12:50:28 PM

LOL

11/21/2007 12:51:28 PM

I'll make some hot chocolate for my gf.

11/21/2007 12:53:39 PM

i wish my family drank for thanksgiving


maybe thats why theyre so functional

11/21/2007 12:54:49 PM

saps you should start brining your turkey now if you can

24 hours is a reasonable time to spend in the brine

11/21/2007 1:00:33 PM

well this turkey is for a thanksgiving dinner on sunday, so ill start on saturday

[Edited on November 21, 2007 at 1:04 PM. Reason : but im totally excited about making my first turkey and this whole brining thing as well]

11/21/2007 1:02:17 PM

i am making turkey, chestnut dressing, green beans with pearl onions, glazed carrots, scalloped potatoes, sweet potato souffle, and pecan pie


i am making the turkey from frozen to cooked in one day, 5 hrs in the oven, because i have nowhere to let it thaw and i can't find a fresh one (in montreal)


i'm doing this on friday so i'm gonna go grocery shopping tonight and get started on everything tomorrow

11/21/2007 1:06:04 PM

thaw it in your sink with cool water running over it

I bet they have sinks in Canada, eh?

11/21/2007 1:17:30 PM

^

11/21/2007 1:17:48 PM

Black and Tans

11/21/2007 1:22:07 PM

oatmeal cookies and probably irish coffee.

I hope the ABC store is open after 6pm so I can get some jameson

11/21/2007 1:23:17 PM

I've also been conscripted to fix my sister's laptop

anybody got an iso of the Dell recovery cd?

11/21/2007 1:23:36 PM

Quote :

"you should thaw it in a sink with cold water!"

how many freaking hours would that take? there's only one kitchen sink in this apartment for 5 people to use. i have already decided how i will cook my bird. there's no reason it won't work.
about.com says so! http://busycooks.about.com/od/thanksgiving/a/cookfrozenturke.htm

i do plan on basting my bird with butter and spices and crap. but even if it turns out dry and tasteless, it should be nostalgic of many turkey dinners in the past....


i should note that i haven't even bought the damn thing yet because there is literally nowhere to put it. maybe i could just leave it outside....

11/21/2007 1:28:26 PM

stick the turkey in a bucket or bus tub and run water in your bathroom tub over it if you want to keep the kitchen free

it should take a couple of hours

I'm telling you this because you WANT to brine it

11/21/2007 1:34:33 PM

i don't care about your fad way of cooking turkey. omg it was only rediscovered 3 years ago and its the best thing ever! i don't suck alton browns dick, he is a good cook but he isn't a god and semen just doesn't go with turkey anyway.


looking at your recipe, you probably paid as much for the brine as the turkey. my budget is stretched as it is, and if everybody drinks the beer before they eat the turkey they wont care if it isnt the maximum moisture and flavor that one could possibly find in a turkey. i'll save the extra flavor for the gravy

11/21/2007 1:41:54 PM

I only cook every other Thanksgiving and this is my Thanksgiving off. I'll be doing Christmas this year.

11/21/2007 1:44:09 PM

so... is your vagina bleeding?

11/21/2007 1:44:43 PM

i don't have a vagina. just another set of teeth. teeth that can't wait to sink into some turkey!

11/21/2007 1:46:45 PM

Quote :

"ooking at your recipe, you probably paid as much for the brine as the turkey."

Bull. Fucking. Shit.

[Edited on November 21, 2007 at 1:47 PM. Reason : esp if you have a kitchen with essentials: like peppercorns and kosher or sea salt]

11/21/2007 1:46:48 PM

turkey
cornbread
peas
mashed potatoes



lots and lots of jello

11/21/2007 1:47:03 PM

11/21/2007 1:47:49 PM

nothing

11/21/2007 1:48:09 PM

you don't HAVE to use beer for your brine... I did because I've done this before and its goddamn delicious

hell you could just use WATER and salt

11/21/2007 1:48:16 PM