Thanksgiving prep has started...

...late.  Set an alarm on my phone to put the turkey breast in the fridge this morning to thaw.  Didn't notice the alarm was set to PM instead of AM.

Not really a big deal.  Will finish thawing in the brine tomorrow night.

You’re having peacock for Thanksgiving? Sounds scrumptious.

We’re doing a Prime Rib so not a lot of prep but I will make the mashed potatoes and polenta tomorrow night.

duffy munn wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:You’re having peacock for Thanksgiving? Sounds scrumptious.

It all about the brine

Never whine about the brine.

Motown Spartan wrote:We’re doing a Prime Rib so not a lot of prep but I will make the mashed potatoes and polenta tomorrow night.

Poor cow is going to get cold with a big ol’ hole in its side.

The GreenWays will enjoy halibut with either pecans or more likely pistachios.

tGreenWay wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:We’re doing a Prime Rib so not a lot of prep but I will make the mashed potatoes and polenta tomorrow night.

Poor cow is going to get cold with a big ol’ hole in its side.

Delicious delicious cow hole.

I bought 12 pounds of brussel sprouts yesterday.
Also kielbasa and kraut. But that's for my side of the family's Thanksgiving on Saturday.
I'm ready to stuff myself all weekend long. And maybe eat a lot too.

Dendrobates wrote:I bought 12 pounds of brussel sprouts yesterday.
Also kielbasa and kraut. But that's for my side of the family's Thanksgiving on Saturday.
I'm ready to stuff myself all weekend long. And maybe eat a lot too.

But wtf are you doing with 12 lbs of BS?

The Pantry wrote:...late.  Set an alarm on my phone to put the turkey breast in the fridge this morning to thaw.  Didn't notice the alarm was set to PM instead of AM.

Not really a big deal.  Will finish thawing in the brine tomorrow night.

Frozen turkey, really? I thought you were a food snob.

DWags wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:I bought 12 pounds of brussel sprouts yesterday.
Also kielbasa and kraut. But that's for my side of the family's Thanksgiving on Saturday.
I'm ready to stuff myself all weekend long. And maybe eat a lot too.

But wtf are you doing with 12 lbs of BS?

For the in-laws Thanksgiving. There's always a lot of people.
I'm making bacon and maple syrup roasted brussel sprouts.

Pantry, how is the food at peacocks? I've driven past it so many times, and I have always wonder how good it is.

Dendrobates wrote:I bought 12 pounds of brussel sprouts yesterday.
Also kielbasa and kraut. But that's for my side of the family's Thanksgiving on Saturday.
I'm ready to stuff myself all weekend long. And maybe eat a lot too.

Sounds gassy.

Family Thanksgiving at my sisters - probably taking my SO's bread rolls, a fav of everyone.

Cranking up the cranberries later.

I mean...who doesn't love cranberries!

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:I bought 12 pounds of brussel sprouts yesterday.
Also kielbasa and kraut. But that's for my side of the family's Thanksgiving on Saturday.
I'm ready to stuff myself all weekend long. And maybe eat a lot too.

Sounds gassy.

Yeah, not sure I'd want to be hanging around Dendro and Nevets for the game on Thursday night.

I want to make enchiladas, beans, rice and margaritas for Thanksgiving, but my wife is too traditional. So we're having lasagna.

Welp the Mrs DWags has just informed me she is Covid positive. She’s absolutely weeping upstairs.  My 86 year old mom and her parents can’t come over. We have two turkeys and a shit load of food. It seems like I’m going to be driving one Turkey to my brothers in Troy and one to my sister in laws in Warren.  I’ll stop and grab a prime rib I guess. We were planning for 20. Now I think it’s gonna be three. My eldest works in the medical and her boyfriend is a doctor who is doing his residency and works Friday Saturday Sunday. They cant come over

I don’t mind the food and that stuff, but my wife is weeping and saying “it’s all my fault”.  Fuuuuucccckkkk.  She’s heartbroken.  

Any suggestions to cheer her up besides jewelry?

DWags wrote:Welp the Mrs DWags has just informed me she is Covid positive. She’s absolutely weeping upstairs.  My 86 year old mom and her parents can’t come over. We have two turkeys and a shit load of food. It seems like I’m going to be driving one Turkey to my brothers in Troy and one to my sister in laws in Warren.  I’ll stop and grab a prime rib I guess. We were planning for 20. Now I think it’s gonna be three. My eldest works in the medical and her boyfriend is a doctor who is doing his residency and works Friday Saturday Sunday. They cant come over

I don’t mind the food and that stuff, but my wife is weeping and saying “it’s all my fault”.  Fuuuuucccckkkk.  She’s heartbroken.  

Any suggestions to cheer her up besides jewelry?

Crap. Sorry to hear that D Wags. I hope she has minimal symptoms and gets past it quickly.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:...late.  Set an alarm on my phone to put the turkey breast in the fridge this morning to thaw.  Didn't notice the alarm was set to PM instead of AM.

Not really a big deal.  Will finish thawing in the brine tomorrow night.

Frozen turkey, really?  I thought you were a food snob.

Usually order fresh from that place but didn't feel like fighting the crowds Thanksgiving week.  Mon, Tue, Wed pick up days before TG the place is a zoo.

Nothing wrong with their frozen birds.

DWags wrote:Welp the Mrs DWags has just informed me she is Covid positive. She’s absolutely weeping upstairs.  My 86 year old mom and her parents can’t come over. We have two turkeys and a shit load of food. It seems like I’m going to be driving one Turkey to my brothers in Troy and one to my sister in laws in Warren.  I’ll stop and grab a prime rib I guess. We were planning for 20. Now I think it’s gonna be three. My eldest works in the medical and her boyfriend is a doctor who is doing his residency and works Friday Saturday Sunday. They cant come over

I don’t mind the food and that stuff, but my wife is weeping and saying “it’s all my fault”.  Fuuuuucccckkkk.  She’s heartbroken.  

Any suggestions to cheer her up besides jewelry?

Oh man, I can feel her pain.
I don't suppose someone gathering up the meal handing it out to family in to go boxes?

As for cheering her up....
Maybe do something around the house, or an errand, that she either has to nag you to do normally. Or is a chore that she hates doing.
And jewelry .

Dendrobates wrote:Pantry, how is the food at peacocks? I've driven past it so many times, and I have always wonder how good it is.

Best poultry in town. They supply a number of restaurants also. Nice little shop with great service. Been going there over 30 years. They sell pretty much all varieties of Uncle Peter's pasty. You should stop and check it out sometime.