Something I'm not digging this commercial season: seeing the great Maria Bamford in commercials for Target. I'm not saying they're inaccurate, but I am saying that they actually make a pretty good case to avoid shopping in stores like Target anytime soon.
I WAS BUSY GETTING MY TURKEY DAY FOOD PREPPED AND MISSED THE PARADE. AND ALSO I DON'T HAVE CABLE SO CAN'T WATCH IT.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED; I JUST TOOK THE TURKEY PARTS OUT OF THE BRINE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY AIR DRYING THE FRIDGE. I WILL BE SMOKING THEM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE CRANBERRY SAUCE IS CURRENTLY ON THE STOVE AND SHOULD BE FINISHED IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
I'm on the Amtrak to Seattle (super civilized! Amtrak is kicking butt today) and having not watched the parade for decades, this is highly entertaining. I imagine all these people running & dancing & screaming down the street. With occasional marching bands. Aren't there giant balloons? Will there be motorcycles? Firetrucks?
not Mel: You may want to rethink. "Preheat oven to 225 degrees F. Temperature control is critical since the turducken is so massive that it has to be cooked slowly at a low temperature to prevent burning the outside of the turducken before the interior is cooked."
Chef Paul Prudhomme also says 225 for 8 hours, then "let rest" an hour before serving. Interior temp should be 165 or higher. (Maybe you have a smaller turducken that won't take as long, I don't know.)
I'm enjoying a proud Thanksgiving tradition: reading and occasionally internetting while the rest of the family chops, brines, bakes and whatever.
Inspired by Joneser, I'll be liveblogging my book:
PAGE 23: "The evil sexy lady lawyer badgers the cake. She's a real bitch. She says, 'You sit there all sweet and scrumptious, and you expect us to believe that you are fat free?'"
I am reading another Highland romance novel and watching The Gilmore Girls. I am getting them all confused.
"Luke's smouldering sexuality was visibly apparent in the way his kilt hung from his muscular man hips and the swagger with which he poured coffee for Rory and Lorelai".
I'll have to fly to New York next year so I can watch this without the commercials. Why can't PBS air it commercial-free with, say, Rick Steves and Gwen Ifill doing commentary?
I am watching Friday Night Lights, which marks the first time I have EVER voluntarily watched football on Thanksgiving. There is a 28-poud-turkey in the fridge that my roommate slaughtered at the farm she works at; it is the biggest turkey I've ever seen and it smells fucking delicious. My contribution to dinner—chesnut stuffing and brussels sprouts—is made; at some point I have to exchange my sweatpants for regular pants but otherwise there's nothing to do but eat. This is my favorite holiday.
PAGE 66: "And parents, it's never too early to talk to your kids about the dangers of obtaining live bears and sharks, or pitting them against each other in a real duel."
Otherwise, I don't really need anyone to make the case for me that Target should be avoided unless we're out of cleaning supplies or toilet paper.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED; I JUST TOOK THE TURKEY PARTS OUT OF THE BRINE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY AIR DRYING THE FRIDGE. I WILL BE SMOKING THEM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE CRANBERRY SAUCE IS CURRENTLY ON THE STOVE AND SHOULD BE FINISHED IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
WHAT'S EVERYONE ELSE COOKING?
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Poultry/Tur…
Chef Paul Prudhomme also says 225 for 8 hours, then "let rest" an hour before serving. Interior temp should be 165 or higher. (Maybe you have a smaller turducken that won't take as long, I don't know.)
http://www.chefpaul.com/site.php?pageID=30…
Inspired by Joneser, I'll be liveblogging my book:
PAGE 23: "The evil sexy lady lawyer badgers the cake. She's a real bitch. She says, 'You sit there all sweet and scrumptious, and you expect us to believe that you are fat free?'"
"Luke's smouldering sexuality was visibly apparent in the way his kilt hung from his muscular man hips and the swagger with which he poured coffee for Rory and Lorelai".
TV!
Happy thanksgiving, gang!
Great live blogging. Definitely better than watching the parade.
Ashton Kutcher is absolutely a douche.
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HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
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