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Julie Bove > wrote:
> > "jay" > wrote in message news ![]() >> On 10/30/18 6:42 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote: >>> For both Thanksgiving and Christms I always print out the following >>> and put in a ring binder. Having that in front of me allows for >>> additions, deletions, and miscellaneous other notes. The printouts >>> include: >>> >>> Menu >>> >>> List of every recipe, or instructions for making something that >>> doesn't actually have a recipe. >>> >>> List of ingredients for each recipe. Shopping list included. >>> >>> Timetable for everything that has to be made, whether it's on a prior >>> day or time of day that anything has to be cooked. >>> >>> I've been doing this for years, and it has saved me from many an >>> issue when putting everything together. The best part of it is that >>> I don't havae to think about it. It's all there in front of me. >>> >>> I wonder if any of this would work for anyone else? >>> >> You are very organized. Me not so much. Do you cook separate TG meals for >> the two of you? May try a prepared take out turkey dinner from the local >> cafeteria chain. Feeling kinda lazy about it all. > > We got a Boston Market meal one year. It was good but we would have liked > more food. > > I mail ordered a meal one year. Was upset because it came with a whole > turkey and it was only supposed to be the breast. The meat was cooked but it > needed a reheat in the oven. I had no pan large enough. Bought a foil > roasting pan that turned out to be too flimsy. To make matters worse, I > pierced the pan with a knife when trying to slice it. I had a juicy mess in > the oven, all over the top of the stove, the floor. > > The turkey tasted fine. There was just far too much of it. None of us are > big turkey lovers. One meal and perhaps leftovers for another are fine. > > But the sides and the dessert? Not appealing. The potatoes had weird stuff > in them like egg whites and soy bean oil. I wound up tossing all of the > sides out as nobody ate any beyond the first bite. So... I paid a ton of > money for this meal and we all went hungry. > > This year I'm going to do what I've done in years past. Get some cheap boxed > stuffing, then make it up with additional onion, carrot and celery to lessen > the carbs. I'll get some good quality sliced turkey breast with no nitrates. > Then roll the stuffing up in the slices of meat, smother in gravy and bake. > I can even assemble this the night before. I can then buy or make whatever > sides I choose. Last year I did a cheese platter. We all love cheese so that > went over well. And for whatever reason, everyone else loves crescent rolls. > I can live without those. I have also done a baked pumpkin dish that was > like a pie without a crust. I usually make two. One with pecans on top and > one without. Need to look at recipes and see if I can make this without egg. > > There will likely only be four of us and we are casual diners so it will not > be a big deal. > > If ever there is a next time, put the flimsy disposable roasting pan on top of a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet. |
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