tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post7996278829143666679..comments2015-08-04T11:22:09.720-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Rambling: Woman Versus Turkey. Avert Your Eyes, Please.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-8528488916417666372011-11-25T17:16:50.747-06:002011-11-25T17:16:50.747-06:00LOL this was fun - thanks for sharing! I'm lu...LOL this was fun - thanks for sharing! I'm lucky in that my husband deep fries our turkey. But the first year he did one, yes, he fried it with the neck and giblets inside! This year, I was able to keep the kitchen in pretty good shape - thankfully, all I had to prepare was green beans, biscuits, and gravy. Not too messy!Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-29049641596338866382011-11-24T20:30:33.317-06:002011-11-24T20:30:33.317-06:00Back in the day when lost souls congregated at my ...Back in the day when lost souls congregated at my house for the holidays, Jack cooked the turkey, and he was good at it. He insisted on more side dishes than we could eat, usually including Maryland crab cakes and oyster dressing, and he wasn't much good at cleaning the kitchen (we once found an elderly cat asleep on the sink with her head inside the skeletal turkey), but it was fun.<br /><br />Nowadays I spend most holidays with my neighbor, her daughter, and a few friends, usually at the wonderful buffet at South Shore Harbor. This afternoon I ate small portions of about twenty per cent of the food on offer and still came away stuffed. In my own kitchen (which is both small and open), I opened cottage cheese and blackberries for my breakfast, and cat food for Nutmeg, and washed a handful of dishes. No mess. No football. Took a nap with Nutmeg. Maybe I'll have a little pumpkin cheesecake ice cream later. Wonder if I can lose five pounds before Christmas.Kay Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110717056625274954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-7713122996360896082011-11-24T12:35:22.484-06:002011-11-24T12:35:22.484-06:00I'm a mess maker and I STILL cook the neck and...I'm a mess maker and I STILL cook the neck and giblets in the turkey. I have no idea why.Teresa M. wenhttp://www.teresamowen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-7717147768878935312011-11-24T07:18:45.542-06:002011-11-24T07:18:45.542-06:00Too funny, Pat! The visuals had me laughing out lo...Too funny, Pat! The visuals had me laughing out loud. I'm a clean as you go on the rare occasion that I cook.Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-52745820173548488382011-11-23T17:28:38.385-06:002011-11-23T17:28:38.385-06:00Pat, you're making frou-frou salad way healthi...Pat, you're making frou-frou salad way healthier than it is. Try canned fruit cocktail drained, marshmallows and cool whip as the base...the variables are instant pudding(pistachio for the green sort)or some sort of jello, I think. I'm too afraid to ask because I know it's nothing found in nature. <br /><br />Have a wonderful day tomorrow!!Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-82888739120152854202011-11-23T15:13:00.296-06:002011-11-23T15:13:00.296-06:00I've baked the giblets inside once before too-...I've baked the giblets inside once before too--rite of passage, i suppose!<br />This year I am happy to be a guest in my sister's home!<br />:)<br />Have a happy one!Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-78248517979146292822011-11-23T11:43:13.938-06:002011-11-23T11:43:13.938-06:00Lark, you're a good sport. If I'd been tol...Lark, you're a good sport. If I'd been told , even gently, that I had a one-hour window to get my first from-scratch Thanksgiving dinner on and off the table, I might have thrown frou-frou salad.<br /><br />I do appreciate the fact your husband's family puts pressure on football teams rather than food preparers. Have fun tomorrow. <br /><br />What's froufrou salad? I picture mandarin orange segments, sliced almonds, sour cream, and miniature marshmallows. Am I close?Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-55392034435346349252011-11-23T11:29:08.581-06:002011-11-23T11:29:08.581-06:00I'm glad you're laughing, Vicky. My cats h...I'm glad you're laughing, Vicky. My cats have been doing a lot of stretching, lately. I think they're warming up for Countertop Leap Day.<br /><br />Shannon, you were born into a wise and practical family. This year, I bought a Cheesecake Factory pumpkin cheesecake at Sam's. I'm grateful for shortcuts.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-86931176795025149922011-11-23T10:24:13.611-06:002011-11-23T10:24:13.611-06:00Hilarious post I can totally relate to! My first t...Hilarious post I can totally relate to! My first turkey was a 30 lb frozen "bonus" from my husband's boss that took forever to thaw.<br /><br />I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for years but have passed the baton to my sister-in-law (thank, God!) The first year I cooked for my husband's family I did a full-blown Martha Stewart production--everything from scratch and very elaborate--that I started preparing on Tuesday by shopping, cooking pumpkins and polishing silver. When the family arrived, I was gently informed I had a 1-hour window to get the food on the table and for us to eat before the football game started. I quickly realized this was not a gourmand, savor-every-dish-for-its-fresh-ingredients-and-presentation crowd. So for the last couple years, my S-I-L cooks or buys the turkey and we all bring items.(My mother-in-law believes that two versions of frou-frou salad are the key to a proper Texas holiday meal.)Everyone is stress-free and happy and unoffended when the football fans head for the TV or off to College Station.<br /><br />I'm a very tidy cook but grateful for my current separate-room kitchen. Since my husband started cooking a couple years ago, I much prefer enjoying the wonderful meal without having to see the mountain of pans and bowls waiting for me to clean up afterwards.Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-7564988621284095422011-11-23T09:16:02.335-06:002011-11-23T09:16:02.335-06:00LOL! Okay, I'd do the same thing if it was my ...LOL! Okay, I'd do the same thing if it was my last stick of butter :-) I have managed to duck the responsibility of actually cooking the turkey so far as my family prefers Honey Baked Ham. Your post just made me grateful for that!shannon espositohttp://murderinparadise.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-79042091812679578202011-11-23T08:44:24.182-06:002011-11-23T08:44:24.182-06:00OMG, that was hilarious! Last stick of butter ......OMG, that was hilarious! Last stick of butter ....I'm still laughing.Vicky Dreilinghttp://www.vickydreiling.comnoreply@blogger.com