So...whats for dinner?

LeeA

Oh dear.

A few facts & figures about rats as food

http://blog.serialcooking.com/2009/01/23/friday-weird-recipes-series-lets-cook-rat-like-chicken/

Moonflwr912

LeeA, put the mouse down and back away from the computer slowly....... Lol!

LeeA

Very punny, Moonflwr!  

Happy Thanksgiving!

debbie6122

eeck!!!

Kay_G

Love the sense of humor everyone has. Bedo, I missed the post of where you were, but it is great to see you back. You bring out the humor in everyone. Hope everything is okay.



Happy Thanksgiving one and all!

susan_02143

Gobble Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Enjoy a day surrounded by good food, friends and family.

*susan*

auntienance

I'm thinking stir fry. Or mince mouse pie. Susan, always the gourmet ;-)

deborye

Moonflwr912

Happy Thanksgiving,

Have a great Feast!

Much love to all,

Enjoy your roast Beast!

Kaara

Michelle:  As I said on your FB page...it looks great!  I would never know it was a wig it looks so natural!  Is it real hair?  Who is the maker?

Off to DD's shortly for the big feast!  I'm at an all time low weight wise, so I intend to enjoy everything today...even dessert!  DD is making red velvet cake...my favorite....also DGS's favorite!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving everyone!

eric95us

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.



Eric

eric95us

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.



Eric

Laurie08

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I was laughing at all the mouse recipes!!

Soooooooo full.  All of the food was wonderful.  Dh and I make a great team in the kitchen.  He does so much of it with me when we have big dinners like this.  We both cook and we both clean.  Maybe because when we met he was a cook and I was a waitress?  Dh and the boys just headed to the nighbors to play for awhile.  I am enjoying a quiet house.  Im pooped!  But....I am looking forward to a turkey sandwich later tonight ;P

carolehalston

Happy Thanksgiving to all.  Enjoying a glass of wine now that the dishes are all washed and the dining table is reduced to its normal size.  Our company was gone by 4pm and dh and I sprang into action.  Gave away as much food as I could but there are still leftovers.  No pies, though.  I sent them home with my mother. 

Tomorrow dh is making turkey carcass soup, my favorite turkey dish.  Back on WW.

Laurie08

Carol- Turkey carcass soup?  Can you give more info?  Today as DH cleaned all the meat off the turkey he asked me if I wanted to keep the carcass for anything.  I said - yuck- no.  All the bones gross me out!!  Now I feel I may have missed an opportunity...

auntienance

Laurie, the carcass makes a really rich and flavorful broth. It's a great way to feast on the remains.

susan_02143

Oh roasted turkey carcass is bony gold! We only ate half of the turkey so I have a few days before I can make my turkey stock.

It was a lovely day. Great mix of people; the conversation flowed. Though so many people were talking it got REALLY loud. Every year these people eat less and less. I am taking notes. Pretty soon I will just serve seeds and nuts with lots of wine.

Hope everyone's day was as joyful as mine.

*susan*

eric95us

I have a fairly large stock pot. Once I get the meat cut off the bones, I put the broken up to fit bones into the stock pot, cover with water, cover and simmer overnight. Strain out the chunks and let the liquid cool and skim off the fat.



And a great turkey stock.

susan_02143

Spotted on chowhound! A tortiere discussion: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/333961

I break up the carcass, as much as possible, toss it into my oval dutch oven, add water, and put it into a 180 degree oven for as long as it needs. The stock is great for paste e fagioli soup, and tetrazzini [loved my husband, me? eh.] It is in some ways, the best part of Thanksgiving.

*susan*

carolehalston

You save all the bones when you're carving the turkey and put the entire carcass in a large stock pot with water, chopped celery, onions, carrots and canned tomatoes, s & p.  Gently simmer until the bones are clean.  Let cool.  Remove the bones and any objectionable bits.  At this point the liquid is delicious.  Throw in some egg noodles and let those cook until tender.  Serve your turkey noodle soup with some crusty bread.

We got this recipe many years ago when dh and I were working at a ski resort in Vermont, the first year we were married.  We cooked our first turkey and didn't know about the giblets in the neck.  We roasted those along with the turkey!  We've been making this soup ever since.  Sometimes when we aren't hosting a holiday meal and a turkey is on the menu, we bring the carcass home.  It pains us to see a good carcass thrown in the garbage! 

I think cannelini beans would be good in the soup, too, but we've never added them.

chabba

We had a great dinner at the community Thanksgiving sponsored by the Senior Center. Lions Club and the Ramada Inn.  We served over 280 plates, 20 home deliveries, I don't know how many take outs for "the shut in neighbor, friend, etc.", and a few "can I take some home for supper?" I made over 10 gallons of gravy.  We also had to prepare all the green beans and sweet potatoes for the dinner.  All the chores were divided into teams and it worked beautifully, everything went smoothly even though most of us had never met before. 

chabba

Oh, and I didn't take all the carcasses.  There were 14 but I only have 10 of them (some were only 10, 11 lbs) to cook tomorrow.

Lacey12

Okay, I am now feeling regretful that I had DH put the carcass in a garbage bag, totally forgetting that I have in the past used it for a tasty vegetable pastina soup ( my mom's easy recipe). Part of my motivation tonight was to end my relationship with the turkey that did not sufficiently thaw in our downstairs refridge ( truth be told, DH clearly stashed it next to the freezing element) thus needed much coaxing to get to an edible temp this afternoon! After dinner, as I took the meat off, I kept running into parts that were clearly less well cooked, so I was more than ready to say goodbye to the bird. Hope you all enjoy your turkey carcass soups!



Laurie, can I rent your DH for next T-giv? This task of being the only family member who can prep meals in this house really pooped me out today. A kitchen buddy sounds divine! In fairness, DS2 did lots of clean up, and DH will do anything I ask....just does NOT cook anything but breakfast food. So I found out that doing Thanksgiving for even a very small family gathering is still a lot of work.....maybe I am just getting old.....or need a few good night's sleep! Some good news is that my first effort at a from scratch pumpkin pie was delish....and so easy to make.



Tomorrow morning DH and DS2 will head to the South Shore to play golf with some family friends, and I will meet up later with DH and our friends to have dinner at Alma Nove, the newish restaurant of the Wahlberg brothers.

I will be taking a break from cooking tomorrow....:)

debbie6122

Heres what I do with my Turkey carcass It's kind of a minestrone type soup but so good.

1 meaty turkey carcass -- cut apart
1 tablespoon instant chicken bouillon granules
1 bay leaf
2 cups cabbage -- shredded
1 can stewed tomatoes -- cut up (14 1/2 oz.)
1 can great northern beans -- drained (15 oz.)
1 can garbanzo beans -- drained (15 oz.)
1 large onion -- chopped
1 clove garlic -- minced
1/4 cup snipped parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil -- crushed

Combine turkey, bouillon, bay leaf, and 7 cups water. Bring to
boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 1 hour. Remove turkey
carcass; cool. Remove meat from bones and chop. Discard
bones. Strain broth. Return broth and turkey to pan. Stir in
cabbage, undrained tomatoes, beans, onion, garlic, parsley,
basil, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover; simmer 25-30 minutes. Serve with crusty bread.

Laurie- Kudos with DH helping you in the kitchen, mine asks If I need anything
just about the time I 'm done.

Chabba- Sounds like you worked hard in the kitchen today, that's a lot of people
serve. You are a awesome person.

Lacey- Sorry your turkey didn't turn out as planned. Have a great time tomorrow.

So grateful for stretch pants I ate way to much! Food was excellent had a nice
but was ready for company to leave. I had to take a nap now ready for pie! Hope
everyone had a nice Thanks-giving!

Moonflwr912

My DD and DDIL made the dinner. I only had to make two pies. Everything was wonderful. And I didn't have to plan anything. Or do anything but show up. The boys did the dishes, the girls put everything away. Bliss! Got to talk to my other DD in PA too. As good as it gets if she isn't actually here! LOL. Hope everyone is feeling better, and get a good nite sleep. Much love to all.

Monica

Tazzy

Michelle:  that colour suits you so well and so does the style.   You look so good.  

Arrived safe and sound in the UK.   Being looked after well by Mum and loving every minute.

Hugs to all xxxx

Kaara

Sounds like everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We always gave the turkey carcass to my DS #1's MIL as she uses it to make turkey soup, but she was back in Equador this year so it went into the garbage.

DD prepared a wonderful meal as always, but when we got there she informed me that both her diswasher and disposal were on the blink, so I donned rubber gloves and did the dishes by hand.  It wasn't so bad...we used the DW as a drying rack..LOL!  It seems we used every pot and piece of silverware in the entire house yesterday!  The highlight of the day was spending time with my DGD's and DGS's...they are delights!  I had all but 2 of them there yesterday.  One was in Hawaii and the other was in Pa with her other GP's.

Today I'm cleaning house and putting up the rest of the Xmas decorations.  I already have the tree up, but somehow I can't put Xmas wreaths on the door until after Thanksgiving...it just doesn't seem right.  We don't do outside lights anymore.  Black Friday shopping is out for me...I just don't do it...hate the crowds.

Enjoy your BF day everyone!

carolehalston

Debbie, your carcass soup sounds good, too. 

Chabba, that must be a good feeling to serve T. dinner to such a large group of people who really appreciate a good meal.

Kaara, you're a good-natured person to wash all the dishes.

I have a golf game this morning at 8:40.  The weather is mild but by late afternoon a front is supposed to be coming through.  No rain, though, which we could use.  Tomorrow the high will only be 62 degrees F. 

Did not step on the scales this morning! 

Probably will not venture out to any stores today.  DH has been badgering me to go to Hobby Lobby and buy a lighted Christmas tree he saw there.  I want a "skinny" tree that doesn't take up too much space.   Gave away the old tree which wasn't lighted and had lived up in the attic for several years without being used.  Since I'm serving the Christmas meal this year (sister's house flooded during Isaac), I'll put up a tree.   Maybe buy a few poinsettias.  My motto is "the more you put up, the more you have to take down!" 

Happy Friday to all.

auntienance

I'm very fortunate that my DDIL is a chef by trade, so she loves not being the main cook at my house and is very happy to be my sous chef. DH and DS are the dishwashers.



Our garbage disposal sprang 3 leaks wednesday so I have to put up with a bucket under it until Monday. This is the second time a garbage disposal has gone bad on us at Thanksgiving. Who would have thought.



Sounds like everyone had a great holiday. Hope you did too Eric. I'm so not ready for Christmas though. I'm still mourning the loss of summer!

bedo

Thanks for all your Mouse Menus!  I think I will enjoy them with a nice Pinot Grigio....:O

Chabba, that is so much food I can't even picture it!  It is so good that so many enjoyed it.

I'm glad that everyone had such a great holiday, it sounds like!

I ate sooo much I'm still not hungry

Today will be very productive.  Pay bills  Clean house  Practice for 1/2 hour  Walk to tailor  Contact financial planner Snooze  I hope all those places are open.  Have a good day everyone!