Food & Drink What ya cooking for Thanksgiving?

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I ended up with a 16lb turkey which is overkill for 2 of us but I'll repurpose it and freeze most of it.

I'm doing a Cajun/Creole Thanksgiving for my first as a citizen. Rubbing and smoking the turkey after brining and all the injecting etc from silly o'clock in the morning. And I've never made it before but Cornbread Dressing (stuffing) and Cajun rice dressing with some roast potatoes (as originally Brits we still like beef dripping roasties and maybe some parmesan asparagus.

And I'll do the cranberry, port and orange sauce tomozzles.
 
Not sure yet. Mom and Dad invited me over(I live 10 minutes away) but Mom is in a wheelchair till her knee surgery in December so she's not ambulatory. Dad is useless in the kitchen and I don't want Mom to exert herself so I'm not sure what our plan is.
 
Not sure yet. Mom and Dad invited me over(I live 10 minutes away) but Mom is in a wheelchair till her knee surgery in December so she's not ambulatory. Dad is useless in the kitchen and I don't want Mom to exert herself so I'm not sure what our plan is.
Every grocery store has a Thanksgiving set of everything you just put in the oven easy peasy with instructions so you could do it for them with no massive hassle for any of you. Sure she'd just like to enjoy your company rather than a big tearing your hair out fiasco. No need for anything fancy. All pre packaged bung in the oven and microwave.

Knee surgery's no doozy though, indeed.
 
We're frying a 17lb Turkey

Green Bean casserole, (took me 4 trys to correctly spell casserole)

Sweet Potato casserole

Yam

Mashed Potatoes and gravy
As in deep fat frying? What sort of fryer have you got?! Haha. I'm happy I swapped my upright smoker out for a lengthway one but still going to spatchcock it.
 
Every grocery store has a Thanksgiving set of everything you just put in the oven easy peasy with instructions so you could do it for them with no massive hassle for any of you. Sure she'd just like to enjoy your company rather than a big tearing your hair out fiasco. No need for anything fancy. All pre packaged bung in the oven and microwave.

Knee surgery's no doozy though, indeed.
She had her other knee done a few years ago so she knows what she's in for. Her arthritis is so bad now and she has an aneurysm near her heart and has a MAC infection. But she soldiers on. Way tougher than I am.
 
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As in deep fat frying? What sort of fryer have you got?! Haha. I'm happy I swapped my upright smoker out for a lengthway one but still going to spatchcock it.
We use Peanut Oil usually


Our fryer is similar to this one

You just gotta be careful dropping it in there lol

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The last few years I've been getting the small heat and serve meal from Cracker Barrel. I'll add a few things with it.
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We use Peanut Oil usually


Our fryer is similar to this one

You just gotta be careful dropping it in there lol

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I admire you for dropping it, I think I'd be wearing kevlar. I haven't done a 16lb before but at least with a smoker with a thermometer on there I know what's going on.
 
We always do fried turkey and crawfish bisque (stuffed heads not the soup). Dressing.... all the sides. Its good stuff
 
She had her other knee done a few years ago so she knows what she's in for. Her arthritis is so bad now and she has an aneurysm near her heart and has a MAC infection. But she soldiers on. Way tougher than I am.
Jeesh.
She's going to need a lot of looking after. My hip replacements were a doddle compared to knees, I'm sure she'll be thankful having fresh ones when she's healed up but it's going to be a slog.

So yeah, just get your local Safeway/Kroger/wherever to do the work for you and enjoy the day together.
 
We always do fried turkey and crawfish bisque (stuffed heads not the soup). Dressing.... all the sides. Its good stuff
I think the only thing authentic about mine is that I've made my own Andouille and I went to New Orleans a couple of decades ago but I just fancied something new and interesting.
 
I think the only thing authentic about mine is that I've made my own Andouille and I went to New Orleans a couple of decades ago but I just fancied something new and interesting.
That's awesome! I fully support the coonass menu agenda. Never made andouille. Savoy's is as good as you get commercially. Well done gal
 
That's awesome! I fully support the coonass menu agenda. Never made andouille. Savoy's is as good as you get commercially. Well done gal
I missed British sausages so bought a meat grinder and sausage stuffer for the upright Kitchen Aid. Pretty easy to make if you can be arsed. I Amazon the sausage casings, once you start fucking around with different flavours and meat to fat ratio it becomes addictive...and don't we all love a good weiner ;)
 
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