/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13258273
why do you type like such a faggot? no one talks like this in person

>north georgia mts

>western nc

sounds comfy as fuck

is your sister a prissy cunt as well?

I did a 3 month stint in a rehab about an hour from Asheville some years back.

evaporated milk works, as does raw garlic, grated, egg yolks, cream cheese, and if you want to be fancy, sodium hexametaphosphate, to guarantee your sauce will emulsify

>>13258281
>you type an OP on 4chan differently than you would talk
>i can't handle background info on a Thanksgiving thread in between my McChicken threads

Fuck off, faggot

>>13258283
I don't have a sister. I think I've seen you show up in the threads with your sodium hexametaphosphate stuff but I'm not going to use that. I am going to probably use ground mustard, maybe a shake or two of worcestershire, MAYBE some egg and maybe some cream cheese. I'll be up there at the house on Monday night and I'm gonna do a workshop run-through with the mac. If there is enough interest in this thread maybe I'll post the steps. Regardless, I'll monitor the thread.

>>13258273
>”stuffing”

/thread
somebody get the lights, I’ll close the door

>>13258326
>muh memes
It's not my fault you have never cooked a turkey with stuffing that didn't make everyone sick. Either elaborate on your aversion to stuffing and suggest an alternative or just be a faggot and regurgitate /ck/ platitudes like a little hivemind faggot

>>13258326
Only true faggots call it "dressing"

>>13258372
While I appreciate your attack on that hopeless faggot, the distinction is in the name. "Stuffing" is actually prepared and then literally stuffed into the turkey's cavity and cooked with the turkey so it absorbs all of the juices. "Dressing" is basically glorified cornbread that the maker has to beg the person doing the turkey to borrow some drippings and/or stock to keep it moist. Both can be good, but in my opinion and experience, stuffing is better. Once the turkey is done, take the stuffing out and throw it in a pan and put it in the oven on broil to get the crispiness.

>squash casserole

why

>>13258445
I agree that it's kind of dumb, but it's my aunt Carrie's recipe and it's tied to her memories of Thanksgivings growing up, so who am I to deny her the chance to make that once-a-year recipe for her own nostalgia? In the South, a lot of casseroles often just mean throwing some vegetables into a pan with butter, onions, cheese, milk and topped with Ritz crackers or something. Like I said, I'm in charge of the turkey, mashed potatoes, and the mac and cheese.

>>13258273
What kind of stuffing/dressing are you making? I usually make an oyster dressing in a separate casserole dish since oysters cooked as long as a turkey cooks would end up overcooking them.

>>13258369
only Yankee filth and carpetbaggers call it “stuffing”
regardless of where you cook your wet bread, it’s properly referred to as “dressing”
now pardon me, and bless your heart, while I sit back with my refreshing glass of sweet tea and contemplate how
much better America would be without coasties and imports fucking it up

>>13258768
Dressing goes on top, stuffing goes inside. It is very intuitive terminology. I don't know why your part of the world gets confused about it.

>>13258623
Pretty simple recipe...just some aromatics, some herbs, some bread crumbs, and into the bird it goes.

>>13258768
It's literally not called "dressing" if you stuff it into the bird. God, listen to you...you're so mad. Calm down, faggot. "Stuffing" vs "Dressing" is literally not a north vs. south thing. Grow up and expand your mind a little bit.

>>13258784
Thank you. Can you believe this guy?

norman rockwell made repulsive "art"

>>13258834
sorry, couldn’t hear you too well over on this side of the Mason-Dixon...what were you saying about lox and bagels? or was that muttering about avocado toast and how to get the crumbs out of your manicured beard? wasn’t paying attention

>>13258768
>>13258834
>>13258870
I think >>>/qst/ is the roleplaying board

>>13258273
OP your Mac and cheese sounds fine except I would use heavy cream or whole milk instead of evaporated milk. Also consider adding a softer cheese like a washed rind or bloomy and mixing in ricotta or curds just before you pop it in the oven to get that big cheesy stretch.

Im hosting this year. I'm making the turkey, stuffing (dressing), and gravey. I'm also considering doing appetizers possibly something easily prepared the day before like cod cakes so I can just shallow fry and serve. I'm gonna brine my fresh bird in buttermilk. Any thoughts? Oh I'm also going to attend another Thanksgiving party tomorrow. I'm making the stuffing and Mac and cheese for that.

Anybody have a good vegetarian dressing recipe? I need to make some for the hosts of where I am going this year.

>what are your Thanksgiving memories

Thanksgiving food is by far my favorite holiday food. I don't know how some people don't like turkey but whatever.

But as a kid, we would always have it at my aunt's house, and she would invite her family. So it was a bunch of people I didn't know and saw once a year and didn't even like. And because there were so many people, I couldn't eat a lot because I had to save food for others. So, every year, as soon as I got home, I would eat something because I was hungry. How pathetic.

So I could never enjoy Thanksgiving despite it being my favorite food holiday. Thank Christ I haven't seen those people in years.

In short, OP, just use Velveeta mac and cheese. You can't do better.

>>13258930
Bread, vegetable stock, poultry seasoning. I use eggs, too, not sure if your whack job mentally ill vegetarian hosts eat eggs.

>>13258273
I'll probably just have sandwich or something...
Why did I click on this thread?
;_;

Just myself for thanksgiving weekend. Debating whether to do a lamb roast or ham. Side of mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted root veggies, and garlic bread, with pumpkin pie for desert.

Goddamn, manchild
You cooked for me so good I almost said
I love you

>>13258902
I've never brined the whole turkey in buttermilk but I have done that with chickens. It seems like it would work? Thanks for the tips about the mac and cheese though. I'm not as big about the stretchy cheese part as I am about a creamy sauce, but I'll probably just stick to heavy cream/whole milk instead of evaporated milk.

>>13259022
Sounds pretty sad, anon. Hopefully you can have better Thanksgivings in the future.
>velveeta mac and cheese. you can't do better
Just no. And yes I can.

>>13259086
You clicked on this thread because it's comfy. What kind of sandwich will you have?

>>13259138
Sounds like a pretty cozy Thanksgiving weekend for yourself. I'd go with the lamb. I love the rest of your menu. Maybe do some parsnips, carrots, and potatoes?

>>13259167
I love you more, anon. Come see meeee

would chicken pot pie be considered a side dish or a main?

>>13258281
Writing is different from talking because it lacks the vocal and visual cues. You will also find phone manner tends to be different from face to face conversation for the lack of visual cues.

>>13259710
It would definitely be a main dish. If you do it, then make sure you do it right. Don't cut corners. Make your own stock and make your own dough for the crust. This is my go-to recipe that I've done for years and it always turns out amazing and is always worth the effort.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-pot-pie-367732

>>13259789
Thanks for that, Captain Obvious. Do you have anything to contribute to this thread/topic or are you just basically a hall monitor on an anonymous cooking board screeching about how people type?

I've been tasked with bringing a salad or veggie to the office potluck. What's something simple I can whip together that's good at room temp?

>>13259912
>Thanks for that, Captain Obvious. Do you have anything to contribute to this thread/topic or are you just basically a hall monitor on an anonymous cooking board screeching about how people type?
Why am I the one being singled out here? I am not happy about this extremely unfair treatment. He did it first.

>>13259912
Aww. There's already going to be a main dish. Normally I used bullion but I always make my own crust. I guess ill just make some mashed potatoes or roasted vegetables.

>>13260001
Are you dead set on making your own? There's some salads you can buy at your local grocery store that will have everything you need to make a salad, dressing, add-ons, etc.

>>13259912
>criticizing the provision of an answer to a question that was asked
I'm picturing what life must be like for you, and it makes me sad. I hope things work out in the future.

for cooking the turkey, how is everyone going to go about it?
i was thinking of making the stuffing, with sausage and veggies, message salt pepper and paprika all over turkey with a little oil. stuff turkey with stuffing and place a lemon in the butt.
this sound good? ive never cooked a turkey before but i have plenty of chickens

Here's my menu

>roast turkey, Ramsay'smethod (https://youtu.be/e5PFXhdfVT8))
>duck l'orange
>garlic mashed potatoes (with buttermilk and cream cheese and parsley)
>spaghetti squash
>green bean casserole
>sweet potatoes w/marshmallows on top
>yeast rolls
>pecan, pumpkin, and apple pies
>crudites

Gonna be a good one, boys
>

>>13260297
wow that looks super good. i will make this turkey now.

>>13260264
Stuff the bird with an onion and other aromatics and use these to make the dressing on the side when you're done. Also put some thin slices of butter under the skin. Spatchcock or alternatively cook breast side down the first half and then turn over and finish breast side up.

>>13260011
Well don't be unhappy...you got DOUBLE DUBS!!
>>13260001
>almost quads
Maybe do something like a pesto or a charcuterie if you're not too lazy/poor

>>13260156
I'm sure it will be great, anon

>>13260185
Me too, anon.

Sounds good. I tend to shy away from sausage in the stuffing because the turkey will already provide enough flavor. Definitely wet brine the turkey for about 24-36 hours after thawed. Rub it completely dry. Maybe use some of your paprika and mix it into some softened butter then rub this butter mixture beneath the skin. Make sure you have a proper roasting pan. All in all if you're going to do a whole turkey for Thanksgiving...or ever....just do your homework and research the process.

>>13260297
>13260297
>Gordon Ramsay
>Duck l'orange
>the rest of your menu

Fuck yeah, man. The only issue I have with your menu is the marshmallows on the sweet potatoes...they're already SWEET potatoes, no? But sounds delicious. Thanks for the reminder of the Gordon Ramsay turkey video.

what can I bring to really wow my suburban white step-mom in front of my wife?

>>13260415
Collard greens. Wypipo lose their minds at it.

>>13260419
Basically any recipe good?

>>13260415
Your wife's black boyfriend

>>13260370
>>>13260011 #
>Well don't be unhappy...you got DOUBLE DUBS!!
>>>13260001 #
>>almost quads
>Maybe do something like a pesto or a charcuterie if you're not too lazy/poor

>>>/r/eddit

>>13260492
Wow how do you handle yourself day to day being such a cool 4channer?

>>13260354
I usually did it my dad's way, which was a typical Turkey. But the whole lemons and onions that make the gravy, plus the bacon wrap sounds so delish, I gotta do it. (sorry dad).

>marshmallows on the sweet potatoes...they're already SWEET potatoes, no?
You rite, you rite. Its more of a tradition than anything. Last year they got under the broiler, lit up and we about had a house fire, but we got that out and they turned out okay. Happy Thanksgiving, anon

>>13260449
Not black, but yes. They are good no matter how you do them. If you are north of Mason dixon, just serve them as a "green casserole" and they will R-A-V-E

>>13260419
Only when you bring out the obligatory bottle of tabasco sauce with a devious, sinister grin and they start quivering in a licentious fright.

daily reminder that macaroni and cheese is not a thanksgiving dish

>>13260861
That's why I bought a torch this year.

I also make my own marshmallows.

Your Mac n cheese description sounds good. Maybe too much different cheeses. But I've one Mac n cheese secret to share. Use some sodium citrate instead of bechamel sauce. Bechamel sauce is normally required to melt the cheese while keeping it together. With sodium citrate you can do that with water to have more cheese and less milk flavor
See https://modernistcuisine.com/recipes/silky-smooth-macaroni-and-cheese/

>>13260893
K?

>>13258273
do you guys track calories on thanksgiving?

>>13260933
How do you make your own shmallows? Very curious

>>13260934
Sodium citrate tastes like ass.

If you already going to the trouble of buying chemicals, get sodium hexametaphosphate. You use less and it has no taste.

>>13260943
Heat corn syrup and sugar and I think some water up in a skillet until it hits soft ball stage I think. Basically cook a sugar syup to temp and then pour it into soft-peak whipped egg whites I think. Then u add vanilla and pour it into a greased loaf pan lined with parchment, cool and then slice into cubes or whatever you want.

>>13260952
Sounds like a lot of work for thanksgiving day. Might try it another time

>>13258281
kill yourself tranny

>>13260297
Sounds wonderful, until you ruined thanksgiving with spaghetti squash. Use a butternut squash so your guests can be honest when they say everything was delicious.

>>13261192
Wouldn’t be thanksgiving at my house without death threats either.

>>13261161
It is just heating shit up in a pan, putting eggs in a stand mixer, and then mixing the two and then cooling.

It isn't that hard and it sure tastes better than the bagged kind.

Menu for my family of 12

>turkey
>ham
>mashed potatoes
>brussels sprouts
>cranberry sauce
>stuffed mushrooms
>mac and cheese
>sweet potato casserole
>sweet potato rolls
>baked brie
>cornbread dressing
>green beans
>deviled eggs

Dessert

>pecan pie
>apple pie
>cherry pie
>pumpkin cheesecake
>pumpkin pie

>>13258273
why are you eating mac and cheese over the age of 12

>>13261546
Sounds awesome, anon. Where do you live? Do you have a lot of people that like ham? No fans here.

Dropping some other anons brussel sprout dressing recipe from the other day. Sounds awesome to me but the wife doesn't like Brussels so, gonna go with a traditional dressing. Maybe you'll dig it

>>13258273
I haven't had Thanksgiving in the place where I was living in more than 30 years. This year will be no different.

I picked up some spare ribs today. Gonna make pic related for Thanksgiving dinner. If anyone has any suggestions on how to season it id really appreciate it. Im also making chocolate mousse for dessert

>>13258273
>whispers of green beans
>I'm going to bring my laptop
>I hope this thread lives and comes with me
>be part of my Thanksgiving week

haha my sides. OP are you going to set a table setting for your laptop and have this thread open?

>>13259086
mental retardation would be my guess. I've clicked on the odd thread because the picture was intriging etc. but to bother typing out a reply and solving the captcha is pretty fucking stupid

Long and tragic story short, my family aren't doing TG this year, fuck'em.
However, I'm having a Sadsgiving meal on my own.
Planned menu: turkey breast and homemade gravy, collards with onion and bacon, mashed potato with rutabaga, butter-braised baby-cut carrots, homemade cranberry sauce and green cabbage leaves stuffed with homemade bread-dressing.

A typical menu for my family before tragedy struck:
canned cranberry sauce, sauteed green beans (and/or asparagus) in souffle, box-stuffing stuffed into mushroom caps and roasted in the oven, pilaf, mashed potato made from flake and margarine, mixed vegetables pakora and dry af. whole roast turkey with a slurry-thickened """""""""gravy.""""""""

The only tragic thing about past TGs is that my dad, who's mother was from Asia (and so he learned that sort of cooking), can't cook American food for shit and insists on cooking most of TG, hence all the canned shit and slurry gravy.

Thoughts on either menu?

How should I dry brine and roast the turkey?
>>13260297
Weird I'm doing a very similar line-up.

>>13264665
Your menu sounds good but why so much food for one person?

>>13261546
Sounds good except for the brie

>>13262548
Is a crown roast made with spare ribs ? I’ve only seen it premade at grocery stores.

>>13264814
Thanks. Leftovers are good. In fact, I'm doing a lot of it ahead of time, like the collards, the dressing, the stock for gravy and the steamed cabbage leaves. Day of, I'll season and roast the breast, make the gravy, steam and mash the potato and rutabaga, and, finally, stuff and bake the cabbage leaves. The carrots and cranberry sauce will be prepared shortly before eating since they take basically no time.

This is going to be my first time cooking for thanksgiving and I need some help- what the hell do I do with the turkey?

My thoughts are:
>defrost in cold water today
>dry brine with herbs and spices tonight or tomorrow until wednesday afternoon
>put turkey in oven on wednesday afternoon (do I wash off the dry brine?) on low heat
>cook on low heat overnight, turn up heat an hour or two before serving for crispy skin

Thoughts? Is this a viable turkey strategy, or will it end in disaster?

>>13264955
Rather than rinse off the dry brine (wtf, I thought it was called a rub; are they two different things?), you should simply just salt carefully. This is assuming that rub/dry brine are interchangeable. I've never come across the term 'dry brine' before.

It is time for the aunts to get into another drunken fisticuffs. They are in their seventies now. Should be a good one.

>>13264976
What I'm going to do as far as the "dry brine" goes is basically cover the turkey in a layer of salt with spices, like how you do it with duck confit. I think that a rub serves a different purpose, i.e. to season, while a dry brine is supposed to affect the moisture content and texture of the bird.

>>13258281
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mgolAsc8tAk

>>13265016
Well, do you rinse the dry brine from a duck confit? I wouldn't know cuz I though confit was slow cooked in oil so as to cook off the moisture and dry out the duck.

>>13265386
Okay, so I looked it up and meat confit has to be salted prior to the slow cooking. I'd had no idea cuz in my country, we don't confit any meats. The most common types of confit we make are peppers, mushrooms and onions.
Sorry about that.
Anyway, is the salt rinsed off the meat before confit or not?

>>13265386
I don't remember honestly. I do dry brine whole duck every so often, and I wash off the salt but some parts of the duck end up being way too salty. Not sure what I'm doing wrong there, I'm pretty sure you're supposed to leave it on to begin with.

Does anybody know if apple cinnamon ice cream works? Is it a problem with the apples oxidizing? I could just try apple butter or something like that.

>>13265428
I've had apple ice cream, but never had much success making it without adulterants IE agar, to help with thickening. Same as any ice cream I make that isn't made from a fleshy fruit, like mango, banana, strawberry or peaches.

When I've made apple ice cream, it wasn't oxidised, but that's likely because I strain the apples after blitzing it with the milk and cream.

>>13264665
>box-stuffing stuffed into mushroom caps and roasted in the oven
I never thought of that. I may try that, and add some sauteed garlic to the stuffing and maybe some fresh parsley

>>13260001
Pears wrapped in prosciutto; burrata with olive oil, chopped basil, pepper, coarse salt, and sliced baguette; veggie sticks with dips like ricotta with salt, pepper, and lemon or orange zest.

CAN I PUT AN APPLE INTO THE CAVITY OF THE TURKEY?

I'm doing a leg of lamb with fig jam. I'm torn between slow cooking or roasting it. Any tips? It was pretty expensive so I don't want to fuck up too hard.

We're having green beans and mashed potatoes with gravy from the lamb too. I'm not certain if I'm cooking for 2 or 5 this year. Either way there's plenty of food for everyone involved.

>>13266954
cook leg of lamb just as you would do with any other bone-in meat IE about 45 min/kg at 180c. if it's boneless, I'd rec cheating with some tenderiser powder just so you could have it rare, like a roast beef. if you don't like your meat rare or the leg isn't boneless, it'd be great braised IE potroast that shit.

>>13263013
>it's impossible to spend entire Thanksgiving week at a mountain house with family and have your laptop

Anon...

>>13266954
Lamb with fig jam? Never heard of that

>>13266538
No why the fuck would you even want to do that?

>>13263013
No he’s gonna stream dinner using his iPhone over YouTube. Just remember to give us the link anon.

>>13266538

Probably yes. You do something similar with pork loins, and I imagine adding a bit of an apple hint to the gravy would be pretty nice.

Honestly though I think turkeys benefit from more bitter/sour fruits (it's why cranberries work well), which is why most recipes recommend a citrus fruit. Try it though if you want anon and let us know.

>>13267088
Pretty common, akshully. It's really rather a classic combination, perhaps as much as mint jelly. It's typically thinned a bit with wine (usually port, but any ol' red will do). and cooked in a pan on the hob before serving alongside the lamb.

>>13265428
You have to cook the apple cinnamon filling and cornstarch together to 165F on a stovetop and dice the apples finely or blend them after cooking.

>>13262269

I live in the Midwest, we have a huge ham every year and everybody always loves it.

Thanks for the recipe btw, looks amazing.

>>13264825
Do you not like brie? I've never had it before but a co-worker recommended it to me so I figured I'd give it a go.

Bought a 24-pound turkey from a local farmer I know. I'm so excited to make it but the one thing that concerns me is that I'm doing Thanksgiving with my girlfriend's family and her parents are bougie cucks who only buy from Whole Foods. They're already concerned about the "safety" of the bird since it wasn't bought from a corporate grocery store. In any case it will probably be the best turkey I've had and I will eat it for a week after.

Thanksgiving's gonna be alone this year. GF is flying back to the hometown, and theres family drama on my end so I didn't want to fly back. But at least I have you anons....right?

might just drink a bottle of wild turkey

>>13267780
I've had thanksgivings like this.
I would usually end up working, or get together with other friends. Some of my friends families welcome other people too. I would make sure to contact a handful of my friends to secure some of their leftovers.

Family stresses me out.

>>13266538
YES

>>13267780
>>13267834
Stick around, anons. We can have a little Thanksgiving for all of us ITT

Lads, my mom will be cooking Thanksgiving for 16 people and she's an awful cook. She won't listen to any advice and is a bad hostess. What do I do? This is going to be a disaster.

Has anyone here ever slow-roasted a turkey? How did you do it? How did it turn out?

>>13267982
Roofy her wine spritzer and take over the kitchen.

>>13267908

It wouldn't be an authentic holiday thread here without an al/ck thread somewhere on the board.

All the women are doing the cooking this year, I only get to make a veggie platter, how do I impress?

"Oh anon its nice of you to try but I think grandmas recipe was better"
>proceeds to get 2 scoops of seconds
>Asks where it is when shes packing her leftovers
>Makes shitty comments to mom when told theres none left

>>13268965
Carrot and celery sticks, black and green olives, some ppl like broccoli, bread and butter gherkin pickles, and I like to cut some cheese and have some salami/prosciutto and maybe some crackers and baked brie.

I'm thinking of bringing a papaya salad. I know two family members are already bringing starches, so something lighter should help offset that

>>13258273
Dont use that fag pasta for mac n cheese. Theres a reason mac n cheese uses macaroni noodles. The tube shape is essential.

best baked mac n cheese recipe
roux>cream>bechamel>onion powder>garlic powder>paprika>dry mustard>sharp cheddar>swiss>parmesan>buttered dish>noodles>sauce>ritz crackers on top

>>13258273
Comfy thread OP.

Just going to my uncles house. He BBQs a turkey, but forces all the sides on other people. My mom says now "I have been making shit for 25 years, i'm tired of it." So now I have to make 4 fucking sides for T-day (mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce). I am also in charge of ALL of Christmas dinner too. My lazy fuckin family.

>>13267985
Isn't the traditional way to cook a turkey slow roasting?

OP here. Just arrived up to the mountain house. It's comfy AF here. I'm unloading groceries and unpacking everything. Will post more later tonight. I bought about 3 pounds of turkey wings that I'm going to use to build an excellent turkey stock tonight. I also went with gruyere and fontina cheese for the base of my mac and cheese sauce. Gonna bring some sharp white cheddar to the party too. I was even thinking of workshopping a small batch of it tonight.

It's nice and chilly and it's gonna be a great, comfy week up here. Be back later.

>>13269465
Sorry, I went with Orecchiette. I think it will be good as long as I don't overcook the pasta.

>>13258273
My family’s tradition is to have my affluent aunt with poor taste host thanksgiving where she forces us to eat weird shit no one actually wants like pumpkin squash soup and zucchini casserole along with the worst and driest rolls you’ve ever had but she insist they’re great because they’re from a high end grocery store. More than once I’ve ordered a pizza to her house because nothing she serves even approaches appetizing then my family gets mad at me for having the balls to say what they all know, “the food sucks”.

>>13269461
There's a green papaya salad recipe I absolutely adore, but I would be relentlessly shit on for bringing that to thanksgiving dinner because muh tradition. Would be lovely to have something fresh like that on the table anon, godspeed.

>>13270650
I've never brought anything before, so I have a lot of leeway for whatever I feel like. The worst case scenario is that I'm the only one who likes it, and I bring something different next year.

>>13270606
Butternut squash soup is great. It's a standard 1st course at my thanksgiving.

>>13270667
Are you one of my asshole relatives?

>>13270996
are you really just trailer trash?

>>13270606
>my family gets mad at me for having the balls to say what they all know
They probably do shit like that hoping to be left something in the will when she dies. They don't want your bratty ass fucking it up.

>>13270593
>fontina cheese
Fontina is underutilized. I like making small, gourmet pizzas with it instead of mozzarella, with toppings like thyme or rosemary, mushrooms, sausage.

>>13258273
I'm English and our Mac and cheese is always baked. Thin bechamel (relatively speaking) with lots of parmesan and cheddar, infuse the milk for the bechamel with onion, bay and nutmeg, a little cayenne is good too. It's very important not to overdo the pasta as it will cook further in the oven. Mozzarella, parmesan and cheddar topping, can add breadcrumbs and black pepper if you like. Bake on medium heat until golden brown, maybe 30 min if a decent size. It certainly won't be dry but I suppose what we know is what we like. I find American macaroni cheese disgusting desu. Basically pasta in a shit cheese sauce.

>>13258273
I’m fucked i’m fucked SHIT

>>13258273
Bought me a sexy fresh bird today lads. A 20 pounder. Bought oysters for the dressing too. Hnnnnnng Thursday gonna be lit AF senpai.

>>13271107
Asparagus fontina popover in a cast iron pan is patrician tier

>>13271009
Nope. Pretty well off.

>>13271551
Only niggers say dressing instead of stuffing

>>13271585
Dressing ≠ stuffing. Well, not exactly, anyway.
Stuffing is stuffed into something. Dressing is baked in a separate dish/tray and served alongside.
Only niggers don't know that distinction. Nigger.

>>13271551
You in New England? Although somehow my grandparents in Indiana made oyster dressing in Indiana since the 1940s. I have no idea how they learned about it.

>>13267096
Cause I have a fuck ton of apples lying around and I'm not making apple pie

>>13271585
Stfu NIGGER
>>13271702
Nah strangely enough it comes from the Oklahoma side of my family.

>>13271835
I wish my oklahoma side would stop bringing sweet potato anything

>>13271551
>oysters for the dressing
>>13271702
>oyster dressing

Is that really a thing? It seems like oysters, especially smoked oysters, would pretty much overwhelm the flavor of anything, especially a roasted bird

I want to make rolls or biscuits- what recipe should I use, or should I just pick up some pillsbury bullshit? I'm roasting a turkey and duck and so don't have too much control over the temperature either

>>13272436
It's a traditional American dish. My mennonite great-grandparents used to bring it to every Thanksgiving.
I would make it but it's definitely an acquired taste and doesn't pair too well with a bird.

>>13272558
I should add that oysters used to be a very popular ingredient and that they weren't necessarily smoked. You'll find "a pint of oysters [something about the liquid]" in a lot of old cookbooks.

>>13272572
I always assumed that the recipe arose because oysters used to be poor people food and the oysters we used as a kind of filler to add substance to the stuffing. I guess I should actually do research on it.

>>13272588
In David Copperfield a barrel of oysters is bought as a treat to serve guests after his first marriage, and are humiliated because they didn't have oyster knives.

>>13272596
No flatblade screwdrivers around? Not one of your attending bros can help just shuck all of them? It'll suck but there's a lot of tools that would make do and one or two skilled idiots could shuck them for others while they enjoyed the party.

i don’t have a close family, i don’t think there is anything planned. :( kinda sad about it but they might stop by. i think i will be making a savory bread puddin with mushroom, brie, and leeks/spinach/kale? i think. i have red/golden potatoes too.. and chicken and/or a pork loin, not sure what kind of marinade yet. i was thinking of a cobbler or hot fruit bake to go with vanilla ice cream. not sure what to do, i have 2 plums 1 & a half peaches, 2 pears and cranberries and 2 cans of pineapple.

>>13272614
You misunderstand. I am not a 19th century fictional character.

>>13272627
What a normie, wanting to be around your family. I see my mom once a year and haven't seen my brother in 4 years. I don't hate them, I just like to be by myself. Maybe it's my profound autism or cold, black hear. Anyway, enjoy your Thanksgiving as much as you can.

>>13272596
I haven't read that book in years. I don't remember that at all. I do remember someone eating bread and cheese in maybe Great Expectations, which put me in the mood for it.

>>13272631
Apologies. I was speaking in the wrong tense. This has been a harsh three weeks and I was questioning how a large party could not shuck oysters. Etiquette, overly sheltered/thoughtless guests, or just the fact that is fiction I suppose.

>>13272588
Nah, once preservation techniques like canning became more advanced then oyster became very trendy, perhaps even a staple. It's one of those weird food fads that's been forgotten with time but produced some great recipes that will probably go extinct soon

>>13272554
Better homes and gardens cook book has a good overnight rise dinner role recipe.

>>13272436
It's really a thing. You grind or mince them and it actually works pretty well if you make a very well seasoned stuffing.

>>13272554
>>13272678
The recipe for Parker House Rolls in the 1999 issue of Gourmet Magazine. Add extra sugar if you like them sweeter.

Guys I'm fucking retarded. I bought the wrong sweet potato. Can I use the white ones instead of orange for sweet potato casserole? Please don't bully its my first time making a side dish and the grocery store was so crowded and busy I got overwhelmed

>>13272919
What the fuck is a white sweet potato?

>>13260001
mixed greens, super thin sliced apples, blue cheese crumbles, candied walnuts, dried cranberries.

toss in raspberry vinaigrette, you've got a hit on your hands

>>13272941
Like the purple ones, except the skin matches the flesh in color.

I'm making pavochon, sausage/sage stuffing, smoked gouda + sharp cheddar mac (sodium citrate method), and a toffee/date/fig cake

>>13272947
Usually they're orangish color for classic sweer potats. Probably will be fine.

>>13272941
>>13272947
Yeah they have a red skin but the inside is white. I peeled one and sliced some off to bake but it isnt very sweet

>>13258653
cool, an Italian guy crying!!

>>13272971
Strange. They're normally sweeter than the orange ones in my experience.

>>13272919
>>13272947
Anon you didn’t get “white sweet potatoes”, you got regular potatoes. Good luck! Keep us posted

>>13273001
Theyre literally sweet potatoes but ok. Receipt says red sweet potato but i figured if i called them white, they wouldnt get confused with actual yams

>>13272988
I hope they end up that way desu. I got 34 people who demand this dish

>>13258768
4 generations of navy florabama here and I've never in my life heard someone call it dressing outside of this website

>>13260001
Beet/goat cheese/walnut salad

>>13272941
A yam

>>13271166
What are we looking at? Cheesecake?

We expected more updates OP

>>13274393
A pie. I accidentally used a cake tin.

Where are you sitting this thanksgiving?

The adults table or the kids table?

>>13274500
>tfw no kids table this year and I'll have to sit with my parents, aunt, and grandmother in an awkward as fuck tension filled dinner
I just need more booze.

>>13274491
how?

>>13274521
My mind was elsewhere and I don’t bake that much. Still tasted good.

Im thinking of making some carraway seed bread for the table this Thursday. Whats my best bet? Whole seeds in the bread? Ground up seeds in a grinder/blender? Soaked seeds overnight in water? Something else?

Thanks for any help.

>>13274518
Why would there be tension? I never get these fucking memes about awkward dinners. My family dinners are usually pretty great and filled with thoughtful conversation. The worst that happens is that the energy dies down once everyone comes down from the insulin spike and booze. Are you autistic anon?

Chillin this Thanksgiving with just my dad. We are having Duck, roasted veggies, some homemade bread I've made, wine and either some tarts or flan for dessert. Thinking of doing a soup as well before but who knows.

>>13274552
They honestly don't like each other much but are doing the dinner because they need to plan out how they're going to take care of my grandma (who doesn't want to be fussed over at all) as she gets older and we all split.

It's gonna be a good one!

>>13274562
Goodspeed lad.

>>13264955
>put turkey in oven on wednesday afternoon (do I wash off the dry brine?) on low heat
do you not eat thanksgiving dinner at 1:30pm like most americans?

>>13264976
iirc rubs aren't traditionally made with salt whereas a dry brine depends on salt but they're basically the same shit

>>13274562
Oh and I'm hosting btw and not autistic, in fact, I'm the most normal one from this side of the family which is why I'm hosting on neutral ground because my wife and I can actually keep things cordial. And I say awkward too because the three women (mom, grandma, aunt) are VERY passive aggressive with each other. After my grandpa died that whole side of the family went to shit because they only behaved under his stern leadership. He had a bunch of sisters too and they also went to shit without him calling them on the phone and chewing them out and telling them to knock off their petty passive aggressive bull shit.

My pops side of the family doesn't get together for Thanksgiving anymore because there's too many of us but we do Thanksgiving with one of his siblings sometimes and our whole family gets together once a year during the holidays and we rent a hall and have it catered.

>>13272682
I prefer to leave them whole so ypou occasionally get the a spoonful with a whole one. I use the liquor to moisten the bread so the oyster flavor is spread throughout.

My sister has the flu so she can't bring her family over. FUCKING BASED! Same Thanksgivings are truly kino. Gonna relax, enjoy the peaceful quit, and eat a calorie appropriate sized meal.

>>13274632
Interesting. I can't deviate from the family recipe tho or I'll cause an autistic shit fit from the f am.

>>13274500

Last Christmas, I sat on the back porch. It was a little cool, but otherwise fine. And very pleasant.

>>13274647
Understandable. It's the same in most families.

>>13274552
There’s always tension when someone brings politics to the table

I'm not a fan of stuffing, so the last few years I've stuffed my turkeys with macaroni and cheese instead. I highly recommend it, the mac n cheese comes out super savory and moist.

>>13275338
> not a fan of stuffing

thats like saying you dont like your mother

>doesnotcompute.jpg

>>13275338
wish I had a family to try this with

Im making mashed potatoes (and maybe mashed sweet potatoes). Should i just go basic milk and butter or are are there some must try recipes?

>>13275635

I get my results just mixing in butter. Don't try to add all the butter at once -- add butter, mash, add more butter, mash again, ..., until it comes out just like you want.

>>13275657
i was going to heat up milk and butter and gradually add them. They were out of whole milk though so i got reduced fat (like 40% reduced). Not sure how well that will turn out but we'll see. I know some people add mayo to their taters but i think id rather stick classic

>>13275670

I don't refrigerate the butter so it doesn't need any heating at all.

My southern in-laws have apparently never eaten sweet potatoes? It's my first year living in the south and I figured I should make something. I was going to make a strawberry rhubarb crisp but none of them have even heard of rhubarb so I figured I'd save that for another time and do something with sweet potatoes this time.
However, I don't really have any interesting recipes.
Does anyone have any good sweet potato dishes in their arsenal.

>>13275755
Strawberry Rhubarb is better and they will like it more, stick with that plan

>>13275775
Man, I haven't even checked if there's rhubarb anywhere near me.
Also, got any good recipes? I didn't bring any down with me and sifting through google can be daunting and impersonal.

>>13275874
This is what I've got in the family cookbook. Shouldn't be hard to add strawberries to it.

>>13275886
Marcy, that is a horrible Birthday dessert

>>13275755
Honestly, I would just do butter, salt, and pepper if they’ve never really had them before. Load ‘em up.

>>13258273
thanksgiving will end in out family when my mother-in-law dies. thanksgiving is a pointless overrated manufactured tradition designed to get people to buy food that they normally don't want.

fuck this holiday.

>>13276210
Stfu Thanksgiving is the best holiday.

>>13276227
no it's pointless. you're all a bunch of faggots for doing it.

>>13276239
The point is /comfy/ w/ family. You suck and no one loves you because you're a cunt.

>>13275670
>some people add mayo
Those people are Jews. Or, anyway, the only ones I know to do that are Jews. See, if ya follow kosher, ya can't eat traditionally-made mashed potatoes (IE made with butter) alongside chicken or turkey or whatever cuz butter is dairy and kosher law doesn't permit meat and dairy in the same meal.

You know what's good AF, though? Using mayo instead of butter as the rub on turkey. Srsly. idky, but it's way better with mayo. The skin crisps up great with butter but even better with mayo. Try it.

>>13276250
you're just jealous because I will soon be free of this pointless activity.

>>13276274
Even if I was the last person alive I'd still make Thanksgiving dinner for myself.

>>13276274
How does your wife feel about your excited anticipation of her mother's death?

>>13276263
I thought it didn't allow eggs with fowl either, though.

>>13276310
C'mon man we both know he's a faggot married to a man and they dislike the wholesome Thanksgiving because it reminds them they are genetic dead ends.

>>13276315
I'm more inclined to believe it's a gen x whiner. They literally appreciate nothing traditional, an entire generation who never learned about Chesterton's Fence and got divorced multiple times.

I bought my bird yesterday and started bringing today. Got mad a few times due to container selection and ice maker efficiency, but for the board, my brine recipe (for this 14ish lb turk)

8 qt water
150 g salt
150 g brown sugar
1 tsp each : rosemary, thyme, marjoram, red pepper flake.
4 bay leaves
1tablespoon whole peppercorns.

>>13276325
I hear brining is worse for getting the right texture than a dry rub, even beyond the annoyance of the method.

>>13276210
I wish my mother hadn't died. It tore my family apart. My parents don't even live in the US (I'm halfmerican; they live in my mom's country), but they came here every year for TG through mid January, spending it alternatingly between my place and my brother's. Now that she's dead, though, my dad's not coming anymore.
My brother won't come to my place for TG cuz he, his wife and my niece have a gazillion allergies and they worry I'll kill one of them somehow. I won't go to his place cuz they won't cook anything tasty because of said allergies + my brother is a pescetarian and my SiL is allergic to dairy so no meat and no mac and cheese and no mash with butter.
My dad was the only one with the patience to cook normal + allergy-friendly TG for us all.

I wish my mom was still alive. I thought I wouldn't miss the family togetherness, but honestly, I really fucking do. I wish I hadn't spent my youth chasing academia instead of building a family of my own to carry TG traditions on with.
You might feel the same when your MiL kicks the bucket. I hope you don't. It's an awful feeling. But I recommend you go to dinner on Thursday, you hug your wife and your in-laws and you make the best of the time you have.
Be kind. Be grateful. And be happy. You might regret it if you don't.

i'll eat whatever yall got, wow this is great, wow this is delicious. kek

>>13276312
Nothing says that you can't do that.

>>13276335
Hmm, looks like I was mixing the passage with something about not gathering eggs while their mother watches.

>>13276332
Good post. Sorry about your brother tho.

I have to go to work and I'm not even mad. Last year it was a complete disaster. My family fought earlier than usual so we didn't even get a chance to eat.

>>13276332
yeah, I lost a lot of people in about a 10 year span of death. so sorry nigga

>>13276374
>anon says his mom died
>/ck/ thinks the worst part of the story is that his brother's a glorified vegetarian
Never change, /ck/.

>when mummy knew you wouldn't be able to make turkey day but sends you stuff in the mail so you can get fat and die of diabeetus from thousands of miles away

>>13274500
It's the same table usually when it's done at our house cause everyone is at least teen aged unless an aunt brings over their grandchildren.

>>13276420
I mean everyone's mom is gonna die it's natural but it's more sad that while his brother is alive anon can't do holidays with him. Anons bro also sounds kinda annoying like he won't make compromises or stuff. I just inferred him to be an all around a hole.

>>13258273
I dont celebrate holidays that are based around genocide and expansion of the white race

>>13276512
Your loss

Any ideas on what to do for a mini thanksgiving. Its just gonna be my mom and me this year. I think she is gonna be feeling pretty shit since my grandma and my uncle died last year.

I am a 27 year old fuck up neet but maybe I can bring a frosty over to make her feel better?

>>13276512
cnn was trying to sell the peaceful loving indians who gave the white man everything line, kek. but i already read up on some of the history

>>13275338
how fat are you?

>>13276532
i think you just want to have sex with your own mom

>>13276532
>Any ideas on what to do for a mini thanksgiving.

If it were me:

Smoked turkey breast.
Yams or mashed potatoes.
Peas.
Preformed rolls to bake in the oven,

If you want an idea for an unusual desert combination that is very tasty, get some Kemp's lime sherbet and some strawberries. If not Kemp's, you need a lime sherbet that has a rather limey taste. Milder lime sherbets for this are completely blah.

Put a scoop of the lime sherbet in a bowl and fill the rest with sliced strawberries. Either one by themselves is good, but the combination is much, much better than the two individually.

Alternate: Go to a cafeteria if you have one nearby.

>>13276512
Damn, that's the only kind I do celebrate

>>13276263
No jews in my family so don't think it has anything to do with kosher. The mayo on the turkey does sounds like a good idea though. I'm not the one making the turkey though

This year, Republican Thanksgiving and Democratic Thanksgivings coincide.

President Lincoln, the first Republican President, declared Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday in November.

In October of 1939, President Roosevelt declared Thanksgiving to be the 4th Thursday of November in order to give the stores an extra week of shopping -- it was still the Great Depression.

So when there are five Thursdays, the 4th Thursday is Democratic Thanksgiving and the 5th Thursday is Republican Thanksgiving.

In 1939, the State of Texas celebrated two Thanksgivings. The Democrat Thanksgiving because that was the official Thanksgiving and the Republican Thanksgiving because the Texas A&M - University of Texas football game had already been scheduled and so they wanted to give everyone a chance to go to the game.

The extra week of shopping didn't help the merchants much.

>>13276637
oy vey
Lincoln didn't even pardon a Thanksgiving turkey, he pardoned a Christmas turkey.

I don’t know if my uncle will invite me to his in-laws’ dinner, since they have the traditional food plus a lot of Chinese food. I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m invited the day of, but I’m still cooking up my own meal just in case. I got a 13-pound bird ready to go on Thursday.

>>13276637
I'll take things that never happened and are /pol/tard fantasies for $1000, Alex.

>>13276332
I haven't laughed at a larp so hard in ages. Thx for the giggles.

>>13276637
Fuck demoshit thanksgiving.

>>13258273

>>13276504
Yeah, my brother is a bit of an asshole. Good catch. But he's still my brother and I'm still his, so I wish we could do TG together. If I go to his place, I can't even bring my own food to share so it's either tofurkey, a roast fish of some kind or nothing. Can't have stuffing because they think everything from a box will poison their daughter and they won't make it from leftover homemade bread because idkylol they just won't. And about everything poisoning my niece, I'm not even exaggerating. She's homeschooled because they think other kids will learn about her various allergies and use them to kill her.
Mashed potatoes made with margarine and oat milk is just fucking bad. If they /could/ eat dairy and actually made mac and cheese, they'd ruin it because they only eat whole wheat pasta and that shit tastes like an old shoe. If I go there, which by the way is a bit of a drive away from me, I'd have to starve the whole visit. And, as said, they won't come here cuz they think I'll kill someone through cross contamination. It's a no win situation. The only way we could have it together again is if my dad comes back to the US and does it. For some reason, they trust his "cooking" (I'm the anon from >>13264665) but not mine.

>>13276723
your brother is a cucked faggot, all that paranoia is 100% coming from his wife and hes letting her call all the shots...im guessing she had daddy/mommy issues growing up

How do I reheat mashed potatoes in an Instant Pot? I'll be making them on the stove top the day before.

>>13276769
Wow. Another right-on-the-nose guess. I like my SiL, but her relationship with her family (and, by extension, my brother's relationship with them) is definitely fucking bizarre. I won't get into how, exactly, but suffice to say, that guess was spot-on.

>>13276794
Just add a little milk to it and plop it in. As it heats up, the milk will evaporate back out, so it should fine, although idk how long that'll take in an InstantPot. Works fine in normal pan, at least.

>>13260941
No but I'm also not fat.

>>13261420
I thought there was gelatin in it, too. I watched a friend make it once and I seem to recall her blooming gelatin sheets for it.

>>13276819
knew it

>>13272919
We did it with white sweet potatoes one year instead of orange. It turned out okay, but it definitely needs baking for longer, or parboiling for longer as the yams are tougher.

>>13274491
You dumb mother fucker

>>13267780
Cracker Barrel is open and there will be other people there who are alone for one reason for another.

>>13258273
>The only thing I'm kind of nervous about is the mac-and-cheese. In my experience, most mac recipes that are designed for the oven end up dry. I think I'm going to just wing it with the mac and cheese. I am going to make a roux with butter and flour, then make a thin bechamel sauce using possibly evaporated milk. Then I'm going to melt in some gruyere, fontina, montery jack cheese as well as spike it with some parmesan and/or white cheddar. Then I'm just gonna cook some noodles (I'm thinking Orecchiette), and just make it almost as though it's a stove-top and just bake it at the last second.
Those are a little starchy. I wouldn't...
I make good Mac all the time. It's luscious and never dry. For a 3qt casserole (I use a round pyrex with lid so I can see the noodles bubbling and done), 1 lb box of Barilla Cellentani, which is a rigate spiral tube, perfect to hold sauce. Cooked al dente. I dice 1 small onion into copious butter and sweat til soft (no color). To make roux, add 1 heaping 1-2 Tbsp of flour to butter and onions in nonstick, and cook til flour cooked down, again no color, and add half n half (my coffee creamer) about 3/4 cup. Eyeball it! Grate in exactly 3/4th lb of sharp new york cheddar block and remove from heat, stir in 1/2 tsp of either cayenne, black pepper or mustard powder. Fold into to noodles, and add another .25lb (the rest of the block of cheddar), and any other additional cheese you wish, from gouda to what you have on hand. Think sharp, because the noodles are bland. Pour into baking dish, and level out. To top, whirl up some fresh breadcrumbs in your processor (or grate it), chunky and not over blended. Old heels of french bread or whatever. Dot it all with butter, like 2 Tbsps diced and sprinkled across the top. Herbs, sea salt, or parm as well, if you wish! Bake covered 20 mins til bubbling on sides (or more, as it can wait on you), uncovered until browned about 10-20 mins.

>>13274552
I am a bong from the norf. My family has worked at staying in touch, and making sure we know each other. It is pretty easy I guess as we only live about 100 miles apart. We would have amazing christmas dinners where we all catch up, share gifts, and have a nice time. Any arguments that have started (and there have been them, we are family) have been done so deliberately, and the instigators will suffer through an earful from the matriarchs for ruining dinner.
I moved to the states about a year and a half ago now, and we had Thanksgiving with my wife's family. Fuck me. These people don't know each other at all, and see each other once a year. They stumble around conversation like children, and dive into minefields like politics and religion with absolutely no grace.
I think it is just a matter of how close you are to the people you are eating with.

>>13274606
>After my grandpa died that whole side of the family went to shit because they only behaved under his stern leadership
Son, you know what you need to do.

Can you make pie in a cake tin? I don't own a pie tin and I want to make Apple Pie?

>>13276907
See >>13274491 and follow the trail up from there.

>>13260001
>I've been tasked with bringing a salad or veggie to the office potluck. What's something simple I can whip together that's good at room temp?

My carrot souffle is an 25yr office favorite...It's not cloyingly sweet, and has a similarity to sweet potatoes as well as pumpkin, but comes across lighter. People love it! There is a cafeteria souffle that has flour/baking powder. This one does not!

8x8 pyrex, or double recipe for 9 x 13 pyrex
Microwave or steam a large bag of baby carrots til fork tender. Drain and cool slightly.
To blender, add 1 egg, 1/2 cup sugar, tsp of cinnamon or pie spice, pinch of salt and cooled carrots. Whirl til blended and pour into dish.
To processor, combine brown sugar, corn flakes (crushed), pecans and pinch of salt and cinnamon. Or just whack the hell out of the crumbs and nuts in a ziploc. Sprinkle over top.
Bake until set, it'll puff a bit in middle or not wiggle in the center when you shake it. Allow 30 mins.
You can prep the carrots the night before and pour into pan in the AM, pour on your prepped sprinkle toppping. Bake transport to work. It's awesome room temp and will stay warm for a long time in foil as well. Or one of those pyrex transporter bags. Me? I use the sterling silver chafing dish holder around my pyrex, to fancy up the offices. No one knows it is like $5 in ingredients plus the nuts (they are pricey, of course).

>>13276889
Thanksgiving is the biggest American family holiday and often the only time each year a lot of family members see each other. I had no interest in seeing distant family members once a year. So I hated the experience of the family dinner but the food is the best of all the holidays.

>>13276690

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franksgiving

>>13267780
At least you have a GF you fucking normalfag

>>13277120
Hide your powerlevel son

>>13276332
Just go anyways. Even if the food is bad.

>>13277120
This is /ck/ not /r9k/ you social outcast

>>13276907
Hey buddy I’m the fagoot in this thread that made a pie in a cake tin. The only advice I would give would be you need to keep it in for longer because of the raised sides of the cake tin. Mine turned out fine, but it’s fucking pastry, apple, butter, and sugar. How can it not taste good?

>>13275886
Kind of late, but thanks anon.

>>13264841
Im not sure. Probably should have researched that before buying. It could still work, maybe?

>>13277205
Tendies are the only thing that make me feel full

Turkey is fucking garbage. Am I the only one who substitutes turkey with fried chicken?

>>13277607
Yes you mother fucking degenerate

>>13277595
>>13277598
>>13277605
Why do the elites constantly try to humanize dumb birds? I don't relate to dumb birds. I'm not in your flock. I see your schemes. Fuck off.

>>13277607
N

>>13277622
I

Hey guys, im making gravy for the first time ever.
i saw a food wishes video on make ahead gravy.
Chef John used a porcini mushrooms and marsala wine.

https://youtu.be/zd8Ws48UxzU

I dont have either.
I have two things.
1) a canister of assorted unidentified dried mushrooms. I received them as a gift... I think. Musky aroma.
2) a $7 bottle of semi sweet red wine that doesnt have a year on it.

https://www.vivino.com/bord-de-rive-semi-sweet/w/2172466

can i make the recipe? I dont cook with wine often, so my selection was either expensive or grape drank flavored alcohol.

>>13277621
It is just a presidential tradition.

>>13277683
Lol that didn't even gain public notoriety until CIA spook himself HW Bush made it "official" and turned it into a big media hoopla.

>>13277677
G

>>13258372
I'd never heard of dressing until I started visiting the south. Everyone still calls in stuffing even if it's not stuffed.

>>13269461
These are delicious, but not exactly a thanksgiving dinner food. If your family is okay with non-traditional dishes then go for it. Otherwise make green beans with garlic and almond slivers or something more normal.

>>13269461
Goddamn hippy

>>13275874
Rhubarb pie from Stew Leonard's is incredible. I've never had a homemade one, but it's one of my favorite desserts on earth.

>>13275755
I find that really strange since sweet potatoes are a very normal thanks giving dish here in deep GA bible belt as far as I've seen. My MIL asked me to make a sweet potato "souffle" this year, though I'm not certain if it's a real souffle or just whipped sweet potatoes that they call souffle. If anyone has any ideas that would be great.

>>13276907
It should be fine. Usually when I make pies I use the extra deep disposable pie/cake tins since it's for a gathering where I don't want to worry about recovering the pie pan. I prefer it over shallow pie pans anyway. I make extra filling to fill it high, which makes it even better, but you need to make sure you'll actually be able to cut pie pieces out of it, which is why the disposable ones work so well. You can basically cut the thick tinfoil away from it and be left with a nice pie. Just make sure you cook it long enough, which shouldn't be an issue. The only thing is to cover the sides of the crusts with tinfoil if you're cooking it extra long, so they don't burn. Generally, it's hard to mess up pie. Make the crust from scratch with flour, cold butter, and ice cold water, and you can't go wrong.

>>13276723
I'm sorry they are such killjoys even on holidays, but I'm sure there are good ways to make certain things that please them. Do you think they could deal with converted rice (usually from Uncle Ben's) pilaf? It has the nutrition of brown rice but has been par boiled so that it has a better consistency, and it's impossible to mess up pilaf. I've had family like this before though. Everything is buckwheat pancakes and turkey sausage crap that could be made well, but they get it all boxed and/or premade, so it tastes like shit. Are they legit vegans?

>>13276794
I don't know why you couldn't reheat them in the oven or even microwave honestly even though I'd stay away from that normally. As long as you can get them into a vessel that will warm them, they should be fine. Check for consistency since being day old they may have soaked up moisture. Since my MIL insisted on Idahos instead of golds, the are not going to be as waxy and creamy as they should be, so I will mix in cream cheese. It works surprisingly well. If you use those starchy, non-waxy ones then you need to make up for it somehow.

My grand+parents decided to take the family out for dinner instead of cooking this year. Bummed.

>>13278189
I'm not hosting and was told the oven would be full of other dishes, so I'm working with what's available. I'm considering microwaving them before putting them in the pot, but don't want to dry them out. I was going to use half and half as far as potatoes, because that's what I did last year and I was asked to make the same thing.

>>13278206
Whenever I reheat in the microwave I dampen several layers of paper towels to cover the dish and often add water or other moisture directly into the dish. Then I choose a reheat option or, if not available, a lower power level heat option. I tend to check on the dish frequently to make sure it's heating correctly, mix it around, and put it in for longer, and repeat the whole thing many more times. Microwaved food, though not ideal, can come out quite good if you do it properly and don't nuke it at full blast without extra moisture. The instapot is a great idea if you won't have access to the filled kitchen. Mashed potatoes are quite forgivable, so even if you see they are lacking just before serving then you can add in more cream or butter or whatever. Don't totally count out cream cheese since it gives it some creaminess, moisture, and mild tanginess that seems to be a hit. At the end of the day, people are just looking for a fairly edible side that will get covered in gravy and mix around with other sides. I only stress when I am the sole person in charge of the entire meal. The big picture is being with family and enjoying the celebration and meal together.

>celebrating genocide
Do amer*mutts really

FUCK TURKEY
any centerpiece substitutions besides prime rib roast?

>>13270593
Stay comfy, OP. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Oh and this one isn’t gay
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>>13278316
depends how many ur feeding, duck is gr8

>>13278150
Where do you find deep dish disposable pans?

>>13278196
Doubt they'd be doing the dishes either way.

>>13278066
Rhubarb isn't in season right now so I'm not sure where you would find it. That said, homemade rhubarb pie is delicious, you just have to add a fair bit of sugar and thiccener.

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Sorry for the delay in responses. It's been a relaxing couple of days here but today is the day where everyone is going to start arriving. I will be making the turkey stock today. I have ~3.5lbs of turkey wings that I'm going to chop into 2" pieces and brown in a roasting pan. While doing that, I'm going to roast some carrots, celery, onions in a stock pot, add the turkey, some white wine, some herbs, and top it all off with water and let the magic begin for the next few hours.

One anon in this thread commented on the Orecchiette would be too starchy for the mac and cheese. I'm beginning to wonder if they're right, so I think I'm going to take the packages I bought back to the store and exchange them for a more spiral-shapped pasta. Still debating on whether I really do need to add onion to the sauce. However, I'll probably do the mac and cheese and the mashed potatoes simultaneously tomorrow some time closer to when we actually eat the big meal, which is supposed to be around 5-6pm.

Apart from the stock I'll be making today, I think I'm also going to just dice a shit ton of onions, celery, and carrots just to have the prep work done. The turkey will begin tomorrow. I guess I could try to post pictures here of my process if there is enough interest, but really...how interesting can any bad iPhone pictures really be?

I have really enjoyed the stories, the banter, and the recipes you guys have shared. My Thanksgiving thread dreams have come true. If I need to post more to keep the thread going then I'm about to start doing that but it looks like y'all have really held this thread up yourselves.

What's everyone DRINKING? I've got a variety of nice beers (Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Stout and Imperial Pumpkin ale leftover from Halloween, some other stouts, some nice IPAs from Scofflaw and Creature Comforts) and some Scotch whiskey, rum, and some bourbon.

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Our tradition is for my wife and I to leave town and skip all the Thankgiving bullshit and family drama. We're at the casino in Louisiana this year. Got sloppy drunk and ate like a glutton at the buffet last night. Oxtails, pork shank, ribs, crawfish cornbread dressing, etouffee, gumbo

>>13279602
>plate 'o slop
do americans really eat this??? lmfao

>>13258273
This reads like a Larp and cant help but feel that you are very lonely. I really do wish you the best this holiday season. I'm bringing store bought rolls this year, that's what they asked me to bring.

>>13279744
Also just keep the mac covered the whole time and broil hi at the very end otherwise you get that top dried layer.

How do i get mashed potatoes to not be lumpy? Every time ive made them no matter how much i mash there are always lumps. I only have a hand masher.

>>13279495
Yes you have to post more pics. You built up this meal so now you need to deliver. Otherwise you will eat your meal in shame knowing that you were indeed a faggot.

>>13279764
Mash them while they're hot before you add anything too them as much as you can. It will be pretty stiff and might make your forearm a little tight but it's the only way with a hand masher. Once they seem to be sufficiently mashed add in your butter and mash some more. Then add your milk or cream drip by drip until you reach your desired texture.

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who hurt you?

>>13274528
I don't know how to help with your predicament but I feel bad that you haven't gotten any advice. I think roasting the seeds would probably being a good flavour, and rough chopping afterwards.

>>13275670
sour cream is great in taters

>>13276723
your brother's family is the family from pictures for sad children, and if it weren't so hard to find that comic I would send it to you, because they fit the description remarkably.

Last year I had a pizza from 7-11, night do the same this year

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Traditions:
>Watch Lions Lose
>Eat
>All the bitches leave after dinner to go shopping on shit they don't need and aren't really getting good deals on

Menu:
4 Turkeys (so everyone can take some home) 2 Roasted 2 on the Smoker
Mac & Cheese
Kielbasa & Sauerkraut
Collard Greens
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Corn (nasty)
Smoked Venison Backstraps
Stuffing with apples in it
Gravy
Green Bean Cassarole
Sweet Potatoes
BIscuits/Rolls

Dessert:
Pecan Pie
Apple Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Vanilla Ice Cream

All homemade

>>13279764
-Bake the potatoes.
-Run the cooked potatos through a ricer.
-Pick a different kind of potato

Can somebody please tell me if slow roasting a turkey is a good idea? I'm getting desperate

It looks like the roads may be covered with ice and snow on Thanksgiving morning.

I have some smoked turkey ready just in case I eat here.