Does this time of year drive any of you a bit batty with all the talk about how to cook your turkey

I've just started watching The Great British Bake Off (old episodes) and am LOVING IT!

and one of the groups was asked to make mini lemon tarts (don't forget to pipe "Citron" (sp?) on them - LOL

 
the level of stress I feel when cooking a large piece of meat goes up in proportion to the price!>>

Also, my confidence in cooking goes down as the price goes up. suddenly, i don't know how to cook anything anymore. ridiculous!

 
lol marilyn, thx smileys/smile.gif for our thxgiving this year, i bought a boneless turkey just to simplify things

 
Late to the party, but here's my $.02 worth

I used to try to do new dishes for the holidays, but no one is looking for chi-chi food trends at my house when the fam goes to table at T-giving. They want comfort food, heavy on the carbs, with lots of selection for desserts.

So I just channel my grandmother and put out what she put out and people love it: Roasted Turkey AND Ham, oyster dressing, scalloped oysters (yes, 2 oyster dishes), mashers, turkey gravy, southern-style green beans with ham and onions, corn pudding, bourbon pecan sweet potato casserole, cranberry relish, homemade yeast rolls, chess, pumpkin, and apple pies, German's chocolate, carrot, and red velvet cakes. And the family contribute more sides and desserts as well as appetizers.

If there will be a long period of gathering, I will also make Julia Child's Corn Chowder and put it out so that people can serve themselves little cups of it to fill the gnawing hole in their stomachs as they smell all the food cooking.

Fill up the punch bowl and get the eats underway.

 
Joe, have you seen Mary Berry's "Classic Home Cooking"?

Published by Doring Kindersley (DK Publishing--the publisher of beautiful books). Her Lemon Tart is included.

I've had that book for years and always just loved and treasured it. I was pleasantly surprised when she turned up as one of the judges on TGBBO.

 
Where is the "Like" button?!? smileys/smile.gif

I suppose one could always offer them an apple or two from the cornucopia centerpiece while everyone else eats.

 
Yes, it's one of my most-used cookbooks. I only recently realized it was the same Mary

as on the TV.

There are two authors, so I assume the baking recipes are Mary's. Her lemon tart is flawless. (though I do use Julia's crust for it.)

 
I just ordered an Amish fresh turkey from the German market. Insane price I'm sure but I'm on vaca

And cooking at our friend's house because she will be recovering from knee replacement surgery. My stress level would be sky high but DH is cooking the turkey and the ham on the grills. I'll work on sides with her Mom.

 
On Thanksgiving week starting on Monday, I make the cranberry relish and get my table

setting figured out. Tuesday, I make the green beans, which will finish up on Thursday, and chop up the dressing veggies, Wednesday, I put together the dressing in the crock pot, and put into fridge, and make the gravy. Thursday morning, I make the mashed spuds and put into a second crockpot. I start cooking the dressing on low. Then I make the fresh green salad, which this year is a red leaf lettuce, pomegranate arils, toasted pecans, and Israeli Feta, and a balsamic vinaigrette.. I try to get as much done ahead, all the utensils are out, serving dishes, wine goblets, water glasses, etc.

Spatchcocked turkey will be started on Monday with the dry brine. We always have plenty of leftovers for the following day for sandwiches at lunch. This year we will have six, so that is not a lot of people.

 
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