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Cathy I decided to do a version of turkey again this year that uses the concept of your roasting chickens. The compliments about the super moist turkey etc is amazing.
Layered a bed of veggies ...red pepper, leeks, onion, two whole garlic (topped and nestled into the other veg.) carrots and then perched the stuffed turkeys on top (I did two so that one is left over).
Then having salted and baconed the birds, I tossed about 1/2 of a bottle of whiskey over and baked the 8LB'ders for 6 1/2hours ...or so..... I did not actually time it but the thermometer read a bit more than 180 so I considered them done.
These birds are so delicious.
Had 30 plus folk over for a pool party on Boxing Day......
My contribution was two pulled pork (Gretchens)....licked clean...it always is......
Soup - turkey, broccoli and Swiss chees soup.....very yummy.
Used the turkey bones and left over stuffing and juice from the turkeys, defatted, for soup. Not a drop was left.
Made the rooster crackers and those that were best were eaten straight out of the oven.
Made the peppered almonds. My daughter, who is wheat intolerant, was in 7th heaven so we put 3/4 of the almonds out in a bowl and two hours later not an almond in sight (just as well I have kept some for today to take to work with me smileys/smile.gif)
Thses contributions came from you folk...thank you.
Made mince pies (the English version) and had to make some with American Pie crust which were very passable...I could not find a single box of puff pastry at 5 supermarkets I went to. With the mega yachts here I think they must have bought up all puff pastry.....
Brandy butter/hard sauce to go with the mince pies.....
Pineapple fluff, which is really pineapple jello and evaporated milk but brandy butter goes well with it.
Merangues, green salad, baguette, rolls.....
Some of the notable Pot-luck dishes were pasta salads, pineapple salad with walnuts and dried cranberries, arugula and red onion which was super good, mixed tossed salad, tabouli, a fantastic ham, lamb chops in an olive dressing, to die for and a couple of desserts
What a feast and nothing left over for today which is a pity I find that during the time visitors are around I dont eat much and love to taste the next day but to bad, this time there is nothing left to taste...smileys/smile.gif
Cathy I decided to do a version of turkey again this year that uses the concept of your roasting chickens. The compliments about the super moist turkey etc is amazing.
Layered a bed of veggies ...red pepper, leeks, onion, two whole garlic (topped and nestled into the other veg.) carrots and then perched the stuffed turkeys on top (I did two so that one is left over).
Then having salted and baconed the birds, I tossed about 1/2 of a bottle of whiskey over and baked the 8LB'ders for 6 1/2hours ...or so..... I did not actually time it but the thermometer read a bit more than 180 so I considered them done.
These birds are so delicious.
Had 30 plus folk over for a pool party on Boxing Day......
My contribution was two pulled pork (Gretchens)....licked clean...it always is......
Soup - turkey, broccoli and Swiss chees soup.....very yummy.
Used the turkey bones and left over stuffing and juice from the turkeys, defatted, for soup. Not a drop was left.
Made the rooster crackers and those that were best were eaten straight out of the oven.
Made the peppered almonds. My daughter, who is wheat intolerant, was in 7th heaven so we put 3/4 of the almonds out in a bowl and two hours later not an almond in sight (just as well I have kept some for today to take to work with me smileys/smile.gif)
Thses contributions came from you folk...thank you.
Made mince pies (the English version) and had to make some with American Pie crust which were very passable...I could not find a single box of puff pastry at 5 supermarkets I went to. With the mega yachts here I think they must have bought up all puff pastry.....
Brandy butter/hard sauce to go with the mince pies.....
Pineapple fluff, which is really pineapple jello and evaporated milk but brandy butter goes well with it.
Merangues, green salad, baguette, rolls.....
Some of the notable Pot-luck dishes were pasta salads, pineapple salad with walnuts and dried cranberries, arugula and red onion which was super good, mixed tossed salad, tabouli, a fantastic ham, lamb chops in an olive dressing, to die for and a couple of desserts
What a feast and nothing left over for today which is a pity I find that during the time visitors are around I dont eat much and love to taste the next day but to bad, this time there is nothing left to taste...smileys/smile.gif