A Picture Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
November 10, 2007 by Marye Audet
Filed under Thanksgiving, Tips and Techniques
I know that I explained how to fix a turkey in this post, Thanksgiving Preparation but sometimes pictures are so much more easily followed. So, when I fixed the turkey for OUR Thanksgiving I took pictures. I did not use the exact ingredients as in the other post. This year I decided to season it with Herbs de Provence rather than the cranberry sauce, however the techniques pictured can be used with any recipe. Ready?
Step 1- after the bird is thawed take the neck and bag of giblets out of the abdominal cavity and the chest cavity. …read more
Thanksgiving Preparation: Yes Really
October 17, 2007 by Marye Audet
Filed under Make ahead, Tips and Techniques
I would just like to say that there is now a mere five weeks until Thanksgiving, and nine until Christmas. And I know that you are going to think I am even more weird than you did a minute ago but sometime this week I will be cooking the Thanksgiving turkey. I bet you want to know why.
It is really simple, actually. Cleaning up on Thanksgiving is awful. I hate it. One year I decided to try roasting the turkey in October to see what happened. I was amazed.
You see, after the turkey is done you carve it up …read more
