It’s on like Donkey Kong!!... Thanksgiving 2020 - show us whatcha got

caliking

Stuffing waffle (sourdough and acorn squash, DP Bombay Curry-ish) + gravy + poached egg + hickory smoked  turkey neck bits + spiced cranberry sauce/jelly + sprinkling of Oakridge HDD= bliss. 

Thanks @dmchicago and @Legume  for the inspiration. 

Yes, it looks like a hot mess. Took about 7 secs to get it into my pie hole.

Wait... did someone say pie?

SciAggie

@caliking Oh my goodness. I’m embarrassed enough I posted my meager leftover plate on the other thread. What I made doesn’t deserve to be on the same page with this creation. 

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womaus said:

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And as long as we're sharing, my wife failed to move what was in front of the liquor cabinet last night, but was able to crack it open and grab a bottle of bourbon for her pecan pie.

Grabbed my bottle of Pappy Van Winkle.

My oh my.

Wow. Best $50 pie right there. I used Evan Williams Black in my pecan pie. 

Foghorn

This ain’t @caliking’s level.  But we’re having a civilized afternoon tea with deviled eggs made from Thanksgiving leftovers. 

Legume

Damn @Foghorn & @Caliking.

Texas repping today.

RyanStl

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  Here is my first Mad Max turkey cook.  Sorry they got out of order like all the books/movies these days.

shtgunal3

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

caliking said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Herb butter stuffed breast roulade wrapped in skin (meat glued) ready for the bath. 

I started out with this on my radar. Even got some meat glue in time. But caliqueen reminded me that we weren’t cooking for 40 people, and that I had to nix my plans for turkey-8-ways. 

Quitter 

Nobody likes a quitter

caliking

Almost forgot about this. Was so full yesterday, I didn’t make it to dessert. 

This is what we got from our friends, as part of our drive-by Thanksgiving potluck - masala chai pie, with cardamom whipped cream. 

Pretty darn tasty. 

SciAggie

I want to show you what love and caring looks like. My wife and I are having Thanksgiving with my BIL. We are wearing masks, staying outside, avoiding  time together in the kitchen. Just five of us. Usually the Friday after Thanksgiving is when we break out the 32” paella pan and feed the clan. 

This year my sweet SIL bought frozen lasagna at Sam’s and frozen dinner rolls. She reasoned that no one would have to be in the kitchen. We could heat it in the oven and eat outside. It’s not about the cooking - she was trying to keep everyone safe this year. It’s a great reminder that holidays are about family. We are all foodies but the food is the way we show how much we care. This year that love for family was shown with crappy frozen lasagna plopped on a plastic plate. I’m thankful for such a show of love. 

Cheers y’all!

caliking

Foghorn said:

This ain’t @caliking’s level.  But we’re having a civilized afternoon tea with deviled eggs made from Thanksgiving leftovers. 

This well exceeds my level. Especially as far as being civilized is concerned

I love deviled eggs in any form, and would happily devour that platter.

lousubcap

@SciAggie - That post is so great on so many levels.  You blessed with family that can think beyond their own world and embrace the greater good that comes from truly caring and then making it happen.  You and your wife have obviously taught them well.  

Foghorn

lousubcap said:

@SciAggie - That post is so great on so many levels.  You blessed with family that can think beyond their own world and embrace the greater good that comes from truly caring and then making it happen.  You and your wife have obviously taught them well.  

Agreed.  Love that your crew has their priorities straight.  

caliking

SciAggie said:

I want to show you what love and caring looks like. My wife and I are having Thanksgiving with my BIL. We are wearing masks, staying outside, avoiding  time together in the kitchen. Just five of us. Usually the Friday after Thanksgiving is when we break out the 32” paella pan and feed the clan. 

This year my sweet SIL bought frozen lasagna at Sam’s and frozen dinner rolls. She reasoned that no one would have to be in the kitchen. We could heat it in the oven and eat outside. It’s not about the cooking - she was trying to keep everyone safe this year. It’s a great reminder that holidays are about family. We are all foodies but the food is the way we show how much we care. This year that love for family was shown with crappy frozen lasagna plopped on a plastic plate. I’m thankful for such a show of love. 

Cheers y’all!

Gary - she gets it. Its a pity that so many don't.

Legume

Maybe I’m alone on an island here, but I love frozen lasagna.  It’s a different animal than homemade, but it’s the best thing first night if fish camp, easy ski trip dinner for a crowd, etc. basically you have to be tired AF after a day full of fresh air.

Foghorn

Legume said:

Maybe I’m alone on an island here, but I love frozen lasagna.  It’s a different animal than homemade, but it’s the best thing first night if fish camp, easy ski trip dinner for a crowd, etc. basically you have to be tired AF after a day full of fresh air.

I'm a fan as well.

Foghorn

Legume said:

Damn @Foghorn & @Caliking.

Texas repping today.

@Legume, as many here can attest, if food looks that good in my house, it just means that my daughter is home. 

Mickey

Friday morning at 7:30 i was eating a full thanksgiving meal for breakfast after a noon and late thanksgiving dinners. Yep, i like thanksgiving. 

Please don’t judge me

Botch

I didn't have my "thanksgiving" until today.  Smoked a turkey "roast", more manageable for a single setting.  
Bought a box of 50 disposable aluminum pans for using on the Egg, and dug out my roasting rack.  There was a slight size discrepancy:


 
...but I made it work.  
 
Money shot was not worthy of this thread; my biscuits came out of a tube, the dressing out of a box, and the gravy out of a bag.  A lazy TG this year.    

caliking

Lazy is good, @Botch. That's a stuffed turkey breast? I see tasty sammiches in your future...

SciAggie

Got this recipe from Sohla (ex Bon Appetit). Stuffing Dumpling Soup. Uses leftover stuffing. 

Botch

caliking said:

That's a stuffed turkey breast? I see tasty sammiches in your future...

No, its labeled as a "turkey roast", and is a solid piece of Frankensteinian turkey white meat (I could see the meat glue lines as I sliced it).  I used Aaron Franklin's recipe that @smbishop so helpfully posted a couple days ago, but just used pepper and butter as it was pre-brined.  
And yes, I plan on a couple days of sammiches, and will be diving into the Leftovers Throwdown thread for some ideas now.  

Foghorn

Turns out the homemade cranberry sauce goes very well on a charcuterie board... and with @The Cen-Tex Smoker's Thai Chicken sausage.  Just sayin'.

caliking

SciAggie said:

Got this recipe from Sohla (ex Bon Appetit). Stuffing Dumpling Soup. Uses leftover stuffing. 

That looks terrific.

Brisket_Fanatic

Just the four of us this year.  Got a box of wood just in time for the double smoked ham. Pumpkin cheesecake, tators, ham gravy, green bean casserole, cornbread sausage stuffing, orange fluff and my favorite a can of ocean spray cranberry jellied. 

Canugghead

Playing catch up.  Dismembered a 12 pounder, deboned legs for roulade, tried to keep them whole since I don't have/use meat glue. Keep the swiss roll shape by compression and freezing before vac packing for SV, worked well in the past. Bones and giblet for broth. 



Soaked breast in recycled shoyu egg marinade, now smoking in one armed bandit

ColbyLang

Brisket_Fanatic said:

Just the four of us this year.  Got a box of wood just in time for the double smoked ham. Pumpkin cheesecake, tators, ham gravy, green bean casserole, cornbread sausage stuffing, orange fluff and my favorite a can of ocean spray cranberry jellied. 

What is orange fluff? I know what it is in the picture, never heard of it. Meal looks absolutely delicious!

Money_Hillbilly

Turkey on the egg, dried uncovered in the fridge for 2 days, injected with butter and coated with a wet rub.  Covered with an olive oil soaked dish towel.  Egged at 325, removed towel and bacon with breast at 135 and ramped temp to 375 to finish cook and brown.  I have used this method for 30 years, first in the oven then on the egg for the last 15 years and it comes out moist with perfect skin every time.

Phatchris

First time in a while we didn’t have turkey or use the egg, but we still did plenty of cooking.

SonVolt

JohnInCarolina said:

My mom’s white sweet potato pie:

@JohnInCarolina

That looks amazing. Care to share the recipe with us? I'm a sucker for both sweet potato and pumpkin pies. 

Canugghead

Money_Hillbilly said:

Turkey on the egg, dried uncovered in the fridge for 2 days, injected with butter and coated with a wet rub.  Covered with an olive oil soaked dish towel.  Egged at 325, removed towel and bacon with breast at 135 and ramped temp to 375 to finish cook and brown.  I have used this method for 30 years, first in the oven then on the egg for the last 15 years and it comes out moist with perfect skin every time.

Love it. I presume the towel was wet to start, how was the bacon?  I know someone parcook brined turkey in microwave and finish in oven, very decent.