Who else is NOT cooking turkey

Its at my moms house this year. My brother and I dont want to offend my mom's turkey or steal her thunder, so we are making wings as an appetizer. Ok, not really thanksgiving related, but we like wings, and we are going to make them, dammit.

Kent, I just saw your response. Your "whoever can come over is welcome" invite might bring a short guy that likes wings on your doorstep. (just kidding, I will be full, but the ham sounds real good)

I have some I could have sent if'n ya woulda axed me.

Here's the bigger question - who here is doing turkey in the oven instead of in the BGE?

(sheepishly raising my hand)

18 for dinner: wife doing her turkey in oven. I am doing maple ham on small and spatchcocked turkey on large.
Did PBM's gravy on Sunday to get ready and will have his extra juice for the cornbread dressing.
It takes a village to make this meal....

This year just to do something different I took the Maple Rum receipe off of the forum for bone in ham.
We got a butt half, so tonight I'll bone it out, put the marinade on it and tie it back up with the bones inside. First time doing this. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Tried to talk my traveling companion into prime rib instead of a turkey last week.

She said okay

An hour later she changed her mind :laugh:

So we had prime rib past weekend :silly:

And for T-Day
"Don't make a science project out of it" MM Turkey
Cornbread dressing with andoille and pecans
Sweet potato casserole (brought one to work today for office luncheon - big hit)
Mashed taters and gravy (two taters? :unsure: )
Dirty rice (maybe - too many starches already)
Pumpkin pie

Drowning the bird in the brine tomorrow evening
Browning the good stuff for the stock tomorrow night and starting the stock

Friday - After deboning the turkey and making more stock will make a large turkey, andoille, and oyster gumbo. the gumbo is outstanding and bonus is I don't have to eat turkey sammies for two weeks. :woohoo:

I'm thinking of cooking chicken drumsticks. I might toss a couple of turkey wings in the cooker just for fun, though.

The mob is coming to our house on Friday, so we'l do the bird then. For T-day I'm making a big batch of chili on the egg in a dutch oven.

So what are "you" making?

Going prime rib. Friends are making turkey and ham so we are taking the small Egg in hopes of cooking up a 9# bone in Angus rib roast.
Might have to cut a bone off to make it fit. Looks very tight at this point.
Also taking the Mini for some grilled shrimp.
Happy Holiday to you and your family Wess,

do i really have a say in this matter?? :woohoo:

i am doing a dr. chicken's double smoked ham in addition to the bird though.....

No turkey here.

We are going with the standing rib roast. It will have an herb crust made out of parsley, rosemary, basil, oregano, garlic, and evoo. I have done this the past five years or so, but this will be the first year on the BGE.

Funny story about this...My mom offered to get the meat. I told her we are having eight adults so a 6 - 8 lb. roast would be fine with the sides. She misheard and thought I said 6 - 8 BONE roast. Huge difference. There is a 13.5 lb. side o' beef sitting in my fridge right now. She said she could take it back to Costco. I told her I will figure out a way to cope with it. I just need to make a lot more herb crust.

As for sides, we will have sweet potato casserole, grilled cherry / grape tomato salad with spinach, fresh baked rolls, and punkin pie to wash it all down. Yummy.

Best wishes for the holiday to all of you.