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[Lipstickdiva]

I'm at work and it's deader than dead.  I've gotten nowhere with the work I've needed to get done.  I've called about 5 doctor's offices and they have all been closed today for the holiday. 

The weather is gorgeous so I wish I could be at home getting my outside decorated.  Oh well.  It's supposed to be nice until Friday night.

I have to bake a pie tonight for dinner tomorrow. 

[chickenbutt]

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NoelSeven wrote:

@chickenbutt

Of course, brining!  I should have thought of that.

DD and I did the bird a new way last year and it was wonderful.  I've always stuffed the bird and basted.  She likes to research everything and discovered that roasting without basting gives a much better flavor and skin, so we tried that and it was FANTASTIC.

We stuffed the bird with aromatics: orange halves, fresh rosemary, onion quarters and I don't remember what all, but it was wonderful.

This year, due to my flare, Thanksgiving will be catered for us.

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Glad you're on the mend and hope the dinner is wonderful!   It will be nice to be able to just take it easy and enjoy.  

I don't really baste either.   Sometimes I will do ONE baste but that's it.  I like putting the aromatics inside.   For some reason orange doesn't appeal to me, but I like to do a quartered onion, few half-stalks of celery, a quartered lemon, and some fresh rosemary, thyme, sage, and couple of bay leaves.

[NoelSeven]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

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Glad you're on the mend and hope the dinner is wonderful!   It will be nice to be able to just take it easy and enjoy.  

I don't really baste either.   Sometimes I will do ONE baste but that's it.  I like putting the aromatics inside.   For some reason orange doesn't appeal to me, but I like to do a quartered onion, few half-stalks of celery, a quartered lemon, and some fresh rosemary, thyme, sage, and couple of bay leaves.

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@chickenbutt

I'm glad you mentioned others, we did add celery and maybe lemon.

I forgot one thing... we also put fresh sage leaves under the skin of the turkey, here and there at the breast portions.  Love that, too.

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[chickenbutt]

I just took him out, after about an hour and 15 minutes, to give him some butter.  Back in he goes until about, I estimate, 3:00.    Noticed that I forgot to put some water in the bottom of the pan - oops!  Did that. 

[NoelSeven]

@chickenbutt

Your turkey looks BEAUTIFUL! 

Love those little birds in the background, you and I like birds

[chickenbutt]

Thanks!    Yup, love da birdies!   I saw those one year on the seasonal commercial for Pier One.  I loved them and my husband got them for me.  So cute.  They are actually s&p shakers but I use them to just stand at the back of the stove and look cute.  

I've been getting a lot of cute birdie pics this morning, what with the bit of snow we got, and figured I'd take his pic too.  

[RedTop]

Watching my daughter cut up her deer at the dining room table.    

[Marienkaefer2]

Cleaning, doing some work from home.

We are traveling to meet friends for dinner tomorrow, so no cooking for me. 

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Let's all remember to keep those who have sadness in their lives in our prayers.

[Desertdi]

Cleaned up front yard.............strung about 1/3 of the lights.   

[magicmoodz]

@SoX

(((SoX))), thinking of you and hoping for the very best.  I hope you can enjoy your Thanksgiving!