Pictorial essay sounds pretty fancy, doesn’t it? I thought it best to illustrate the entire Turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground process with photos for those of you who want to pull these shenanigans off yourself next year. It starts with a large, fresh bird. This year, our bird was 30 pounds. One year we commissioned a bird from my… Continue Reading
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Turkey. It’s not what’s for breakfast.
Psssst. Hey there. You. Yes, you. Now, I know you’ve got a pecan pie to make, stuffing in the oven, a bird to brine, and marshmallows that need tossing over sweet potatoes, but what are you going to do with those house guests for breakfast on Friday? Serve them turkey tetrazzini? I think not. Here’s… Continue Reading
Turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground
Last year was supposed to be the year of “Ten-and-out” for the turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground Thanksgiving at my brother-in-law’s house in Vermont. This year, his house is on the market, so we decided that we’d go “Eleven-and-out”, even though there is a very real possibility that we could see “Twelve-and-out” next year with real estate in its… Continue Reading
The Pandowdy Must Wait
As you may know – or then, as you may not know – I have been trying to exorcise my apple-cinnamon demons by repeatedly making apple-cinnamon desserts. My theory is this: I will either become exhausted of eating the ethereal combination of apples and cinnamon (did I say “ethereal“?), or I am meant to be… Continue Reading