{"id":368,"date":"2009-10-24T21:10:53","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T02:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tastytangents.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2009-10-24T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T02:10:53","slug":"thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tastytangents.com\/?p=368","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Thanksgiving<\/a>

Thanksgiving Turkey<\/p><\/div>\n

The big debate going into Thanksgiving was turkey, turducken or turpiggin\u2019. (The former is a turkey stuffed with a duck then stuffed with a chicken, while the latter is a turkey stuffed with a whole cooked ham.) In the end, the humble turkey won the day, with a little twist. The stuffing was made separately, so the turkey was filled with onions, lemons, fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme and oregano) and some sliced pancetta (Italian cured bacon, so I guess it was a turbacon). I followed the direction on Food TV\u2019s website for defrosting, brining and roasting the turkey and it turned out beautifully.<\/p>\n

The menu looked like this:<\/b> (Click for links to recipes)
\n

\"Butternut<\/a>

Butternut Squash Soup<\/p><\/div>Appetizer: Butternut Squash Soup<\/a> with Cheddar Cornmeal Muffins
\n

\"Clockwise<\/a>

Clockwise from top, cranberry sauce, stuffing, turkey, mashed potatoes, glazed root vegetables and broccoli.<\/p><\/div>Main Course: Turkey<\/a>
\nWild Rice, Sausage and Fennel Stuffing<\/a>
\nMashed Potatoes
\nGlazed Root Vegetables<\/a>
\nBroccoli
\nGravy
\n

\"Thanksgiving<\/a>

Thanksgiving Dessert with Pumpkin Brownies in foreground<\/p><\/div>Dessert: Pumpkin Brownies<\/a>
\nPumpkin Muffins (thanks Nat!)
\nPumpkin Pie (store bought)
\nApple-Cranberry Pie (thanks Mom!)<\/p>\n

For me the biggest success was the glazed root vegetables. It was the first time I\u2019d used a variety of veggies that I\u2019ve never used before including celeriac, turnip and parsnip. I think everyone else would say the stuffing was their favourite. It had the perfect nutty and salty combination.<\/p>\n

I have to admit that it was a great challenge to prepare the meal for 9 people, so I have to send a shout out to my mom, who came over the night before to give me a hand with my first attempt at hosting a slightly larger gathering than usual.<\/p>\n

I learned a couple of lessons from the whole thing. The most important thing is to make dishes you can prepare the day before. I made the butternut squash soup, stuffing and brownies the day before and chopped a lot of vegetables very early in the morning, and I think things went more smoothly because of it. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Halloween here we come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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