Haven't seen you post for a while, glad to see another one from you with great photos and story.
We had Thanksgiving minding our grand-daughters just outside the city while their parents went away! Cooked most everything in advance and took it down with us. Except for the turkey. And that brings up an interesting point - chicken?
PS - I made the pumpkin pie!
Take care.
I was a bit busy for a while and indecisive about what to post. Haha.
That sounds like a nice family weekend! This is actually only the second time I've made both those types of pies. I think I'm more of a cook than a baker.
Haha, on the chicken comment. My bf and I both like chicken more and I figured it would just be a lot easier to do chicken instead of figuring out how to cook a turkey. I don't think I even have a large roasting pan at the moment!
Turkeys are actually easy - but get yourself a large roaster! And then check with me for Xmas - I'll tell you brightonbonnie's secrets!
Oh why not now - start with a fresh turkey; you can pay a lot at specialty shops or just get a brand one like Butterball at the grocery. Make your own stuffing. Cover the skin lightly with oil (olive oil or whatever you prefer). Initially cover the bird with tinfoil so it doesn't burn; take the foil off for about the last hour to brown the skin.
I think that's it, but she's the cook so...
Thank for the tips!! Maybe I will give it a go for Christmas or next year! I think this Christmas my boyfriend and I might try to cook what his Spanish family usually eats around Christmas which is basically a seafood feast! :)
Where will this be, and when should I arrive? I'll be on my own as brightonbonnie is not a seafood fan!
Haha!! Not a fan of seafood?! :O
That's too bad, seafood is so delicious to me!
What I really enjoy about traveling is trying new food and especially seafood (and beer and wine too!). For example in Tahiti 'whitefish from the lagoon' - no-one in a very high-end restaurant knew its real name! And in Port Macquarrie, Australia, a Balmain Bug, sort of a lobster - crab in-between! I've shown or described some of these dishes in my Tahiti, Australia and New Zealand posts, like this one which shows the Bug: https://steemit.com/travel/@brightongreg/australia-15-gerroa-karuah-and-nambucca-heads-new-south-wales .
Nice post! The whitefish and the bug sound delicious! Masterchef Australia is my favourite food show and I think they've used those bugs before. I love lobster and crab so I bet I would love that! I hope to visit Australia and NZ one day, wish the flight wasn't SO long though.
Btw, I just did a relatively seafoody post: https://steemit.com/food/@jellyfishdonut/have-you-ever-had-a-kamayan-feast
It's about a Filipino restaurant called Tinuno in Toronto where you eat with your hands. I would say that the seafood isn't all cook to perfection but it's a really fun new eating experience to try that won't break the bank.