But not the squidgy turkey bits! That's the best part!

The Best Turkey Ever. :snap:

I haven't looked back since doing this. My family looks forward to the results each year !!

Well- the urge to try this was too much- so I bought a bucket and brined my bird. Added onion, black pepper and garlic and tucked it away in the fridge.

It cooked beautiful brown- and was so juicy it nigh on fell apart under the knife. Went over very well-

Thanks for the tip- we will use it again.:D

Scrooge's Thanksgiving Recipe

1 tired stressed out individual
1 home, furnished
1 computer, loaded with RCT3

Mix well, then leave to marinate for 24 hours.

Dump contents into office chair at 7AM Friday morning.

Allright, here was my contribution to Thanksgiving Dinner, curtesy of Ian Flemming:

The Vesper Martini:
3 parts gin
1 part Vodka
A float of Lillet
Shaken and garnished with a twist of lemon

Surprisingly smooth, but oh so potent

YAY ! Another brining convert.

I'm glad you liked it - I used to produce roasts like the one in "Christmas Vacation" until I discovered brining :blush:

Not only did she attempt to do this, she pulled it off with flying colors! Everything was prepared to perfection, as yummy as could be, and she even hit the scheduled eating time on the mark. It was pretty darn impressive, if I do say so. I'm still full.

Here's what I made and how it turned out:

Cranberry sauce - used Heidi's recipe above. So simple and delicious. Everyone was amazed at how good cranberry sauce tastes when it isn't from a can.

Stuffing - Used MF's recipe above, minus the apple. Pretty decent, gone by the end of the night.

Rolls - Tried Heidi's super complicated roll recipe above, didn't find them horribly complicated, but also didn't think they were the best roll I ever had. I might have done something wrong. I think I cooked them a bit too long. Everyone loved them and gobbled them up. Heidi, seriously, ya could have warned me that they come out shaped like vulvas. :p

Pies- Made pumpkin streusal pies from a cookbook I got from the Library called Vegetarian Celebrations. Pretty darn good. For Xmas I'm going to make Heidi's pumpkin cheesecake.

Butternut Squash - So easy in the microwave! Really delicious too. Michael liked it!

Other than that it was a decent thanksgiving. That probably means something different to my family than to more functional groups, but hey, I'll take what I can get. :p

Oh, I know what you mean. I think this was my 10th Thanksgiving ever. Enjoy it and start planing for next year! :cheers:

That's good to hear. I plan to try that recipe tomorrow (also minus the apple).

Um . . . Thanksgiving comes late around here . . .