*blinks*

[kyburg]

Dude, Thanksgiving is looking like 19 people.

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Dude, they don't make turkeys big enough for that many people.

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Oh, well. We'll have a ham, too.

And did I tell you Jim is working this Thanksgiving? Yeah. He's working.

*FWUMP*

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[annenahaymus.livejournal.com]

Every year for Thansgiving my folks deep fry a turkey, and cook a beef and pork roast (in the same pot) in the oven. The mingles juices of beef and pork make for a fantastic gravy! And cooking them in the over means it requires less attention, leaving you free to work on other stuff.

Then dishes that are like hearty and keep warmed well. Like I read one tip where folks put their mashed potatoes in a crockpot on low and it kept up to four hours very nicely.

Oh, it's so much fun to have a big crowd for the holidays! Aren't you are well seasoned veteran at large family holiday dinners?

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I've so firmly nixed the idea of any kind of deep-fried turkey at Thanksgiving, it's sad. (When we haven't even tried it on a chicken, at our leisure? No.)

The sweet potato dish gets made ahead and heated through with the topping added at the last minute. The potatoes are a tradition I rarely skip.

1) Get up early and stuff the bird, put in oven.
2) Get breakfast and then start in on the potatoes.
3) Entertain/put to work anyone who shows up afterward.

It works out okay if I set the table up the night before.