What did I cook this weekend.....

[S-Met]

I could care less about turkey on Thanksgiving. But I usethe leftover white meat to make turkey laab or boiling the carcass forstock and make turkey&dumplings. Wife and I always get the dark meat too because of the weird dark meat stigma.

 

[S-Met]

Trial run for December dinner party:
Wild rice stuffed cornish game hen. Still working on the other courses. Trying the same thing next week but SV the hens then crisp in the oven.

 

[paulthenurse]

Cooked a nice eggplant parm today while the biblical flood raged outside.

Enjoyed it at halftime. It was the best part of that dumpster fire of a football game in Foxboro.

 

[Staestc]

Cooked a nice eggplant parm today while the biblical flood raged outside.
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Enjoyed it at halftime. It was the best part of that dumpster fire of a football game in Foxboro.

Lovely Paul!! Mouthwatering!

 

[bleme]

+1 to what Mike said about keeping the cabbage under the brine. Still taking a peek once in a while and removing anything resembling mold is a good practice. Was it in a warmish area? My last batch was in the crock about 8 weeks, not because it took so long, but that’s how long it was until I had the time to jar it up. Too much salt will slow or inhibit the fermentation too... I suppose you know that already.

When it was started, it was 100F+ so my house was running in the 80's. The last several weeks it's cooled way off so the house is 55-68F. It is probably over-salted as the recipe I used was very vague about the amount of salt - I think it said 1-3Tbps per cabbage and I went for the middle, 4 Tbsp for 2 cabbage.

 

[bleme]

My SIL and I have a friendly competition every Thanksgiving. She always "deep-pits" hers, then shreds with margarine. I always brine, roast and slice mine. Last year I smoked mine and thought it was the best bird yet. This year I am going to try a 3-day dry brine then smoke. Mine is always better but not everyone agrees...

I just realized I was going to try the baking soda trick this year, but I forgot

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

@bleme Yes, I think it is best practice to weigh the cabbage. I use 3 Tbs per 5 pounds of cabbage, and yes I know it would be even better to weigh the salt too.

 

[brewbama]

Frankfurter wurst und Pommes. Mit ein Dunkel.

 

[imasickboy]

Frankfurter wurst und Pommes. Mit ein Dunkel.

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For someone on the keto diet, that plate is something most missed!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Chili

 

[Johnny_M]

Made an early Thanksgiving Dinner for my mom while she was in town. Main course was duck roulade, creamed sweet white corn, and morel mushroom sauce. We also had Sacher torte which was a trial run for another Thanksgiving I am attending (Second one came out much better). And the bread was a slight sourdough sweetened a bit with honey and had roasted nuts and pumpkin seed.

 

[schematix]

Lemon blueberry cheesecake. Too many blueberries messed up the moisture balance but otherwise delicious.

 

[passedpawn]

Oh man you guys & gals are killin it. Must be cooking season.

 

[Staestc]

Made an early Thanksgiving Dinner for my mom while she was in town. Main course was duck roulade, creamed sweet white corn, and morel mushroom sauce. We also had Sacher torte which was a trial run for another Thanksgiving I am attending (Second one came out much better). And the bread was a slight sourdough sweetened a bit with honey and had roasted nuts and pumpkin seed.

That bread is just outstanding!! Very nicely done!

 

[Staestc]

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Lemon blueberry cheesecake. Too many blueberries messed up the moisture balance but otherwise delicious.

Just mouthwatering!

 

[davidabcd]

I'm almost embarrassed to put this up after what I've been scrolling through--it's like following Steve Martin at the comedy club all over again (not really). Oh, well. This is my corn relish.

 

[Inkleg]

I'm almost embarrassed to put this up after what I've been scrolling through--it's like following Steve Martin at the comedy club all over again (not really). Oh, well. This is my corn relish.
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Embarrassed my a**! That looks yummy I'll take seconds please!!

 

[davidabcd]

That looks yummy

Thanks but did you see some of that stuff earlier?

 

[BongoYodeler]

I'm almost embarrassed to put this up after what I've been scrolling through--it's like following Steve Martin at the comedy club all over again (not really). Oh, well. This is my corn relish.
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Looks really good to me.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

While the pumpkin pie was in the oven this am, so was this onion, cheese and bacon quiche. Happy Thanksgiving, if you don’t celebrate it have a happy anyway. :j

 

[jimyson]

Sheet pan?

Two-third sheet pan was perfect.

Ended up doing a dry salt brine and the turkey was moist and delicious.

My knife is dull so the breast skin got jacked for serving and plating skills are whack but...

 

[TwistedGray]

My wife does all the work...she only cooks a few dozen times a year, and this is one of those times.

Whipped cream is whiskey cream from wife...starting with pumpkin pie, still two hours out on the turkey.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

All The usual holiday food...

 

[schematix]

Bought a fresh turkey breast this year that wasn’t overly pre salted. Might make me change my mind about turkey. Was delicious. The gravy was dynamite too but it didn’t even need it.

 

[TwistedGray]

Sides while we wait for the bird

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Not crazy about turkey so did a pork loin roast bone in with asparagus, dressing, and gravy. Also, creme brulee.

 

[schematix]

Not crazy about turkey so did a pork loin roast bone in with asparagus, dressing, and gravy. Also, creme brulee.View attachment 654674

beautiful color on that pork.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

beautiful color on that pork.

Thank you

 

[passedpawn]

I made a pecan pie and a pumpkin cheesecake. And all the rest of the usual suspects.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

I made a pecan pie and a pumpkin cheesecake. And all the rest of the usual suspects.

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Cool looking pie

 

[TwistedGray]

Third meal, last night

 

[Rodent]

smoked a pair of turkeys on Wed for Tgiving dinner yesterday, and today I'm using those carcasses to make a pot of smoked turkey soup

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Turkey soup is happening.

 

[beermanpete]

Turkey pot pie. Yumm.

 

[rhys333]

Some fine looking food here people. It's making me very hungry.

 

[davidabcd]

The turkey sammy with tons of Helmans mayo and black pepper and some lettuce.

Plus I put oodles of post #16536 on it. Don't remember if I said, but mayo is one of my favorite foods.

 

[paulthenurse]

When you have a weird desire for a McRibs sammie and can’t stand McD’s whatcha gonna do?

To be continued later today.

 

[passedpawn]

Sous vide brisket. 24 hrs @ 155F, then a couple of hours on the smoker. Best one I've done - I expected disaster

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Breakfast. Now if I only had a Hefe Weizen.

 

[paulthenurse]

Bones out. Now I’ll let it cool outside for a few outs, then onto a grill.