Happy Tuesday
♥
So excited to start off this week by sharing
with you all some of
our families favorite {and fun} Thanksgiving
traditions
Tradition #1
is our annual
turkey cook off
It started when handsome husband bought a
deep fryer 6 years ago
and because my sister in law almost burnt her house down
that same year deep frying her turkey
{chinese food for Thanksgiving dinner that year}
We decided it might be wise to cook a traditional turkey in the oven too
just in case
so we ended up with two turkeys
and.....
the turkey cook off was born
Now every year we each cook a turkey
we have two categories for the contest
1. Presentation or overall look of the turkey
and
2. Taste of the turkey
The deep fried turkey is cooked in peanut oil outside for half the time it takes
to cook a turkey in the oven
The fried turkey can look like road kill when you take it out
because the outside is really crispy but
the inside is amazingly juicy and delicious
The traditional oven roasted turkey comes out
looking like a Norman Rockwell painting and
makes a great presentation on the dinner table
The Voting takes place after the meal
with a secret ballot
and every year so far
Taste has gone to the deep fried turkey and
Presentation has gone to the traditionally cooked turkey
a tie which means
we have plenty of left overs for the family to enjoy
Tradition# 2
At the dinner table our most cherished tradition takes place
This is when we all hold hands for
Prayer
and then everyone goes around
the table saying what they are grateful for
There is always laughter and tears and wonderful conversation
and every year we realize how truly blessed we all are
and how much we have to be grateful for
Tradition #3
Next is great grandmothers walnut stuffing
which is a tradition that has been passed down
from generation to generation
the key to this stuffing is to use stale bread
otherwise the stuffing is too soft
Walnut dressings recipe
10 oz walnuts chopped
11/2 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1 cup butter
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 med celery stalks chopped
4 med onions chopped
1/2 tsp dried thyme
6 slices stale rye bread
6 slices stale pumpernickel bread
mix together and put into turkey cavity
helpful hint
be sure and roast the walnuts
in a skillet for 4 to 6 minutes stirring before
adding them to the rest of the ingredients
super simple recipe and once you try it
you will not make a boxed stuffing again
also we have added craisins or raisins
and even apples to this recipe and it is always deicous
also we have added craisins or raisins
and even apples to this recipe and it is always deicous
Hope you are all enjoying getting
ready for Thanksgiving too
romantic saying for today
"I Love all of you all the time"
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♥
Pam
