daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
We had a small Thanksgiving dinner tonight for five people. This year’s turkey was slow-roasted and turned out pretty good! It seems like every year I try something different. 😁 As usual, my favorite dish was the oyster dressing. That, with some gravy on top, is so good!
Bonus photo of Anko eyeing the turkey:
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with a delicious meal for four. Our menu included roasted turkey, brussel sprouts, kabocha, garlic dill mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and oyster stuffing. Since it was just a small group, I found the smallest turkey at the grocery store, which was about 10 pounds. It was more than enough!
I really enjoy roasting small turkeys. They cook much faster than large turkeys, and they’re always easier to handle. Plus, we always have leftovers, which is a bonus!
I hope those who had the day off also enjoyed their Thanksgiving!
This year, we had a small Thanksgiving celebration at our house, with just the four of us. It was nice to have both our sons home from school! It seems like a long time since we celebrated without any guests, but it was a nice change. And I have to say, the turkey turned out the best it’s been in a few years!
In fact, I think I’ll not mess with the recipe any further as I have done each year, and will stick with the overnight wet-brine, then 500°F for 30 minutes, followed by 350° until 161° internal temperature has been reached, then rest for at least 15 minutes. (This is Alton Brown’s old recipe) The bird was so juicy and tender… unlike the disappointments of the last couple of years’.
Anyways, we had the usual side dishes of oyster dressing, acorn squash, cranberry sauce, cheesy potatoes, and potato salad. There was a lack of green this time, which we’ll have to fix next year. 😀
I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving!
Here’s this year’s obligatory Thanksgiving meal photo. Besides turkey, we had oyster dressing, mac n cheese, macaroni salad, au-gratin potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce.
The sides were all yummy, but this year’s turkey was pretty lackluster. Turkey is a bland meat anyways and I think I’ve come around to the opinion that I’d rather have a different type of main dish for Thanksgiving. Or even maybe a non-traditional turkey breast recipe is in order. I wouldn’t mind trying that plus something like pork loin or beef tri-tip. Something to think about for next year.
One thing will never change is the oyster dressing. I love it so much!
Gobble gobble! 🦃
