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12267. Jenerator - 11/24/2004 10:58:59 PM I love sweet potatoes. I oftentimes just have one for dinner. I bought some Nigerian yams that were the size of my thighs once - they tasted less sweet than I expected.
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My mom had knee surgery today and I am taking care of her, so neither one of us is cooking for Thanksgiving. I went to Central Market thinking I would pick up some tasty goodies quickly. The place was absolutely packed.
Judith,
You're a Central Market afficionado ~ the lines were 15 carts deep each! 12268. thoughtful - 11/24/2004 11:28:03 PM apparently growing in popularity is hitting the local restaurants for a tgiving dinner 'to go'. We've done it in the past and have gotten delish dinners with only a quick zap in the microwave. 12269. Jenerator - 11/24/2004 11:29:59 PM It's fun. 12270. Max Macks - 11/24/2004 11:34:15 PM lurking 12271. Magoseph - 11/24/2004 11:49:38 PM Hi, Max. 12272. judithathome - 11/24/2004 11:50:45 PM Jen, you are much braver than I, going there the day before a holiday. We're getting a prepared turkey from there for the gang's Tgiving on Saturday but I'm sending the guys to pick it up! 12273. Redemption Song - 11/25/2004 12:07:36 AM Second thanksgiving turkey for us tomorrow. Had a 12-pounder last Sunday for family that couldn't be with us Thursday.
My youngest is lobbying her parents for Chinese food. No way. 12274. Jenerator - 11/25/2004 12:09:37 AM Hi Max, Mago, Judith and Song,
I hope all of you have a great holiday! 12275. judithathome - 11/25/2004 1:12:55 AM Song, do you by any chance have 3 kids? Maybe an older boy? You seen familiar to me.
Be that as it may, happy turkey day to everyone, including those who'd rather have Chinese food! ;-) 12276. arkymalarky - 11/25/2004 1:16:38 AM Bob's mother will do a turkey and so will mine, but Bob's mom also does ham and roast so we won't get turkeyed out. No Chinese, though his nephew might be able to oblige if we wanted it since he just got back from living in China for six months.
I just don't cook well. I messed up the turkey last year, so I won't be doing it again. It wasn't quite like the one on Christmas Vacation, but it was close.
12277. arkymalarky - 11/25/2004 1:17:33 AM Judith! Shame on you, right at the start of the holiday season and all! ;-) 12278. arkymalarky - 11/25/2004 1:18:36 AM Hmm. Never mind. I'm thinking of 5 or 6, not 3. 12279. alistairConnor - 11/25/2004 1:27:25 AM And the traditional Swedish kitchen is somewhat sweetish, for example the prune-stuffed rack of pork I'm contemplating for the weekend.
sweetish/swedish/schmedish.
Is that the world-famous Sweden sour pork? 12280. SnowOwl - 11/25/2004 1:55:45 AM I also hate sweet potatoes and cornbread. I don't mind Swede (rutabaga) in a vegetable soup or to crunch on raw, but I coiuldn't eat it any other way.
I've got very firm likes and dislikes. The thought of maple syrup eaten with bacon and eggs makes me heave. Sweet things are for dessert in my opinion.
12281. Ms. No - 11/25/2004 1:57:23 AM Funny you should mention it, Judith, but I did make a Galette today although we won't eat it tonight. It's chili and cornbread tonight. Meat pie will likely end up as breakfast tomorrow.
Sweet potatoes from the can, mixed with pineapple from the can topped with marshmallows from whenever she originally bought the super-gigantor-sized bag (possibly when Eisenhower was in the White House) does NOT constitute a good sweet potato experience.
I like sweet potatoes sliced thin and baked with seasoned salt on them. That's pretty much the only way I like them. 12282. SnowOwl - 11/25/2004 2:00:33 AM arky, i'm with you on the mincemeat and fruitcake. i think with fruitcake it's more of an intellectual thing. I see fruitcake and can't help but ask, why?
I think it's a traditional thing. I've seen a lot of Americans say they hate fruitcake and mincemeat but I love them both. Christmas Cake is always fruitcake down here - and so is wedding cake. And mincemeat pies are fabulous.
I have made 5 Christmas cakes this year, and they've been mellowing nicely being fed each week with brandy, sherry, or rum. It's very hard to resist the temptation to cut a piece off, just to try, but so far I've been strong! 12283. christipeters - 11/25/2004 2:34:51 AM Well, when I told my daughter my plans to make her favorite grilled salmon for Thanksgiving, she vehemently protested.
So, I'm going to go buy some turkey. Not a whole turkey, after all there are only the two of us. If I can't find a couple of turkey breasts, I'll go with Louis Rich pre-cooked breat of turkey. 12284. Jenerator - 11/25/2004 4:23:50 AM Christi,
Here's a good recipe for turkey cutlets. 12285. Magoseph - 11/25/2004 10:32:27 AM Where are Ali, Ulgine, and Mac when I need them to talk to me? 12286. alistairconnor - 11/25/2004 12:43:24 PM Busy but here Mago!
Unburden yourself.
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