thanksgiving ...

my mom's going to be away for thanksgiving and my dad and i aren't that close ...DH's parents are going over to SIL's parents' house so they're out too ...

so it looks like i'm hosting thanksgiving at DH & my apartment for us and my brother ... this should be interesting - i've never cooked a turkey in my life

lol.. order out.

It's super easy... You'll do just fine!

Just remember to take the 'innerds' out of the cavity before cooking...

nah, i'll risk our health ... i'll attempt to cook

Its not hard! I did it a few years ago two years in a row and nailed it ..

first I made a fresh herb butter by chopping up fresh herbs and mixing it into softened salted butter

I separated the skin from the meat and rubbed the meat with the butter - I also rubbed the outside skin with the same thing. I put it in a pan in the oven with chicken stock and I basted it every so often with the chicken stock .. check the internet for cooking times. I dont remember. But the fresh herb butter was SO good!!

I didnt stuff this turkey because it was really small.. I made homemade stuffing (they call it dressing if its made outside of the turkey) and put that in the oven too ..

GOOD LUCK!

I also have an amazing sweet potato recipe if you want it ...

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Posted by SoontobeMrs.Brown

I also have an amazing sweet potato recipe if you want it ...

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Yes please! I'll take all the help I can get

ETA: oh ... and thanks so much for the turkey info

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

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Posted by SoontobeMrs.Brown

I also have an amazing sweet potato recipe if you want it ...

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Yes please! I'll take all the help I can get

ETA: oh ... and thanks so much for the turkey info

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Of course!!

Okay - bake the sweet potatoes until they are soft enough to mash (a fork should go through very easily) .. when cool enough - peel them and mash them. (discard peel)

Add brown sugar to the mashed potatoes. Then take some with your hands and roll them into a ball (smaller than a tennis ball) Take a large size marshmallow and stick in the middle of the ball. Make sure you then cover the marshmallow so the potato completely covers it.

In a bowl combine shredded coconut, cinnamon, brown sugar. Roll the balls in the coconut mixture and put on a greased baking dish. Put into a 350 degree oven. Keep them in there to heat through but watch them - you dont want the marshmallow to explode. (if it does its not a big deal it just doesnt look as pretty and it takes away from the surprise of cutting into it for your guests ;)

SOOO GOOD!!!!

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Posted by SoontobeMrs.Brown

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

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Posted by SoontobeMrs.Brown

I also have an amazing sweet potato recipe if you want it ...

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Yes please! I'll take all the help I can get

ETA: oh ... and thanks so much for the turkey info

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Of course!!

Okay - bake the sweet potatoes until they are soft enough to mash (a fork should go through very easily) .. when cool enough - peel them and mash them. (discard peel)

Add brown sugar to the mashed potatoes. Then take some with your hands and roll them into a ball (smaller than a tennis ball) Take a large size marshmallow and stick in the middle of the ball. Make sure you then cover the marshmallow so the potato completely covers it.

In a bowl combine shredded coconut, cinnamon, brown sugar. Roll the balls in the coconut mixture and put on a greased baking dish. Put into a 350 degree oven. Keep them in there to heat through but watch them - you dont want the marshmallow to explode. (if it does its not a big deal it just doesnt look as pretty and it takes away from the surprise of cutting into it for your guests ;)

SOOO GOOD!!!!

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That sounds awesome! DH would absolutely love these! Totally notebooking this!

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Posted by flibbertigibbet

aww.... want me to make you white castle stuffing to go with it?

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ive heard about this recipe... its suppose to be amazing!! *but i guess thats what you get when you cook with pig skins and hampsters