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New Tradition-Need help
This year we moved out of state and we will be spending Thanksgiving with my cousin who also just moved here. She lives in another city but it is closer then home. Anyway we are having dinner at her place and neither of us have ever done dinner before. She told me to bring what we would like to eat and come really early to help her cook because she is not good at it and has never done a turkey and neither have I. Any suggestions of what to bring for a small dinner so we have everything and also with the turkey and how to tackle that...thanks!!!
Re: New Tradition-Need help
For the turkey, check out the Butterball website. We used it (along with advice over the phone from MIL and my dad) and had a gorgeous turkey, stuffing, and gravy.
As for what else to bring, i would suggest putting your heads together as to what your favorite dishes have been for Thanksgiving over the years, and divide and conquer as to who brings what.
Good luck and have fun!
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I agree. The Butterball websit is great for first time turkey cookers.
Discuss with her how much food she wants at the place, and who should bring what. Be mindful that you are the one traveling so some items might be better for her to get.
Our little Irish rose came to us on March 5, 2010
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I am right there with you on not having a CLUE about cooking a turkey. But when it comes to sides... especially the easy and quick sort of side. :]
idaho potatoe makes a instant mashed potatoe packet in about 7 different flavors. It will serve 4 people and it only costs about $0.92 ...
if you want something other than turkey...
go to walmart and get tysons frozed chicken strips or tenderloins. thaw them. make a batter and fry in canola oil
Both sets of our parents are within an hour, so I have no hope of hosting. Last year our local grocer had this program where you could earn "turkey bucks" each giving you $0.50 off a turkey. I earned enough to get a pretty big one for $2.40. So I had a "Thanksgiving dinner" with friends a little while after.
I called mom (great resource), followed the instructions on the bird, and made SURE it was thawed -- it's amazing how long it takes, it really is. And it turned out great. It seems threatening, but it really isn't too hard to do. I second everyone else saying hit up the butterball website, they do turkeys best!
I'll go against the grain re: the butterball website.
I did my turkey using an Alton Brown recipe and it was a snap, and it was my first time making a turkey. There's no basting or stuffing the turkey with the actual stuffing (which is actually unsafe to do because of the possibility of food borne illness).
I made some changes to the recipe that I'll note here-- I used only one of those big double cans of veggie stock and used water for the rest of it, I didn't use ginger, allspice berries, or cinnamon. The rest of it I did use and it still came out amazing, the turkey like fell off the bone, no carving required.
Don't be afraid to take short cuts, either. Make stove-top stuffing every, it's delicious and quick. Don't worry about making homemade gravy and just use a packaged mix. Instead of worrying about dessert go ahead and pick up a pie or a cheesecake from the store, etc. As the years go by and you get more and more used to doing Thanksgiving take on more projects and eventually doing it all by hand won't seem as daunting, but until then just pick a couple things that sound fun and work on those (mashed potatoes, or homemade cranberry sauce, or whatever else it is you desire) and find suitable easy replacements for the rest!
Are you serious???