Well it is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I wanted to give a few pointers. Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for any cook. Accepting or asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It can the one thing that keeps you sane during this sometimes stressful holiday. Below I have listed a few [...]
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When I used to live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the Pasty (pronounced “Past – eee”) was king. It is a meat filled hand pie that was usually topped with gravy or ketchup. The pie was all meat and potatoes and lacked the gravy or liquid inside of a pot pie. I though this [...]
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Well it is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I wanted to give a few pointers. Let me know if there is anything that I have left out. Choose your turkey wisely… Choose a turkey based on the number of guests. Average is about 1lb per person. Sounds like a lot, but remember a turkey contains [...]
Posted in All, Events, Thanksgiving Tags: how to cook a turkey, thanksgiving help, thanksgiving tips, Turkey, turkey 101, turkey help, turkey tips 2 Comments » Ever since I got my first smoker, I have been smoking everything but turkey. I never had the guts to try to smoke a Turkey for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of those meals that you can not screw up. However, after this year of competitions and gaining more experience with my smoker, I wanted to [...]
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It is that time of the year. The time when many people freak out trying to cook a turkey for a large group of people. When done right, turkey is the most amazing food around. However, turkey easily dries out and needs to be monitored when cooked. The easiest way to add flavor and keep [...]
Last week Tucker and I drove to Michigan to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. It was a great time. Tucker loved the road trip. When we arrived I learned that we were going to deep-fry a Turkey. I have done this a couple of time before, so I helped prepare a marinade and we were [...]
This week I have preparing for Thanksgiving. It all started when Foodbuzz.com and Shadybrook Farms sent me a Turkey Breast. From there I made Potatoes, Biscuits and Stuffing. Traditionally the day after Thanksgiving is filled with shopping deals a lot of leftovers. I have been thinking about ways to use the leftovers. I have finally [...]
Sometimes I get tired and want to take a shortcut. Making meatballs from scratch takes a lot of time and effort. So the other day when I received a shipment of turkey meatballs from my advertisers Shadybrook Farms and Foodbuzz.com I was excited. Shadybrook Farms is known for Turkey. The turkey meatballs that I received [...]
Posted in Italian, Recipes, Sauces, Turkey Tags: Foodbuzz, hoagies, homemade marinara, meatball subs, Shadybrook Farms Meatballs, subs, Turkey 7 Comments »
