Top Tuesday: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the entire year. But it hasn’t been without its mishaps. Here are my top five Thanksgiving lessons…

1.  It’s not a wise idea to leave frozen turkey in a sink with running water to answer the phone. Because inevitably, the turkey will slide, cover the drain, and you’ll flood your kitchen. Don’t ask me how I know that.

2.  Just because a turkey is golden on the outside, doesn’t mean it’s fully cooked on the inside. Use a thermometer. Don’t ask me how I know that either.

3.  Potato peelings and disposals do not mix. That’s why Thanksgiving day is the busiest day of the year for plumbers and why they can charge an arm and a leg and a foot to solve your kitchen problems.

4.  Brining – no matter what anybody says – is messy work. Spills happen.

5. Two slices of turkey on top of a piece of bread covered in mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce and warmed in the microwave the day after Thanksgiving is heaven.

 

Wishing you and yours a stress-free, mess-free Thanksgiving week.

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  • http://www.looklovely.net dressingmyself

    When we met, my husband had never tasted turkey and never wanted to try. So I have never cooked a turkey (he hasn’t changed his mind.)
    I can’t say that I miss the turkey dinner, but now that you’ve reminded me, I sure as h*** miss the turkey and gravy on a piece of bread.
    Happy Thanksgiving.

  • http://www.themotherhood.com Emily

    I am laughing aloud at this! Oh, the turkey in the sink – I can see it now. Great advice and happy Turkey Day!!!!