On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 10:43:59 -0800, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>Just being silly; we have nothing against Christmas; we just don't make
>a big deal of holidays around here, never really have. But the turkeys
>were 99 cents a pound when I went shopping the other day, and I found a
>twelve-pounder. Since James likes turkey, I figured we'd just roast it
>up and have it for dinner one night and sandwiches for another few days
>or something. Stuck it in to thaw, and as it happened, it was thawed
>enough to cook on Christmas morning.
>
>While it was cooking, I was making giblet stock. Then what the heck,
>might as well make bread dressing out of this almost-stale bread, since
>I just baked a fresh loaf for the Gigantic Munchkin....
>
>We ended up having:
>
>Roast turkey
>Dressing
>Giblet gravy
>Roasted carrots
>Magic. Surprise. Punkin. Pie! (I didn't realize it earlier, but I just
>happened to have the ingredients for a pumpkin pie, minus the ground
>cloves, so I went with it.)
>
>It was like Christmas dinner without the Christmas. It was yummy.
>
>Today, I'm making my traditional Boxing Day breakfast: turkey hash (fry
>onions and potatoes until they're a bit softened. Add turkey and a
>little gravy. Fry until nice and crisp. Serve to people who couldn't
>care less, and would be fine eating eggs and toast.
>
>Serene

Mmmm sounds like you had a wonderful non-Christmas meal. Dang, what a
great deal on the turkey.

koko
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