On 12/26/2010 8:43 AM, 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.

Oddly enough, I can get a 20 lb turkey for less than $8 at the Safeway.
OTOH, a rib roast will be $7/lb. That's the breaks I guess.

>
> 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....
>

I wanted to celebrate Christmas like they do in Japan - too bad the
Kentucky Fried Chicken was closed for the holiday. That was a bummer. :-)

> 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