Comments on: Learning Laboratory: Thanksgiving Dinner

By: Susana

Susana — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:01:18 +0000

You're doing better than me! I've never cooked a turkey, a chicken, but not a turkey. Your dinner turned out great! As for Christmas, your guess is as good as mine for now. I am undecided, but leaning towards a Christmas breakfast with homemade cinnamon rolls, but no big dinner. We'll see. I hope you are having a wonderful week! .-= Susana´s last blog ..Discover Christmas Days 1-5 =-.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:44:46 +0000

LOL about the turkey! .-= Jenny´s last blog ..Homeschool Review- Week 18 =-.

By: maryanne

maryanne — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:12:13 +0000

@Elisa – You’re smart to avoid handling hot things. I burned one of my knuckles pretty badly – and realized I’ve done it roughly once per decade, starting at 9 or 10 years old. Hopefully this means I get a break for the next 10 years!

@Elisabeth – Thanks! And I think you’re right about the green beans…

@Quadmama and Kelley – Now I feel like a gourmet chef – thanks! ;)

By: joyce:waddleeahchaa.com

joyce:waddleeahchaa.com — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:13:47 +0000

Having Mike around to watch the kids is a super PLUS! We are having a south of the border
Christmas: Tortilla soup, tamales, beans, spanish rice and guacamole, plus some wonderful desserts. YUM! :) joyce

By: Kelley

Kelley — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:15:16 +0000

Maryanne, I cook my turkey upside-down all the time for the same reason quadmama does. I have a slightly different way of cooking it, though, than most people. I don’t even bother thawing it. I cook it from frozen solid, and it is the best turkey I’ve ever tasted. No such thing as dry leftovers with this method!

Thanksgiving was crazy, but fun, this year. We had two other families here for a total of 15 people. I’ve never done anything like it before, but it was grand fun. We also had an ENORMOUS amount of food since we split it up between us but still made 6 or 7 dishes each. It was delicious, and the leftovers were great! We split all of them up between the three families so there was just enough to enjoy, but not so much that we got tired of them.

I tend to stay pretty traditional for Thanksgiving, but I do something different every year for Christmas. A few years ago I started a Christmas journal where I keep all the traditional recipes (Christmas candy, frozen fruit salad, clam dip) and also the menus that I’ve used each Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I’ve then written reviews in the journal on each menu as to how it worked and whether I want to try those dishes again. It’s fun to look back and see what I’ve cooked. And I LOVE having all my traditional recipes in one place. I pack the journal with my decorations so I always know where it is.