Ahhhh.... it's turkey day. I made some mochi rice/lup chong (Chinese sausage)/bacon/cilantro/onion stuffing and a flan yesterday. I also brined the turkey. Mom made her special kinpira gobo (teriyaki burdock root). Art will make his special pumpkin pie and we'll have another more traditional bread stuffing. I'll also be putting together a healthy green salad. My brother will be making a bean casserole along with potatoes (if he remembers). I'm also assigning him to make the gravy. He's good with gravy. Actually, he's an amazing cook.
Sadly my sister-in-law and nephew's wife have to work. It's so unfair. The guys will have to bring food home for them.
I guess Thanksgiving is a time for traditional foods. Every family has something that they have to have. We always had to have broccoli casserole for our daughter, Tiffany because she wasn't a fan of turkey. We also had to have cranberries from a can because that's what the kids were used to.
I wanted to try something different this year in Hawaii. One of my friends swore by the mochi rice/lup chong/bacon/cilantro/round onion/green onion stuffing so I had to try it. And yes, it is yummy! I poked out the fat from the lup chong though.
What does your family have to have on Thanksgiving besides the turkey? Did you brine your turkey? Do you have a good brining recipe?
Sadly my sister-in-law and nephew's wife have to work. It's so unfair. The guys will have to bring food home for them.
I wanted to try something different this year in Hawaii. One of my friends swore by the mochi rice/lup chong/bacon/cilantro/round onion/green onion stuffing so I had to try it. And yes, it is yummy! I poked out the fat from the lup chong though.
What does your family have to have on Thanksgiving besides the turkey? Did you brine your turkey? Do you have a good brining recipe?
I am sure our Thanksgiving meal will be traditional but I have nothing to do with it this year. My son is bringing the turkey and my daughter all the sides and desserts. Ron and I will sit back and be waited on this year.
ReplyDeleteYour Thanksgiving sounds delicious. I wish you joy and fulfilling celebration!
It's always fun to branch out and have something a bit different and nontraditional, I think. We had our big meal on Sunday and today we will have turkey hash for eight, made just like our mom used to make it, and we'll be celebrating our togetherness more than anything. Life is good, and I'm so grateful for all my blogging friends. Happy Thanksgiving, Kay! :-)
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ReplyDeleteWe don't have Thanksgiving Day in Israel. But I can tell you, we here and in Gaza too are sure giving thanks today for the first day of the ceasefire.
ReplyDeleteHappy and blessed Thanksgiving to you and the family, Kay!
our thanksgiving is over (Canadian) we have never brined a turkey, I'm with your daughter, I don't care for turkey, have a wonderful day Kay!
ReplyDeleteThe rumor aboard ship is turkey-rolls, but we'll see. We had turkey a few days ago, so speculation is rife. I'm willing to bet there might be roast turkey again, but I don't think there will be lup chong.
ReplyDeleteA river cruise ship on the Danube is a lovely place to celebrate any occasion, especially as we already had Thanksgiving in Canada last month!
Happy Thanksgiving to your family, Kay. I'm glad almost all of your Honolulu relatives are able to be together.
Luv, K
That mochi rice stuffing sounds delish. I'll post my Thanksgiving photos after our party today. My sisters and their families will be here. My 96 yr old mom, too. Happy Thanksgiving, Kay!
ReplyDeleteAfter having a non-traditional Mexican food Thanksgiving last year we are back to totally traditional this year. And, yes I am brining the Turkey.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving, Kay!! Enjoy every moment!!
ReplyDeletemy son is brining the turkey-sounds like adding extra salt which i don't need. we always have yams, corn, fruit salad, cranberries and pumpkin pie and don't forget rolls then lots and lots of leftovers! so nice not to have to cook but just enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving...errr Turkey Day. Love that cartoon "Vegetarians R Us" lol
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot to be thankful....we hear so many sad tragic stories everyday, I told myself recently I need to stop complaining and be grateful for what we already have, which can be taken from me at any moment.
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It really is true that we have a lot to be thankful for and just have to take this day to remember them.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your wonderful family Kay! Canada celebrates in early October.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great feast. I don't brine. What's brining? In Kansas we just buy turkeys that are already shot and defeathered, (yeah, from the store like everyone else.)
ReplyDeleteI use big nurse needles and stab a turkey breast with margarine to bake, since I refuse to pay for Butterballs. Kid wants Stove Top stuffing: I mix a turkey and chicken and low salt chicken and make gravy from Heinz jars, but add poultry seasoning and drippings. Yep, my kid wants cranberry sauce from the can, jellied, and pumpkin pie, plus apple cider seasoned with cinnamon sticks and cloves.
My son is studying at vet school during the week off, and his wife is in town for a sister's bridal shower, so I fixed the food and drove it to vet school 2 hours away. Yep, some folks gotta work within the holidays; just move the holiday to match the worker! That was after we looked at slides of evil bots and bugs that harm animal innards! Met my "new" antique grandcat.
Took a trip to Florida one Thanksgiving break with my son. I knew that Boston Market was open, but the Seminole Indian area had airboats and crocidiles, AND the best spread of Native American Thanksgiving food. All the traditional stuff, pumpkin breads, gator tail and frog legs! Thanksgiving with the Indians was amazing.
Gobble, gobble, Linda B.
Gator tail? Ummmm... I suppose it tasted like turkey though? Sounds like a truly wonderful adventure. You really are so adventurous, Linda! Everything you prepared sounds delicious! I know your studious son will have loved it all.
DeleteIt all sounds great! We ate early today to accommodate our son and daughter-in-law's schedule. They had two Thanksgiving meals today as from our house they were heading to her family get-together. We've just had our second meal with left-overs. Now we're all ready for a nap. Happy Thanksgiving to you all Kay!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteOur food is traditional: turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, herb sausage mushroom stuffing, yams, a green vegetable, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and other desserts. We do brine the turkey now, started this about three years ago, and we cook it with apple wood chips for smoke on charcoal on a Weber kettle BBQ. It is dark and smokey and delicious, and the smokey gravy from the drippings caught in a drip pan is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay. I wonder if you'd mind writing a post about brining the turkey? I'd love to know how you do it.
ReplyDeleteHi TillyBud,
DeleteHere's a link to brining your turkey:
http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/11/how-to-brine-a-turkey/
I didn't use so much sugar though. I put 1 cup sugar and 1 cup salt into 8 cups of water and cooked it until it dissolved. Then I added the brine to a gallon of cold water. I then got a huge stock pot, poured in the brine, then the turkey after removing all the neck, gizzards, etc. Then I stuck the whole thing into the fridge overnight.
I see now by looking at other recipes that I could have added more sugar. Hmmm... maybe next year.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Kay...I don't eat turkey since I see them in the yard.....but I did a lasagna..
ReplyDeleteI do love veggie lasagne!
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