It didn’t seem like an overwhelming job to get the Thanksgiving lunch done yesterday. I think having bought the pies, made the cornbread ahead of time, and brined the turkey really helped.
The already brined, seasoned turkey was stuffed with aromatics and roasted about 4 hours.
Turkey
It turned out quite pretty . . and delicious also!
Roasted Turkey
There were veggies to saute for the cornbread dressing.
Veggies for Dressing
And veggies to saute for the giblet gravy.
Veggies for Gravy
The dough for the rolls was started.
Dough for Rolls
Because the kitchen was so warm (we were actually running the air conditioner), the dough rose much faster than I expected so I shaped the rolls and stuck them in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Dressing Mix
When I make cornbread dressing, I make it wetter than I think it should be. If I stir it and there seems to be no excess liquid, but then a bit of liquid appears after it sits, I know that when I bake it, the dressing will be “set” and firm, but not dry.
Final Fixings
I was pretty happy when it got down to having just this to do: Rolls to bake, eggs, onions and parsley to go into the gravy, toasted pecans to be added to the Watergate Salad.
The Buttermilk Rolls turned out pretty and tasty. They’ll be great for turkey sandwiches the next few days.
Buttermilk Rolls
Vince’s plate before adding the giblet gravy.
Vince’s Plate
Turkey leg, cornbread dressing, green bean bundles, sorghum glazed sweet potatoes and orange/cranberry sauce. Watergate salad in the little bowl. Didn’t want it to get messed up by touching the gravy!
It was a great lunch with lots of leftovers!
Leftovers
In my opinion, the leftovers are the best part of the Thanksgiving feast!
Doreen says
I couldn’t agree more……leftovers are amazing!!! And I have none here (dinner at our son’s/DIL……was awesome!) Guess I’ll just have to do a turkey……..just a “wishful thought”, however, since we need to clean out the ‘frig and not add significant food to the storage/freezers as we leave for our 3 month “Winter Texan” time in Harlingen on Dec. 26th (weather cooperating, of course!). Thanksgiving Blessings to you and Vince….always hugs…………………
kim webb says
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
I took hubby shopping with me and he picked the turkey out this year.
22 lbs for 5 people, yes we have leftovers.good thing turkey is one of my favorite meals.
Sherrill says
Oh my gosh, your rolls are beautiful!!!! I’ve always been a mediocre cook at best and occasionally make something really good!! My mom made popovers for our holiday meals so we continue with that tradition. AND the yummy sweet potato casserole. I really don’t like leftovers but my son does so he has plenty to tide him over! HA
Linda in NE says
Turkey dinner leftovers are the best! Since we went to our daughter’s for Thanksgiving there aren’t many, just pie, cranberry sauce & carrot casserole, so I have a chicken roasting and will make some dressing from a box and turkey gravy from a packet. Not quite the same but still good. Happy Day After!!