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FNW ~
Peel and cut the spuds into large dice. Cook

until al dente.  Drain, put in
a container, cover with cold water, put the lid
on, and refrigerate.
Next day, drain the spuds, and dry them well.
Put your butter and milk/cream in a saucepan
and bring to a simmer. Dump in the potatoes
and stir on medium heat until spuds are warm.
Mash; put a clean kitchen towel over the pan,
and cover with the lid. (The towel absorbs the
steam, and prevents it from getting water
logged.) Hold until ready to serve.

-- Edited by Momala on Wednesday 22nd of November 2017 11:49:30 AM

O4 those jammies are awesome~

I found a recipe for mashed potatoes made in the crockpot on Gimme Some Oven, so I’m going to try that this year.
Hopefully, it will free up the stove and keep them warm until serving.

G went to the store this morning with my ingredient list. Got every single thing. Bless that man...

TrudyML wrote:

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GG wants to go to his favorite Chinese place. Gotta call later and see if they are open.

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 Oh course they are open!

Eggs boiled, biscuits and cornbread made for dressing, turkey has been in the fridge, thawing, for a week, about to make the red velvet cake.

House is clean, dog is trimmed and clean, the yard and carport, which becomes an extra outdoor dining room, is clean and set up.

All the cleaning I've done has been undone.

Stacks and piles everywhere.

Mom decided the rug in the dining room needed to be changed, everything has been pulled out and stacked on the counters for tomorrow.

Oh well.

I refuse to let it bother me.

Tangerine wrote:

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I found a recipe for mashed potatoes made in the crockpot on Gimme Some Oven, so I’m going to try that this year.
Hopefully, it will free up the stove and keep them warm until serving.

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 That sounds like a great idea! 

Ohfour wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Mom has declared that there will be no seasoning of anything. Period. She doesn't even want to butter the turkey skin.

She said "it's a butterball, it doesn't need anything".

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 Then let her cook! She's 'bout to piss me olf...

-- Edited by Ohfour on Wednesday 22nd of November 2017 09:12:34 PM

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 I am. She's peeling potatoes right now, I could have had them done a couple hours ago, but she said I didn't do it right. Whatever that means.

So. It's 10pm and she is peeling.

 

More power to her.

 

I'm done.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Mom has declared that there will be no seasoning of anything. Period. She doesn't even want to butter the turkey skin.

She said "it's a butterball, it doesn't need anything".

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 Wanna come to Cracker Barrel with us?  Because that sounds terrible.

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Day and enjoy with your family and friends (although there may be some minor incidents...)
Don't eat too much.

It's pretty hard to mess up a turkey. It will be okay.

jlbear71 wrote:

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Reservations are made for the Sheraton buffet. It is really good. I will miss the cooking and the leftovers but not the clean up.

It will be just DH, MIL and me.

I will make a turkey later for the leftovers.

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 Each year I come close to this.  The club has a nice Thanksgiving buffet, as do several restaurants in the area.  I always say, "next year," but then I just can't bring myself to do it or even vocalize it to my family.    

This year we will be hosting Christmas Eve and then go to my mom's on Christmas Day.  Since the kids were born, we've done the opposite.  Which was fine, except I would host a large breakfast AND early dinner, while the boys played with their new toys.  It's an exhausting day for me and I'm not doing it this year.    

So nice he's home! How long will he be there?

Grr forgot to get wine. Our walmart doesn't open until tonight. I sure hope Rite Aid has a decent selection.

Let the games begin!

Not sure why mom doesn't use seasoning. She has such a bland palette.

I don't know of a single food that comes preseasoned.

She will use onion and sage in the dressing, so it's pretty good.

She's never been an adventurous eater.

The boys and I have cleaned the house from top to bottom.

Caitlyn helped me decorate.

I'm done and done. 

Don't laugh, but I keep one by my chair.

FNW wrote:

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jlbear71 wrote:

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Reservations are made for the Sheraton buffet. It is really good. I will miss the cooking and the leftovers but not the clean up.

It will be just DH, MIL and me.

I will make a turkey later for the leftovers.

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 Each year I come close to this.  The club has a nice Thanksgiving buffet, as do several restaurants in the area.  I always say, "next year," but then I just can't bring myself to do it or even vocalize it to my family.    

This year we will be hosting Christmas Eve and then go to my mom's on Christmas Day.  Since the kids were born, we've done the opposite.  Which was fine, except I would host a large breakfast AND early dinner, while the boys played with their new toys.  It's an exhausting day for me and I'm not doing it this year.    

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 I mean, I could cook a whole dinner but it is just the three of us.  And I don't trust MILs cooking anymore as she gets impatient and turns everything to high so it finishes quicker.  Plus I don't like anyone else in my kitchen except DH.  

DH picked her up last night and she is either less than 5 feet from me or she is in the bathroom (doing who knows what, not bathroom functions).

And DH went out to "fix" the basketball net which fell the other day and it's now broken. Ugh. It's repairable, we will just need to remove a few very heavy pieces before we can get the main poles back together.

Whew! DD and I have been busy gals! I am doing dinner tomorrow. But, got the turkey out and prepped that. It's in a pan and ready to be seasoned and stuffed. I made homemade bread last night and then i cut those in cubes and lightly toasted two sheet pans of that so i can prep the stuffing later. The sweet potatoes have been peeled, cut, boiled and are now baking in butter and brown sugar in the over. Made my own cranberry sauce. Super simple. DD made spinach artichoke dip and buffalo chicken dip. I toasted some bagels to serve with that and made hot wings. I have a spiral ham and i put that in my crock and put in the fridge for tomorrow. I need to put some type of glaze on that.
DD is planning to make green bean casserole. She loves that. Still have to do the pies and prep the stuffing.

Ham is in the oven (DH doesn't like turkey), pecan
pie was made yesterday, potatoes are peeled, cut,
and waiting to be boiled, dressing is made & cooked,
just waiting for half-time or intermission between
games so DH can do the green bean casserole the
way he likes it. Raisin sauce/glaze for the ham is
done. After all the chaos of the last three weeks,
I'm glad that it is just the two of us.

Tomorrow, we defrost the large upright freezer.
Calling all towels.....calling all towels! No way in
Hell will either of us be shopping tomorrow!

Lunch/Dinner was good. Ate too much but was not stuffed to the point of hurting. Took MIL home and was home napping by 3:30.

Just had some soup and crackers for a light dinner but wishing I had leftovers.

I will cook a turkey dinner later this weekend. Bird is defrosting now. Turkey, stuffing, mashed, veggies.

Thank you. Just talked to mom, there have been chest xrays, lab work and a breathing treatment done. No word yet.

Prayers for your Grandmother, lily.

As for T-day, I'm not talking about it. I'm going to bed thankful that today is finally over. UGH!