mjdsinsacto

Planning my turkey day menu (keeping it real simple this year)

1) Martha Stewart's brined roasted turkey (turkey is "soaked" overnight in brine solution of water, salt, seasoning, diced celery, carrots, leeks, onions, etc.); stuffed, covered with cheesecloth and basted with butter/wine broth every 1/2 hour in 350 degree oven for 4 hours.

I've served this turkey 2 years in a row, this will be the 3rd year; it comes out picture perfect (i'm talking magazine cover caliber), so succulent that if you squished it, juices would squirt and absolutely delicious. Leftover slices retain its juices.

2) giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, sweet potatoes

3) cranberry and orange marmalade; cranberry relish

4) flan and/or pear and almond cream tart

5) fresh brewed coffee

Gobble, gobble!

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