How to Brine a Turkey How to Brine a Turkey I’ve called brine a magic potion for years, since once I learned how to brine a turkey, it as as though I actually had a magic method for making the best turkey anyone had ever had. A brine is nothing more than a salt water … [Read more…]
The Fastest Way to Defrost a Turkey I’m going to show you the fastest way to to defrost a turkey. I got tickled when I started writing this post, because I realized you almost never get the write the words ’emergency turkey’. But there are reasons to need to defrost a turkey – and fast. … [Read more…]
Classic Turkey Gravy One of the highlights of any Christmas or Thanksgiving table is the turkey and mashed potatoes, and of course for those to really shine, you just HAVE to have classic turkey gravy. Now gravy is one of those deceptively simple dishes that tends to throw off lots of people – so if … [Read more…]
Oyster Dressing Ingredients 8 cups of bread cubes, plain or cornbread 1 ½ cups celery, chopped 1 ½ cups onion, chopped 2 8 ounce cans oysters, liquid reserved, chopped if too large 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 ½ teaspoons pepper 1 teaspoon ground sage 1 teaspoon thyme ½ cup … [Read more…]
Apple Stuffing Ingredients 8 cups fresh hearty white bread, cut into cubes 5 tablespoons butter, divided 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper 2 leeks, trimmed, cleaned and thinly sliced 4 cooking apples, such as Jonagold, McIntosh or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced 2 cups … [Read more…]