It's a way of cooking a turkey where you take the breastbone out so it lays flat

It's faster and is supposed to keep it moister

NoahAg said:

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Since I'm not a communist, turkey.

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You can still be a commie in disguise if you incorrectly cook the bird in the oven instead of deep frying it. So are ya a commie or a 'Merican?


Aa for my dishes, i usually make creme brulee for the group.

MAKE YOUR FAVORITES.

Your wishes were disregarded and then you were saddled with a ton of work.

If you want to make instant potatoes out of a bag, do it. You don't have to advertise it and you can add some cream and butter if you want.

Whatever some restaurant in Corpus offers

• Kids are either working or live 1000 miles away
• The Wife's family is a $&#@show and her sister will likely ensure we never have holidays with The Wife's parents again
• My siblings aren't gathering until Friday when my niece comes to Austin from Japan

Going to be in a condo in port aransas with my family and parents. So, instead of turkey, going to bring my cast iron skillet, cook some ribeyes, mashed potatoes, broccolini, rolls, pies (from HEB).

I may try Taste of India for Thanksgiving. They're a good place but it's unclear if they'll be open. A couple of good Thai places are for sure, and they'll be on standby as a backup.

Anyone tried the country fried turkey at Cracker Barrel?

Meat from C&J's.
Maybe even sides from C&J's.

We don't go all out - I don't like leftovers more than a day max so this works for us. Inlaws and my mom will come over.

BenTheGoodAg said:

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We do steaks for Thanksgiving because it's the food Super Bowl and we eat the food we want. Probably filet mignon this year.

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We do steaks too. I always smoke a turkey breast too, mostly for sandwiches later on.

turkey kind of sucks.

i'd much rather have beef tenderloin.

We did salmon a couple of years, homemade pizza one year, and mahi one year.

Turkey can be excellent, but its really really easy for it to be very meh.

That's why you fry them. Hard to mess them up that way.

Ghost of Bisbee said:

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EFE said:

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I'm in charge of:
Spatchcocked bird
Moms cornbread dressing
Moms sweet potato pie

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lol what is this

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This outta help you out!

If I homemake dinner rolls, how far ahead can I make them without them not tasting good? If I make them.over weekend, should I freeze? I feel like if they would get dense in the fridge like muffins do.

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swimmerbabe11 said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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People who vote you down should contribute more than two dishes.

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in his defense, pork wellington is time intensive and expensive to make

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It's not difficult, time consuming, or expensive. It's one of my go-to dishes when I need something nice and I don't want something difficult, time consuming, or expensive IIRC it was one of my first food posts ever on TexAgs

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oh well now he is doing pork chops instead. I don't know if that helps or hurts the case.

If I had my way, ground turkey with chili seasoning in tacos with sliced avocado and picante sauce. Black beans with creamy chipotle topping and grilled yam slices. Street corn on the side. Custard pie with whipped cream for dessert.
But I am not in charge of the menu.

This is the first year we're not hosting in quite a while, which I'm thankful for. I've roasted whole raw turkeys before, we've done the Popeye's one the past few years which have been solid as well. The best ones we've had are the deboned stuffed turkeys from Hebert's in Houston but it's been a few years since we wanted to pay that amount of money to have a turkey shipped.

I have no idea what the plan is at this point, my in-laws haven't even told us what we're responsible for. I'd be fine with some mashed potatoes and pecan pie for my meal and call it a day.

Ham >>> turkey, change my mind!

"Spatchcock bird" Is that a fancy term for a peacock or something? Y'all eatin' Birds of paradise for Thanksgiving?

Spatchcock turkey is where you cut the turkey in half and lay it flat. Cooks faster and more evenly.

Oooooooooohhhhh, yeah that peacock looks good.

Popeyes cajun turkey w/gravy from drippings
Mashed potatoes (not popeyes)
Cornbread dressing
creamed corn
peas
mac n cheese
baked beans

crescent rolls
biscuits
Hawaiian rolls

Pecan pie
pumpkin pie
oreo pie

dabo man said:

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The Popeye's fried turkey ads look really good, but those things are $99. Also far more food than I want.

I spent 30 consecutive Thanksgivings with Tanya. Even after we divorced, she came over every one of them to spend it with Benny. From 1995 to 2024. It will be different this year...

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it only $99 with delivery

you can get it from the restaurant, or from some Krogers for about $65.

they are amazing

Mucho austin said:

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dabo man said:

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The Popeye's fried turkey ads look really good, but those things are $99. Also far more food than I want.

I spent 30 consecutive Thanksgivings with Tanya. Even after we divorced, she came over every one of them to spend it with Benny. From 1995 to 2024. It will be different this year...

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it only $99 with delivery

you can get it from the restaurant, or from some Krogers for about $65.

they are amazing

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Even re-heated?

Deep frying 2 turkeys and making sourdough bread (new recipe this year).

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Mucho austin said:

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dabo man said:

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The Popeye's fried turkey ads look really good, but those things are $99. Also far more food than I want.

I spent 30 consecutive Thanksgivings with Tanya. Even after we divorced, she came over every one of them to spend it with Benny. From 1995 to 2024. It will be different this year...

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it only $99 with delivery

you can get it from the restaurant, or from some Krogers for about $65.

they are amazing

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Even re-heated?

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They cook them and sell them frozen. Then you heat them up for about 1/3 the time of a normal turkey.

After that, it makes great leftovers for days

swimmerbabe11 said:

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I'm thinking of ordering a few things from central market, a few things from whole foods, picking up some foccacia bread from a bakery, actually baking the pumpkin pie, and using my corning ware and baking dishes to lie and say I cooked..

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Full support for this plan!

Pecan pie is best pie.

100%

All others can't compare

dabo man said:

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I *do* want to order a pecan pie from Texas. Benny and I both love pecan pie, but the ones in Missouri are always disappointing.

Recommendations? My first thought was the Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana.
https://collinstreet.com/products/pecan-pie

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Do you want a Baja Blast Pie? I have an extra I can send to you. It should be just fine since it's still frozen and we aren't too far apart.