General Food Talk

[prhoshay]

Just think, Cali...you start practicing NOW, you will be a true diva by the time the turkey holidays come around!!

I've never done it at all, so you're waaay ahead of me!!

[inthegarden]

CaliLily you can freeze your broth if you don't use it all. For small amounts, I have frozen the broth in ice cube trays. For larger amounts I use freezer bags. The foil tent works good and it helps to baste the turkey while its cooking. The turkey skin always get dark on mine.
Margaritaville: My mom made your Lemon Meltaway Cookies for a Baby Shower she said they were wonderful. So thank you for sharing.

[CaliLily]

Thanks for the tips! I come from a family of vegetarians so they aren't much help with cooking unless it is meatless tacos (not a joke).

I have officially wreaked havoc on my kitchen and will be scraping bits of turkey off the celing for days... It tastes good but the breast is a little dry ahh well... what can ya do?

I had fun surfing the food network website in between attemts to carve the sucker. I found a great recipe on the site for turkey enchaladas! YUM!

[inthegarden]

Cooking a turkey for the first time is always scary. But I'm sure your turkey was fine. Sometimes... you just get a turkey that will cook dry, it has nothing to do with how you cook it. Congradulations

[Ellen]

. . . I have officially wreaked havoc on my kitchen and will be scraping bits of turkey off the celing for days...

You're now officially in the turkey-cooking club!

[prhoshay]

Thanks for the tips! I come from a family of vegetarians so they aren't much help with cooking unless it is meatless tacos (not a joke).

I have officially wreaked havoc on my kitchen and will be scraping bits of turkey off the celing for days... It tastes good but the breast is a little dry ahh well... what can ya do?

I had fun surfing the food network website in between attemts to carve the sucker. I found a great recipe on the site for turkey enchaladas! YUM!

So, let me get this right.....Cali's turkey exploded?
I'm interpreting "celing" as "ceiling".

[inthegarden]

prhoshay-They still make Tab. It can be hard to find so I limit myself to one a day! A few years ago they stopped selling it in my area, I called and they had had so many request that they brought it back. My family was very happy. Don't mess with mom til she's had her TAB.

[CaliLily]

Lol... no, it didn't explode... I just had a few minor mishaps with the carving/ using the fork as a catapult

[norealityhere]

Lol... no, it didn't explode... I just had a few minor mishaps with the carving/ using the fork as a catapult

Was it a whole turkey or was it a turkey breast?
If it was a turkey breast only, that is more apt to be on dry side. It's not as juicy as a whole bird, so it tends to be dry.

[CaliLily]

It was a 17lb whole bird. My employer gave us all a free coupon for one at Christmas time and it was going to expire at the end of this month. Not something I will ever do again- I'm all for KFC!!!