What's on your Thanksgiving Day menu this year?
 

Since it's just the wife and me this year, we're scaling down. We'll still do the traditional sides, but I haven't figured out yet what the main entree will be... we're thinking about splurging on some prime rib eyes this year.

What'll be on your plate this year?

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too fat /omaha

Other than vodka?

Turkey.

Sleep.

Thank God it fell on a work day this year...

Squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth, with goat cheese profiteroles.

Got a 28 pound organic turkey from the good people at Chiricahua Pasture Raised Meats. Good meat isn't easy to find here in AZ but if anyone that lives here is looking I recommend them. They bring a truck load of beef,poultry and eggs down to the Valley once a month.
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Putting the bird in the brine tonight. I have the turkey, the pies, and the cocktails covered. Everything else is up to my wife.

Picked up my fresh turkey from McGonigles this morning. Got it sitting in a Louisburg Apple Cider brine as I type. Plan to smoke it.

Tell me more about this brine if you don't mind? I'm thinking of adding apple cider to my brine recipe this year.

Just Ma and me this year, so we're going to a Thanksgiving buffet.

The only drawback? no leftovers :(

How are you going to cook that thing without drying it out? Wouldn't it be easier/better to cook two 14-pound birds?

Right. Simple, traditional. :thumb:

2 quarts apple cider to 3 quarts water. 3 oranges, quartered. 4 oz ginger sliced thinly. 15 whole cloves. 6 Bay leaves. 6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed. 3/4 cup Morton Kosher salt to 1 pound brown sugar.

EDIT: My bird is only 13.6 lbs.

I'm counting on the brine to keep it moist. I'll use the in-oven thermometer to make sure I don't over cook.
Can you think of anything else I might want to do?

I like the idea of putting down one big damn bird on the main table. I have a couple 15 pounders for the side table.

Sounds nice, I like the citrus approach. Does that much brown sugar leave it sweet? Do you boil the salt down in the liquids?

Saw your edit, thanks. Yeah, I double everything.