Eh. Nothing is really bad, I just like other food better.

-Not a big Turkey Guy. By the time winter is over, I'm over ham.
-Mashed potatoes are mashed potatoes - I used to eat the shit out of them, but sometime between when I went to college and now, my pallet changed and I'm not all about them anymore. Too rich I think.
-Veggies are veggies.
-Not a big casserole guy.
-Our family hasn't done much with cranberry. Not a big fan anyway.
-Not a huge pie guy.

Problem is I kick out decent smoked turkey - so my family insists on it. I even offered to cook steak one time and got yelled at.

I did the Alton Brown dry brined turkey the past two years and it's the best turkey I've ever had. I cook two of them. One of them will be on the Weber kettle with offset coals, so it'll be smoked with pecan wood. The other I'll do more traditionally in the oven.
cranberry/walnut relish
Butternut squash with bacon and pecans
mashed taters
a big spinach salad with mixed veggies
peach pie
I'll come up with another side too, probably with brussel sprouts.

As God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly / Arthur Carlson WKRP

Gonna fry a wild bird this year, if I can kill one next week on my "deer" hunt.

If not I'll fry a regular one and may end up smoking one. Last year I did 1 of each.

If any of you do Ted's Montana Grill - they put out a very lovely TG dinner - cheaper than making it and a hell of a lot easier. Just an idea.

OH!

Anyone have a recommendation for seasoning on a fried turkey?

I wanted to tell you - has nothing to do w/ your post - but I'll forget.

Next time you do chicken wings - add some oregano flakes to your sauce. I know it sounds funny but it's a chemistry much like peanut butter+chocolate. Just works.

Eating at the in-laws' this year so overcooked, dry turkey dipped in mashed potatoes it is.

Here's a tip for your serving day: A large Thermos is an excellent container for gravy. Use what you want in the gravy boat, but keep the extra in the Thermos - it'll stay perfect consistency and not thicken for hours.

So the drip juice collection tray can it be used for the dripping and gravy etc. Many times I find it gets to hot and burns on grills. This is interesting as I was going to smoke the bird on the Camp Chef pellet grill I purchased but I just wasnt happy with results my first smoke with it.

I corrected it... thanks, now all the hookers are laughing

I have relatives that would probably drink an entire thermos of gravy if allowed to.....

I love Cranberries. LOVE them. I like whole berries and the jellied Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce too.
Every Thanksgiving I go to Frankfort, KS with my wife's side of the family. It's a free for all. I've had Thanksgiving dinner in the front seat of my car from a paper plate with plastic knife and fork many of the 24 years I've been married to Mrs. Blowfish. It's OK, it's a big family gathering, so its just comes with the deal.

I usually get deviled eggs, green bean casserole with the onion ring topping, mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, stuffing, hot rolls and butter, cranberries (yeah baby) black olives, spiced apple rings, black cherry jello with black cherrys and chunks of pineapple inside, some kind of corn casserole, Stephenson's Apple Cider and Tippin's Chocolate Pie for dessert. And there's always one of those big electric roasting pans full of turkey, and another full of big chunks of Kansas Farm Ham. Iced Tea or Kool Aid if you don't like cider. That's a North Central Kansas Thanksgiving, my friends.

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