Coffee Break #24 - One month to Christmas!

me either.. I put together my sausage stuffing, a giggle fluff pie, and mashed potatoes last night.. the house smells good already

What is a giggle fluff pie? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL

side bar... just saw this on the coleus forum.. our Ray Rogers!!

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/coleus-plants

can't spell Jiggle

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/strawberry-and-chocolate-jiggle-fluff-pie-recipe/index.html

Umm I can practically smell that sausage stuffing Allison it sounds so good!

My turkey has been brining for 24 hours and is ready for frying. Thanks for the help Allison.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

it's amazing how something so simple as that stuffing can make the house smell great... good luck with the turkey Jada... ours is ready to go as well!!

I'll let you know how it turned out. I don't think I've ever been this excited over a turkey .....not counting the ex :-)

Randy picked up this new monster size pot... the thing is huge.. we can lay the turkey down flat in the thing.. he was thinking the splashing will be easier to deal with if the cavity is not facing up.. lots of head room in this one.. we will see how it goes

I was looking for something larger too. I settled on a deep roasting pan. It still wasnt deep enough with the tip of the breast not submerged, so I had to turn it over at the 12 hour mark. Maybe by next year I'll have found something better.

I know your turkey will be perfect and everyone will be asking for seconds!

After I did mine I found this thread. It has lots of good info and apparently these folks have been using this brining technique here on DG since 2001.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/670025/

hhmm pickling spice does sound good.. maybe I will try that for christmas

for the brine part I use a big ole cooler.. yeah so we have to clean it in the bathtub after.. but it does make life easy

oh and after this cup of coffee.. I am going non conventional.. going to make some fried apple pies.. just frying everything!!!

LOL! Fry away, fry away fry away :-)

I will definitely be a frying fool till Christmas to get the most out of this oil cause i dont want to store it.

oh we have a pump with a filter on it.. sometimes HD carries these.. it helps if you do want to store it back in the container

http://www.amazon.com/Eastman-Outdoors-38285-Battery-Powered-Cooking-Oil/dp/B0000CAQ1J/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1259244269&sr=1-2-fkmr2

I will suggest if you are going to store it after use... fry up some potatoes... it clarifies the oil

Good morning all, and Happy Thanksgiving!

is it time to eat yet????... morning Victor!!

Still have last-minute cleaning to do!

We're also celebrating my older guy's birthday today. He turns 11 (how is that possible?!!) next week.

a thanksgiving birthday must be cool... always a great party.. well I am off to make my pies.. enjoy all!!

He's eleven?! Wow! Time flies we gotta get him and my DS (just turned 14) together for an afternoon. Maybe if we start by sitting them down to lecture about the botanical world in detail, they'll have something to talk about after... like how crazy we are!

happy t-day all

Victor, happy day for you and son, sometimes I wish I was thirty again with an 11 year old daughter, as it was, but then I think of the teenage years when I wondered if the will ever grow up to be good citizens, they eventually did becoming wonderful adults very caring for me and great parents for their children.

Just got back from a Happy Birthday Brunch for the 2 yr old granddaughter. She was so excited, then we talked to our oldest son in Oregon whose birthday is also today as well as a nephew. DIL's is tomorrow.

Happy Birthday next week to your oldest, Victor.

I, also, have never done or will do shopping on Black Friday. ICK!!!

Brined turkey is in the oven.

I can smell the turkeys cooking way over here YUM!

I never want to see turkey again! Well, maybe tomorrow. We had a quiet day---only 6 of us, but my stepdaughter & her DH are coming over soon for part 2---and we had 6 for dinner last night, plus I watched my Gkids all day yesterday during my DS's surgery---he came through fine, but is in a lot of pain today, & stuck in bed. Happy Bday to your son, Victor. No black Friday for me, I hate to shop---everyone gets gift cards online, except for Gkids---they got winter coats from Beans. I forgot I scheduled my dale's haircut for tomorrow---have to be in the city by 9---rats!

It is my brothers and my nieces birthdays today too. I sometimes get north for Canadian T-day, cause I never get enough turkey. We have just finished cooking two 18lbs ones. One smoked and one roasted. Now off to eat, way too much. Patti

I SMELL MANY TURKEYS YUM! I bet you are all feasting and clinking glasses in thankfullness right about now. I'm eating chocolate and clinking with myself (which is a little messy when you are also trying to type) O JOY DH and I are now off for a refreshing beverage.

Happy Bird Day!

I plan on cutting back on relatives--I have way too many ;^)

after all the cooking - and cooking way too much for 4 - i am stuffed and did not really eat that much - strange? - i am not going to have the traditional t-sandwich - layer of turkey, stuffing, gravy heated - well lets see how i feel in and hour!

we had a real nice day.. all the food turned out pretty good.. except my cranberries.. they were really bitter this time.. something wasn't right.. I used my juicer to get the orange juice.. think the pith was the problem .. won't do that again

:(

good thing I always buy some canned for back up ... but the turkey was one of the best we have ever made.. monkey fist bread rocked.. stuffing was good.. can't complain.. believe it or not.. most of us were too stuffed for desert.. but I did try a bit of everything

Everything was great here. Way too stuffed right now. Had too much wine too!

We always wait a bit for desert--easily stuffed especially since we (mainly me) have cut back on serving amount. Get easily stuffed at a restrant meal as well. Before dinner watched the Packers win, so all is right with the world.

iris thx for reminding me - happy the cowboys scored more than 7 points this week! - and Paul was on tonight which was nice.

and how can anyone make a half of a turkey sandwich? ate a whole one - it was good and i need to digest and exercise - had too much wine here too.

I've never heard of "monkey fist bread."

monkey fist bread

3 packages of buttermilk biscuit tubes (I buy the 4 pack and just use 3)
1 cup sugar (divided)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar

Take 3 packages of buttermilk biscuit tubes (10 per roll) and cut each roll into 4 pieces. Drop roll pieces into 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Drop sugar-coated pieces into a well buttered Bundt pan (don't squish roll pieces when placing them in the Bundt pan).
Put 1/2 cup of the left-over sugar/cinnamon mix and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) into a small saucepan.
Bring this mixture just to a boil; remove from heat immediately. Carefully drizzle over the roll pieces.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.


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Thanks! I'll write it down and try it! Sounds yummy!

(Ummmm, anything with biscuits, brown sugar and cinammon has to be a crowd pleaser!)

(I think this is where Homer Simpson gets that euphoric expression on his face...)

it is... it's my honey Randy's favorite too... and the leftovers make good breakfast .. well when there is some

OMG Monkey bread is sooo good!!

Ditto! Yummm

Mom's pies were great as usual! Apple, lemon meringue and chocolate pudding.

Lemon Meringue is my favorite pie. I need to learn how to make one cause store bought can be crappy.