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November 23, 2006
Thanksgiving 2006 in review
Other than feeling pretty crappy all day, Thanksgiving was quite enjoyable. The only thing that really didn't turn out well was the sweet potatoes. Despite being in the oven for 6 hours at 200, and 1 hour at 400, they were still hard as bricks. I'm going to chalk this one up to bad organic produce from QFC -- woody potatoes will never soften and be luscious.
The stuffing was good, not sure that I'd make it again the same way though. The pretzels were a nice addition -- they completely disintegrated into the broth, and just added a nice malted background flavor. The gravy was too rich with cream in it -- I'd definitely step down to milk next year, I was just too lazy to get it out of the fridge today. The turkey got a little overdone for me. Two reasons for that, 1.) it was fully thawed and defrosted -- last year there were still some ice crystals around the wings. And 2.) I overslept because of the whole feeling crappy thing. So the bird was in the oven for about an hour extra.
Strawberry jello pretzel salad was a big hit, but I think if I made it again, I would skip the frozen strawberries and substitute crushed pineapple and either mandarin oranges or sliced bananas. The frozen strawberries ended up being an unpleasant mush in an otherwise really nicely balanced dessert. The frozen strawberries also weren't adding anything flavorwise -- at least nothing that could compete with the good old fashioned artificial flavoring in the Jello itself.
QFC is once again on my shit list. The Better than Boullion Turkey base that I bought before we left for Chicago had an expiration date of... 03/2006. Fuckers. I'm going to pull a Fry's switcheroo, buy another jar of it, then take this one back.
Other than that, the day was punctuated by me falling asleep in the chair in the living room repeatedly, playing a little bit of Halo, and watching Over The Hedge and then Survivor and CSI. We didn't get to hang out with Leslie and Adam -- that was on the cusp of one of my chair naps, heh.
Dishes are in the dishwasher, the kitchen is slightly cleaner, and I'm feeling pretty relaxed. Sometime this weekend I'd like to get Viva Pinata for the 360. Adam was playing it last night, and it's totally cool. Drives Richard insane, but he doesn't have to watch it :)
Posted by jodikins at November 23, 2006 10:27 PM