Saturday, November 15, 2008

Early Thanksgiving

A while back, I was gifted with a tiny turkey. (The turkey didn't even reach 7 pounds!) And after reading the Pioneer Woman's recipe for a brined turkey, I was determined to try it. I was brought up with turkeys baked in oven bags, and was intrigued by the thought of roasting a turkey without having to baste it.

It took me some time to cook the turkey. I was looking for a store-bought brine/flavor packet, but I didn't want to spend $16 at Williams-Sonoma. I finally found a recipe online for a flavored brine and put it in action on Thursday. The turkey turned out pretty well. It was moist and tasty and didn't taste like paper bag like my last turkey experiment. So I served the turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy and salad. Here was the spread:

It's a little meager, I know, but I didn't want everything else to overpower the tiny turkey. And now I don't feel like making a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. So maybe I will have a ham.

2 comments:

Rebecca said...

You aren't going anywhere? I don't want to cook, but I also don't really want to go anywhere! I'm a putz.

Rebecca said...

Sorry, I realized I meant to also say, WOW Great job on your turkey! It does look yummy and all professional too. And its hard for me to foray beyond the bag as well. Maybe I shall try PW's recipe too. I did okay roasting a whole chicken last month! But we have a 20 pound turkey. (I LOVE turkey leftovers!)