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We spent a lovely day at my in-laws yesterday. It warmed my heart to see my husband and his five siblings there surrounding my in-laws with their presence and love. I guess I'm fortunate in that reunions of such nature are peaceful for us as there is an absence of any kind of tension or emotional baggage from the past. I'm thankful. Last night before bed I baked my turkey. It was a fresh and sturdy 16-pound free-range bird I purchased from my part-time farmer brother-in-law. I used my mother-in-law's method of slowly baking it at 250 degrees (F) in the oven for 7 hours. I stuffed it with fresh herbs from the garden (rosemary, thyme, sage) and 20 cloves of garlic and rubbed it with salt, pepper and coconut oil. After tenting it with foil, I slipped it into the oven for its gentle overnighter. But because I wanted more sleep, I timed it for 8 hours and set the temperature at 240 degrees (F). Well, the timer went off at 6.00 am and the meat thermometer read 180 degrees (F). Perfect. And the turkey was perfect. Totally moist and tender. This will be the method of choice for me from this time forth. I'm so happy I now have 5 bags of turkey meat and 5 quarts of turkey stock in the freezer. I guess I'll have to be creative in serving turkey dishes for the next several weeks. So Thanksgiving has passed but I hope we remain thankful for the rest of the year and in the coming new year. I bet you haven't heard of this lady who balded so badly she only had three strands of hair. Yet she was thankful. Day 1 She decided she would braid her hair... Day 2 One more strand dropped. She decided she would part her hair... Day 3 One more dropped. So she had only one strand left. She decided she would wear a ponytail... What a great attitude, huh? |
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