Wake up people! You have a feast to prepare to celebrate the decimation of an indigenous population. Sorry . . . to hear my kids tell the Thanksgiving story it sounds like the pilgrims devoured the Indian’s food for three days then slaughtered them and danced on the still warm corpses. I guess they’re teaching the story a little differently than they taught us. A little less candy coating.
Anyway, I’m just here to help you out with your food. You need to brine your turkey. Have you made your brine yet? Well get on it sister, that bird’s not gonna soak itself. Here’s the recipe I use – it’s an old one of Martha’s:
3 cups Kosher salt
5 cups sugar
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
2 medium leeks, white and pale green parts only, coarsely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
2 dried bay leaves
3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
Combine all ingredients with 10 cups water in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, stirring until salt and sugar have dissolved. Remove from heat; cool completely. (That’s the bitch of it – the cooling completely part.) Soak your bird overnight. Take it out of the brine, pat dry, and let it sit at room temperature for 2 hours before you cook. This whole brining process makes all the difference. For real. Go, buy leaks. You don’t have all day.
I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. Unless you are one of my Canadian people. Then you know, have a nice Thursday. And I I know when I come back here after the feast I will be a snarky bitch (because I’m having the in-laws over for dinner) so before I go all unthankful on the internet I just have to say how grateful I am that my family is healthy. It’s really all that matters. I hope Anissa continues to improve. I hope my friend who just found out that she’s sick gets good news soon from the doctors. I hope I never forget how easily your life can turn upside down.
And you can be thankful that this will be the last time I bring up anything to do with the stupid Twilight series. There was a bit of dissension in the comments of my last post… Apparently Spot and CaraBee are under the delusion that Team Jacob is somehow superior to Team Edward. Ladies, I offer the following comparison into evidence:
I mean . . . People please. It’s not even close.
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seriously. he's already getting half naked. he wins by a mile. L@@K at him for christ's sake. Not that i went to see the movie or anything, or read the series. no. that's purely for teenage girls.
I'm totally going to start rocking the JCrew cableknit sweater one-arm-on-one-arm-off thing. That's hot.
We're having turducken this year. My husband is driving 45 minutes as we speak to the closest Whole Foods to pick it up. Gooble, quack, balk!!
Yeah, I mean look at him. He's so lost in sexy thoughts he can't even get his sweater on all the way.
I have NO food in the house for Thanksgiving. I think that means I get to go out to dinner!
Team Edward definitely. I mean, come on!
I'm not commenting on the Twilight thing. Okay, totally the guy on the right. I still think he looked better at Cederic Diggory though.
Anyhoots. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, dearest!
Well, sheesh, you take the worst picture of Jacob with his crazy hair extensions and of course Edward is going to win. But once he buffs up and chops off that hair, yum. I stand by my man, um, child. Okay, I feel like a dirty old lady, but he's still way hotter.
No contest. Edward all the way. Not that I've read those stupid books or anything. Also! Finally! Cederic Diggory! Thank you Just Making My Way.
Ummm, have you seen New Moon…cut Jacob's hair off, trim his body..a boy now becomes a man…well 17 years old, but still a man…Meanwhile, Edward is pasty white and a toolbox. Sorry ladies, he didn't stack up to Jacob in my book! And today, I am thankful I have 17 year old werewolves to dream about
Happy Thanksgiving!
Not! Even! Close!
C-totally agree, though I haven't seen New Moon yet. But Jacob was Sharkboy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl. Seriously, "Jacob" cannot be respected after viewing that film.
Hmmm. The pictures are definitely weighted in E's favor (J's long hair is not his best look). But I'd have to agree.
Have you seen the movie? I have. Twice. I was Team Jacward. WAS. I am now all about Jacob. He is seriously yummy in that movie and Edward cannot compare. In fact, his naked chest repulsed me. Seriously. This Jacob business could cause a nationwide epidemic of Twi-moms turned pedo.
i'm obviously on team edward since i like the ruggedly-handsome-heroin-chic-looking-chain-smoking-british-stud-muffin-who-can-lay-in-my-bed-any-day-and-do-as-he-pleases kind of guy. so, yea.
Carolyn~ Really? You're going to go all cheaterpants and post bad pics of Taylor next to probably the best pic I've ever seen of Robert? That's just so beneath you. Really. I'm totally talking about the look from "New Moon". You know the one where Jacob makes Edward look like he just crawled out of a casket? Oh wait. He did. Totally picking live boy over dead boy any day. Plus with Jacob you get two for one…hott buff guy & really cute loyal wolf. Who can resist?
♥Spot
You people. I'm so glad I can't read.
I'm wondering at what point historical revisionism just ruins fun holidays.
I have absolutely no comment about teenage vampires. I think it's a lady thang.
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I’m going to be away on business can they deliver to a P.O. Box?