Thanksgiving (food)

[topaz]

Our turkey still had a feather on it!  That was so awesome.


Homemade pumpkin pie with oak leaf pastry decoration, courtesy of primal_pastry.  Made from scratch, starting with a pumpkin!  That woman is so cool.


The infamous chocolate cranberry cake: chocolate cake with a cranberry filling and chocolate glaze.  Sugared cranberries and mint on top.  It worked out even better than I expected: the cake was extremely dense (three times as much butter as flour) and the cranberry was sweet enough that it didn't clash.

Comments

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Did I miss the recipe for the "infamous" cake pictured above? I NEED that for my hubby, who's crazy about both chocolate and cranberries (in that order).

[keyne.livejournal.com]

http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Dark-Rich-Chocolate-Cranberry-Cake-Recipe

Read it through thoroughly beforehand -- we didn't and were surprised, at 1 am, by stuff like "a fine-mesh sieve" we'd forgotten to track down. :}

Also, we used Maraschino liqueur (http://www.cocktaildb.com/ingr_detail?id=170) in place of "orange liqueur or dark rum"; it worked very well, and I recommend it if you have some.

[jss]

I haven't seen a cooked-untrussed turkey with legs spread wide before. I'm a bit surprised the tips of the drumsticks aren't burnt.

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Mine was untrussed, came out looking similar, and was cooked essentially the same way -- breasts down at high temp for an hour, turn, reduce temp, finish. I thought about foiling them but it wasn't necessary.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

We always thought the point of trussing the legs was to keep the stuffing in, and we don't cook our stuffing inside the turkey for food-safety reasons. Is there another reason to put the legs back together?

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Traditionally, to keep the tips from being overdone -- likewise, the advice one sometimes sees to hide the wing tips under/behind the bird. Covering the end bits with foil can mitigate the damage if one is using high-ish heat.

[jss]

As jacflash said, plus if the bird is a more uniformish shape without wacky bits sticking out it'll cook more evenly.

[kimcob.livejournal.com]

I may need the cranberry cake recipe.

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Ask and ye shall receive! :-) http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Dark-Rich-Chocolate-Cranberry-Cake-Recipe

[harimad.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say, a couple of weeks ago I turned a pumpkin into pie for Cruiser. Saved the seeds to plant next year.

There's another pie's worth in the freezer. All my sources, including Cook's Illustrated says canned pumpkin is just as good. I may test this on my Xmas guests.

[cruiser.livejournal.com]

I was going to mention this (that you made me pie, not that you're going to give my sister canned pumpkin). It's one of the things I'm thankful for.

Two Pies!

[harimad.livejournal.com]

you're going to give my sister canned pumpkin
It's not a proper taste test without a comparison, now is it? And remember that Josh is one of the guests - he's good for a pie all by himself.