So as I said, first time ever celebrating Thanksgiving and I'd say, if nothing else, the food won me over to doing it more often!
I was in charge of the Turkeys, Potatoes and Gravy.
Turned out to be more economically viable to buy 4 x 625g joints rather than one whole big bird. The other benefit of this was that I could cook them in different ways. Ended up cooking one with bacon, mushrooms and onions in a slow cooker. Another 2 I roasted with two different types of stuffing - lemon and coriander, apple and sage. Served all three in the slow cooker to keep warm, separated by walls of their respective stuffings.
The fourth and final turkey I covered in a Peruvian inspired glaze/wetrub and roasted completely uncovered. This was the most popular. The cumin heavy crust gave it a nice curried flavour and was AMAZING at keeping the juices in the famously dry bird (although I maintain dryness comes from poor cooking).
Our desserts selection was also lovely - whilst some came prepackaged, we did have homemade Apple Strudel, Key Lime Pie and Baked Raspberry Cheesecake.
One thing I'm still not sure of is this supposedly famous "Sweet Potato Casserole". I'm always weary of having a sweet dish with savoury - not so much sweet in the sense of chili, apples etc. but the inclusion of marshmallow and cinnamon made this a little too desserty for me. Still, I tried it with an open mind. I still dunno. Seemed a bit of a dud if I'm honest. A weird mush of sticky meh.
All in all, though, a great excuse for decadence.
