Thanksgiving went without a hitch.  John had the day off before and had cleaned the house really well.  His mother was staying with us for a few days, so she took us out to dinner Wednesday, which was nice. I didn’t have to clean/cook. I woke up bright and early and started “the food preparation.”  The turkey [...]

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This past week has been fun and then hard. Thanksgiving went ultra smooth. I brined the turkey again, and it came out wonderful. Even the slightly sarastic member of the family was singing praises. This is the preecooked turkey, it was so darn good we forgot to take a picture of it when it was [...]

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