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lyrabjadesss November 28 2019, 14:00:54 UTC
I’m so proud of my time management this year! I did the final grocery shopping on Monday afternoon & I’m lucky to always have Tuesday & Wednesday off work. I spent Tuesday cleaning my house & all day yesterday cooking green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole & a pumpkin pie ahead of today. All that is left is to put my spatchcocked & 2 day-dry brines turkey in the oven around 12:30 PM, make the mashed potatoes while it’s in & make gravy with the pan drippings once it comes out… I even already made homemade turkey stock in my Instant Pot yesterday!

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missedith17 November 28 2019, 14:47:35 UTC
pre-cooking like that is the best

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lyrabjadesss November 28 2019, 15:03:41 UTC
It really is! I realize I’m fairly privileged to have the time ahead of Thanksgiving to plan & organize. I cook for a living, but thankfully we’re closed for the holiday & Tues/Wed are my regular days off.

This is only my second time hosting the holiday & preparing their full Thanksgiving spread alone (I’m a chef, but my husband is of no use in the kitchen for help). I feel like movies/TV had always made it seem like a panicked/stressful all day affair right up until the moment you sit down to eat, but just spatchcocking the bird alone is saving me 3+ hrs & I’m already 6 hrs deep in cooking/cleaning which I can’t imagine having to fit into today. Grateful to be able to relax with the parade on & ONTD before the final sprint to the finish line around noon (were eating at 3ish)

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marywebgirl November 28 2019, 14:55:59 UTC
My husband and I tried spatchcocking the turkey last night and it was...not as easy as the YouTube videos made it look. Oh well if it turns out bad my sides will be good. I did the cranberries Tuesday, sweet potatoes yesterday, and I’m doing the stuffing and roasted Brussels with pancetta today.

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g_lovesbb November 28 2019, 15:10:03 UTC
sounds like you guys have a delicious menu

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r4wrdinosaur November 28 2019, 15:02:00 UTC
Ugh, jealous. I tried to get my mom to let me spatchcock the turkey this year but she refused. So another year of dry ass turkey. Bleh!

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