We hosted the family and friends Thanksgiving and had 25 attendees. This was the first Thanksgiving that Susan Combs attended and helped a lot. Below is some of what we prepared. Cranberry-Jalapeno Relish Pimento Cheese Dip – Same as last … Continue reading
Category Archives: Turkey
1/9/2023 – Smoked an off-brand 12.7 lb. turkey that claimed it was seasoned and bought from Greers when on sale. Thawed it in the sink for about 6 hours and there was still ice inside and hard-to-remove giblets. Spatchcocked it … Continue reading
11/28/2019 – This is our second Thanksgiving living on the farm and the second time we hosted the family meal. We had 15 family members and at least 4 guests. Food was served inside and we ate outside. The weather … Continue reading
Kelley, with help from Mary, made this following a recipe on her telephone and improvisions while I was working on Turkey and Sausage Gumbo for later. It is included here so one day we can remember how she and Mary made … Continue reading
I roughly followed the recipe and process we used Christmas 2017. Kelley, Rockey and the girls were with us and Kelley said it was very good. The best compliment was that the girls ate it with no comment nor under … Continue reading
This was our first holiday since moving to Sundown Farms from Houston. It was also the first time in 8 years the family had gotten together for Thanksgiving as we did for many years. Along with the turkey, asparagus casserole, dressing, … Continue reading
3/25/2018 – Followed our first cook here fairly closely although began with the carcass from a turkey that, the day before, had been spatchcocked and seasoned under the skin and top with about 50/50 Kit’s Creole Seasoning and 5Pogs. This … Continue reading
2/17/2018, Saturday afternoon – This cook turned out great. The skin was not rubbery and very flavorful. The meat was moist and tender. The high-cayenne (4X) 3POGS made the skin fairly spicy in places. Mary was very happy so this method … Continue reading
12/18/2017 – Mary made this using the broth and meat from the carcass of the turkey I dry “fried” yesterday in the Big Easy. After everyone left, I boiled the carcass that had a little meat left on it and … Continue reading
Mary bought an 18 lb. ButterBall turkey on Thursday before the Sunday event. This cook used our version of a creole style poultry seasoning blend in one of Kit Whol’s books we have. Although we doubled the amount of sage, rosemary, and thyme from … Continue reading