Some simple Thanksgiving dinner ideas that can save you a lot of time and stress!
Thanksgiving Day preparations used to have me worn out by the time the family sat down to dinner. It was an all day production, beginning with prepping the turkey at the crack of dawn and ending with a frenzy of last minute activity.
Tasting each dish for proper seasoning, I felt like I’d been eating all day long. Then after many years of this routine I came across a book which put a whole lot of ideas in my head! These days, all I have to worry about on Thanksgiving Day is getting the turkey in the oven and brewing a pot of coffee after dinner.
Here are some tips for easy and delicious Thanksgiving dinner ideas.
Top Tip
Pick up your frozen bird at the store the day before Thanksgiving. Be sure to order ahead of time! Fill a large picnic style cooler with enough ice cold water to cover the bird and close the lid. Before you go to bed, turn the turkey over. It will be ready to cook by morning. I’ve used this technique for 10 years.
I always wondered why my bird didn’t cook in the time given on the directions. Opening the oven to baste is why. This Thanksgiving dinner idea is a gem. Melt a stick of butter and add seasonings. Slip your fingers between the breast and leg skin, gently separating the skin from the meat.
Set the bird on end and pour the butter between the skin and meat, using your clean! fingers to distribute the butter. Place the bird breast side up on a rack, cover with foil and put it in the oven. The bird bastes itself. Fool-proof, I should know!
Most traditional Thanksgiving pies, such as mincemeat and pumpkin, are great. Freeze, remove and thaw the day before and bake the night before Thanksgiving Day.
Good Thanksgiving dinner ideas have one thing in common, less work and more free time.
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