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2019 Thanksgiving Turkey Thread

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What’s cooking this year..? Going out to eat or cooking at home..? Share your favorite Turkey recipe,best and favorite restaurant for Turkeys and other sides dishes to go along with the Turkey for Thanksgiving Day.
I am debating whether to cook one or just order one from someone good in the Los Angeles or Orange County area. Share your tips :)
 
Damn, it's already November. Where'd the year go?!?

I'm planning on making a turkey this year and celebrating with extended family. No idea what recipe I'll use yet. :p

I'm honestly more excited for the green bean casserole than a turkey, my mother makes a GREAT green bean casserole.
 
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TheSkywalker77 said:
Damn, it's already November. Where'd the year go?!?

I'm planning on making a turkey this year and celebrating with extended family. No idea what recipe I'll use yet. :p

I'm honestly more excited for the green bean casserole than a turkey, my mother makes a GREAT green bean casserole.
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Recipes for green bean casserole will be gratefully received; this is because I love pulses and will happily collect good recipes for pulses.

Enjoy your celebratory dinner.
 
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Recipes for green bean casserole will be gratefully received; this is because I love pulses and will happily collect good recipes for pulses.

Enjoy your celebratory dinner.
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Hah thanks, and I'll have to ask for the recipe. I haven't made it in years.
 
The plan is visit nephews in San Antonio and eat some brisket. :)
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Scepticalscribe said:
Recipes for green bean casserole will be gratefully received; this is because I love pulses and will happily collect good recipes for pulses.

Enjoy your celebratory dinner.
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Unfamiliar with the term, so looked it up:
pulses.org

What are Pulses? - Pulses

Pulses are the edible seeds of plants in the legume family. Pulses grow in pods and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognizes 11 types of pulses: dry beans, dry broad beans, dry peas, chickpeas, cow peas, pigeon peas...
pulses.org pulses.org
Pulses are annual crops that yield between one and 12 grains or seeds. The term “pulses” is limited to crops harvested solely as dry grains, which differentiates them from other vegetable crops that are harvested while still green.
 
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TheSkywalker77 said:
I'm planning on making a turkey this year and celebrating with extended family. No idea what recipe I'll use yet. :p

I'm honestly more excited for the green bean casserole than a turkey, my mother makes a GREAT green bean casserole.
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Unless you're planning on deep frying a Turkey, there's only one recipe I'd ever make: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe-1950271

As far as side dishes, I prefer the quantity over quality method (my mother-in-laws dressing aside). ;)
 
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The plan is visit nephews in San Antonio and East some brisket. :)
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Unfamiliar with the term, so looked it up:
pulses.org

What are Pulses? - Pulses

Pulses are the edible seeds of plants in the legume family. Pulses grow in pods and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognizes 11 types of pulses: dry beans, dry broad beans, dry peas, chickpeas, cow peas, pigeon peas...
pulses.org pulses.org
Pulses are annual crops that yield between one and 12 grains or seeds. The term “pulses” is limited to crops harvested solely as dry grains, which differentiates them from other vegetable crops that are harvested while still green.
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Enjoy your brisket.

I could have written "green bean casserole", but I like all of the bean and pea family, and - in cook books this Side of the Pond, they are often referred to as pulses. (Rather than "greens").
 
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My English neighbors are coming for Thanksgiving dinner at my home. They are intrigued to see a turkey cooked in a brown paper bag, plus my former UN mates joining us by video for the dinner. It stems from the Thanksgiving dinner I had for them in Mogadishu, Somalia many years ago. For some it was the first cooked turkeys they eaten.
 
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JamesMike said:
My English neighbors are coming for Thanksgiving dinner at my home. They are intrigued to see a turkey cooked in a brown paper bag, plus my former UN mates joining us by video for the dinner. It stems from the Thanksgiving dinner I had for them in Mogadishu, Somalia many years ago. For some it was the first cooked turkeys they eaten.
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Must confess myself equally intrigued by the idea of a turkey cooked in a brown paper bag.

I can well imagine that the Thanksgiving Repast in Mogadishu was something quite unique.

Enjoy your day, and dinner.
 
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Enjoy your brisket.

I could have written "green bean casserole", but I like all of the bean and pea family, and - in cook books this Side of the Pond, they are often referred to as pulses. (Rather than "greens").
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Does the UK have the equivalent of a late November harvest meal? I know Canada celebrates Thanksgiving.

Edit: My wife just advised me we were in the U.K. for Thanksgiving when our son was based there and no holiday.
 
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Does the UK have the equivalent of a late November harvest meal? I know Canada celebrates Thanksgiving.

Edit: My wife just advised me we were in the U.K. for Thanksgiving when our son was based there and no holiday.
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No.

Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Europe, or the UK; that is a north American (principally, a US) celebration and feast, not a European one.

Harvest suppers, or feasts, would have occurred earlier, (and traditionally, harvest dinners were celebrated), usually in late September, or early October.
 
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As we do almost every year, my wife and I are going to our nephew's place to enjoy Thanksgiving with family. Sure will be a fun time, as two of our nephews are coming up from California, and another one from Pennsylvania. It's always a special time: fantastic food (even some yummy Korean dishes), and enjoyable conversations.
 
I saw a Chinese lady ordering a Turkey yesterday at Whole Foods. I was listening to her talk to the lady taking the order and her family members. I reckon they were fairly new immigrants here. She said she did not know how to make Turkey and had never made a Turkey before but wanted to invite her family and friends over for Thanksgiving and have a Thanksgiving Turkey dinner. She said this was her first Thanksgiving Turkey dinner and celebration. I thought this was nice as she had moved to the US but was making some custom changes and celebrating local Holidays. Normally most Chinese don’t like Turkey meat and prefer Chicken,Duck,Goose or those small pigeons they eat. I was happy to see her adapting to local customs to celebrate a local holiday. :) She pretty much ordered everything because she did not know how to make anything. Her bill was over $400
 
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stylinexpat said:
I saw a Chinese lady ordering a Turkey yesterday at Whole Foods. I was listening to her talk to the lady taking the order and her family members. I reckon they were fairly new immigrants here. She said she did not know how to make Turkey and had never made a Turkey before but wanted to invite her family and friends over for Thanksgiving and have a Thanksgiving Turkey dinner. She said this was her first Thanksgiving Turkey dinner and celebration. I thought this was nice as she had moved to the US but was making some custom changes and celebrating local Holidays. Normally most Chinese don’t like Turkey meat and prefer Chicken,Duck,Goose or those small pigeons they eat. I was happy to see her adapting to local customs to celebrate a local holiday. :) She pretty much ordered everything because she did not know how to make anything. Her bill was over $400
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Great story, but - in terms of the culinary arts and cuisine - I'm with Chinese culture on this one: In general, chicken, duck and goose all taste terrific, whereas turkey (especially the breast) can be pretty bland and boring (not to mention dry and flavourless) unless cooked with extreme care and vast experience.
 
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I picked up two Turkeys

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