"bulka" <working.artists.working@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Probably the worst meal I've ever prepared.
>
> The first clue - I've never made a bad pie. This morning I managed to
> charcoal the top crust.
>
> At least the turkey was pretty good - moist flesh, crispy skin.
> Intentionally slightly undercooked, since most of it is planned for re-
> use anyway. Still managed to make a disaster of the carving.
>
> Cranberrys were good - Mama Stamberg's and the Garlic Cranberry
> Chutney from the same website.
>
> Everything else, though, was over-spiced and over-cooked. Dishes I've
> done right many times. My "How hard could it be?" recipe-less attempt
> at stuffing/dressing was inedible. But at least there was a lot of
> it.
>
> We'll see what damage I can to to a simple carcass stock tomorrow.
>
> I'm just thankful that we weren't having company. Thankful that I
> didn't break anything, start a fire, spill grease all over the floor,
> cut off a finger. Could have been worse.
>
> Some days, I shoulda stood in bed.
>
> bulka
>
I feel that I had some dishes that were not up to snuff today. At least the
turkey and stuffing were great. Some of the dishes were put into the oven
and set at 350 to get warm for dinner. I guess the oven didn't get very
hot, as the food was rather cold. I know it was set at 350 and the food was
in there for about 45 minutes, but the beef, beans and yams were not as warm
as I would have liked. The helpers got all of the food out of the oven, and
then by the time we got everyone together and did grace, that did not help
the temperature! The oven is only four years old, but sometimes when I
change the temp setting, it does not respond very quickly. I over boiled
the potatoes and they were rather mush before we started mashing. The gravy
was okay, and we forgot to warm the rolls. The pumpkin pie was great, but
the pecan pie got too hot and cooked over and was not very attractive.
Everyone got full, and the day with family was great. Weather here was
picture perfect for the season.


Later,

DP