list no. 49 :: notes from thanksgiving

1. Brine, brine, brine. 
2. Our bird was dry, (which was M), but I melted the new thermometer by not removing the plastic wrapping that covered the entire thermometer. How I did not see that is beyond me, so it was a partnered fail.
3. My stuffing however, was off the chart. 
4. Of course I can't eat the stuffing, (oh stale crusty french bread how i miss you), but I knew even without a taste that it was delicious.
5. The gluten-free stuffing however, is not. 
6. I didn't serve it last year, and I didn't serve it this year, and I won't be making it this way again.
7. The shopping for the meal takes almost as long as the preparation.
8. As the chef, don't start drinking until every bit of the meal is prepared and the roasted meat/turkey/chicken/duck/lamb, etc. is resting.
9. Otherwise your partner will be in charge of watching the meat, (see no. 2).
10. No one ever eats the salad. So it's either a new recipe, (although I try a new one every year), or leave it off the menu.
11. The other veg is always a hit, especially a new addition this year of cooked carrots.
12. I don't even care about the damn turkey, (which by the way is the most disgusting raw thing EVER with its tiny forgotten feathers and the cold, prickly pores on the skin). 
13. Give me a plate full of everything else and I'm happy.
14. Especially mashed potatoes.