How did your Thanksgiving go?? And wasn't it hot that day?? It was so warm ( in the high 60s) that we had the door open while we were eating. Then this happened on Friday night and it is still so cold that my backyard is still white, although it is starting to warm up. This morning it was a tropical 21 degrees but it is still a full time job keeping the hummingbird feeders changed out because they freeze up so fast.
I used the cooking bag method for my turkey and it turned out better than I could have hoped. The white meat was so flavorful and juicy that no one ate the dark meat. Usually that is the first to go because the white meat is so dry nobody wants to try and choke it down.
I did discover that getting a greased up turkey into the cooking bag was really a two person job when I almost dropped the slippery devil on the floor trying to get it in the bag. But that was the only problem that I ran into. The directions on the box said that for my 11 pound bird it should take 2 to 2 and 1/2 hours and that was right on the money. We then left it on the counter for an hour wrapped tightly with aluminum foil and covered with two thick towels. It was still hot when we uncovered it to get the drippings for gravy.
Of course, I took all the bones and skin and made turkey broth jelly in my big oval crock pot. I wonder if breaking up the bones somehow turns the broth into jelly. Anyway, I made another one of Rachael Ray's soups with it. This one is a lentil soup with sausage and kale and it is very good. I followed the recipe except I used sweet Italian sausage instead of hot. You can find the recipe here:
This is what it looks like:
Okay - let's look at the ad for this week. QFC is running their Buy 4/Save $4 so if there is anything in packaged goods that you need, check it out.
Here are my suggestions this week:
Dave's Killer Bread - $3.99/loaf
Kroger Brown Sugar - $2/2lb bag
Kroger Spices - 50% off
Seattle's Best Coffee - $4.99/12oz bag
Rosarita Refried Beans - $1/can
Nancy's Yogurt - $2/qt
Marie Callendar's Pot Pies - $2/ea
Boneless Chuck Roast - $4.99/lb
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - BOGO
Foster Farms Ground Turkey - $3.99/20oz
Fresh Dover Sole Fillets - $6.99/lb
Kroger Pasta - $1/ea
Anjou, Bosc or Red Pears - $1.29/lb
White Mushrooms - $1.99/8oz
Junami Apples - $1.49/lb
Large Navel Oranges - $ .69/lb
Medium Hass Avocados - $ .99/ea
I also took some leftover turkey and made the Pad Thai recipe that I posted last time and it turned out really good. I followed the recipe except that I doubled the veggies and added a half pound of sliced mushrooms that were on Manager's Special. My QFC does not carry fresh bean sprouts due to too much ecoli (this from a produce clerk) so I used canned. I rinsed them well in cold water and they worked out okay. Instead of adding the carrots, sprouts, mushrooms, and scallions at the end, I stir fried them with the onion. And instead of grating the carrots I cut them up into little matchsticks.
This is the final product and, by the way, the sauce is a winner:
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