We
set aside one day of the year to focus on our thanks and gratitude.
These are so important. They unlock the fullness of
life.
Our
thankfulness turns what we have into ENOUGH.
It
turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, and confusion into
clarity.
It
makes our meal into a feast, a stranger into a friend!
Jazz
Great Lionel Hampton once said: “Gratitude is when memory is stored
in the heart and not in the mind.”
Lets
fill our hearts on this day as we share a special meal with loved
ones.
When
we focus on our thanks and gratitude, the tide of
disappointment goes out and
the tide of love rushes in.
Without
planning this special meal can be filled with stress. But we know how
to tame that beast with a time line and have rest periods to pause
and think about what is important in our lives and homes. Follow
along as slave presents a Thanksgiving in the slave quarters for
2018.
Thanksgiving dinner in
slave quarters 2018!
6 PM Dinner
Test fit pans in the oven
before pre heating! Line them with foil and spray
3:15PM Start prep
& cutting, pre heat oven to 325
4:00PM Turkey in oven
: cut up the White Castle burgers
4:15PM start
dressing
4:40PM dressing
sits to soak
5:00PM dressing in
oven
5:25PM start green
beans
5:45 PM green beans
in oven – turkey & dressing out to rest – start gravy!
6PM Green
beans out of oven, remove orange peel
Pop dressing out of muffin pan onto a platter
Dish gravy into a bowl
Remove string from Turkey and slice on platter
Pour drinks and ask a blessing!
This
gives us order with no rushing.
Lets
begin: 3:15PM
The
star of the show is a 3 lbs Turkey roast completely thawed.
This
is a boneless roast held together with a cotton string netting that
must be remove AFTER meat is cooked. Directions are on the meat.
Open
the plastic covering over the sink, so the juice wont get on the
counter. Remove the gravy packet and put in refrigerator. Pat it
dry with a paper towel and place on a rack in a baking pan lined with
foil. Take your fingers and loosen the string on the roast. Just
slide under and slightly pull away from the meat. This makes it
easier to remove latter. If you wish slide a couple of pieces of
bacon under the string – Num Num! Set this aside at room
temperature.
Do
your cutting – even if you are slow it should not take over 30
minutes to do this step so start by 3:30PM:
2
stalks of celery chopped finely – ¼ inch or less.
Slice
onion thin and cut into pieces.
Peel
the apple then chop and cover with a damp paper towel or squeeze with
lemon if you have one.
Take
the time now to set the table.
4:00PM put
the turkey into the oven and start on the dressing.
Slider
Dressing Pudding
1:45 to 2 hours till ready
Ingredients:
16
White castle burgers thawed
3
extra-large eggs
1
cups half & half Non - fat.
1
cup vegetable stock
1
cup celery chopped fine
1
Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped fine
1
Tbs salt + 1 tsp sage + ½ tsp pepper
Directions:
Cut
up the White Castle burgers into pieces (like a tic tac toe board)
and place in large bowl.
4:15PM
Heat
the butter in a saute pan over medium-low heat. Stir in the onion,
celery, and apple and cook over medium heat for 8
to 10 minutes,
stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender.
Stir
in salt, sage, and pepper and mix well. Turn off the heat.
Meanwhile,
with a whisk, beat the eggs, half & half, and vegetable stock
together in a very large mixing bowl.
Pour
the vegetable mix on top of the cubed burgers and mix in.
Now
add the eggs and cream and gently stir in until everything is mixed
and wet.
4:40
PM
Set
aside at room temperature for 30
minutes
to allow the bread to soak.
Take
a break.
Stir
and spoon into a sprayed large muffin tin.
Use
about ½ cup for each to Allow room for the dressing to expand.
5:00PM
dressing into oven
Sprinkle
with Parmesan if you like and bake for 45
to 50 minutes,
until the top is browned and the custard is set. (Insert a knife in
the middle to check.) Serve hot or warm.
Take
a break!
While
that cooks:
5:25PM: start
the green beans.
Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
45 minutes till done
Ingredients:
Kosher
salt
1
pkg frozen green beans
3
tablespoons unsalted butter
5
tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1
large onion, sliced thin
3
Tbs brown sugar
1
orange
Freshly
ground black pepper
Place
frozen green beans into the microwave to blanch – (cook using half
the time) and remove.
Heat
the skillet and add the butter and olive oil until the butter
has melted. Add the onions, the brown sugar and season with salt and
pepper. Cook stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, about
10 minutes.
Meanwhile
peel the orange and reserve the rind. Separate the sections out.
Spray
a 9 x 9 baking dish. Add the green beans & onion mix. Place 4 of
the orange sections around the dish and push in the big pieces of
orange peel. You don't want a heavy orange flavor, this will give
just a touch of bright citrus.
5:45PM
Remove
the turkey and the dressing to rest.
Slide
the green beans into the oven for the final 15 minutes of
baking time.
Make
your gravy according to the packet you have placed in the
refrigerator.
6PM
SERVING DINNER
Take
green beans out of oven and remove the orange peel.
Pop
the dressing out of the muffing pan onto a platter.
Dish
the gravy into a bowl
Remove
the string from the turkey roast and slice on platter
Pour
drinks and ask a blessing!
Can
never express enough how grateful and thankful I am to be Master
Indy's slave
socialslave
To
satisfy and restore.
To
nourish, support and maintain.
To
gratify, spoil, comfort and please,
to
nurture, assist, and sustain
…..I
cook!
Please
buy slave's cookbook:
The
Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by
Dan White
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