Thanksgiving Leftovers

 Friday, December 5, 2025

Meant to post this after Thanksgiving but didn't get to it. We made REALLY good use of our leftovers this year. We made a turkey pot pie, hot turkey sandwiches with gravy, and numberous cold turkey sandwiches for lunch. We also did really well eating up the sides. 

We also stretched the pumpkin and apple pie out for quite a while too.

Thanksgiving 2025 - The Final Stretch

 Thursday, November 27, 2025

Picked Mom up at 1:30 and we were back to our house by 2:00. Dale chopped up the giblets while I was picking up Mom. He added them to the gravy later as he was making it. The turkey came out of the oven by 2:10. 

The sweet potato casserole went in at 2:20. The marshmallows were put on just before. It came out about a half hour later. Dale put it in the warmer. 

Made the fruit salad at 3:00. I used two cans of fruit cocktail. 

Dale did the stove top stuffing at the same time I made the fruit salad. 

Got the corn on at 3:10...

I carved the turkey. 

And we were eating by 3:25. Oh, and by the way, we also served Hawaiian King dinner rolls. 

It all came together nicely and goodness it was delicious!

Mom brought over an apple pie her friend Joanne baked for her.

Dale and I had a pumpkin pie from Lunds. I had a slice of each!

Turned out to be a great Thanksgiving. Mom expressed to us that she had a wonderful time.

Thankgiving 2025 - More Preparation

 Thursday, November 27, 2025

At 11:15 Dale got the turkey all olive oiled up. 

At 11:30 Daled started boiling the liver and heart. He never used the neck and gizzard. He was having a hard time believing this particular liver and heart were from this 11 pound turkey as they were unusually big. 

At 11:45 we got the turkey tranfered to the pan. 

Turkey in the oven at noon. 

Started getting the sweet potatoes ready at 12:15. They won't go

They won't go in the oven until after the turkey comes out. 

Thanksgiving 2025 - Let the Preparation Begin

 Thursday, November 27, 2025

A little after 10:00 Dale pulled the turkey out of the fridge to wash it off. 

The giblets, of course, were set aside.

I helped pat it dry. It'll go in about noon but it can sit out until then. 

We started getting the cranberries ready at 10:20. The recipe calls for  2 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. We never add that much sugar as it ends up a little too sweet. Dale said he put in about 3/4 cup.

When the water boiled Dale added the cranberries and stirred them over medium heat. 

Dale had them in a bowl by 10:45. 

View from the front stoop at 10:00 am.

View from the back stoop.