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Nov. 27th, 2008 12:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prosodicLance has a cold, so unfortunately, he cannot smell all the amazing aromas going on in this house right now. The turkey breasts are really starting to smell nice. I brushed olive oil on the skins, and they're getting crisp and brown. When they're getting too brown, I'll have to cover them with foil.
They are seasoned with Mrs. Dash. That's all. Keep it simple, stupid. Though I have to admit, when I was preparing the turkey breasts, I wished I had something to slip underneath their skins - garlic cloves, lemon slices...SOMETHING.
We'll have a lot left over. I think the 6 lb. breast was a good size for all of us, but we'll probably obliterate that one and then Lance and I will have the smaller one for leftovers.
Minor crisis today - my meat thermometer might not work. Lance offered to run out and get a new battery, but I didn't see the point.
Reece can smell the meat roasting and is going just a little bit insane. But I have a special Thanksgiving treat for her. She's getting a whole can of Nutro Healthy Desserts - pumpkin crumble flavor. She would probably rather have turkey, but she's just not getting any. It's funny, because just a short while ago, I flung a Wheat Thin on the floor (accidentally) right in front of her, and she didn't even try to eat it.
Anyway, I called my family. Everyone's well. Dad is alone this Thanksgiving. That was unplanned. And I think normally, he would try to forget that it was a holiday and just kind of keep to himself. But he went out last night and bought a turkey breast roast and some side dishes, and he's cooking a Thanksgiving meal for himself. I'm proud of him. My mom's side of the family is well - utter chaos at Grandma's house as usual. They passed the phone around, so I got to talk to my cousin Jason from S. Carolina, Lori & Lindsey, who came from Illinois, and Aunt Sue, Mom & Rob and Grandma. I miss them.
I talked to my brother in Guam last night, when it was Thanksgiving for them. There is a chance that they'll be moving here after the assignment in Guam is over in a year. He is requesting Bremerton. I'm thrilled...and I'll keep my fingers crossed. I would love to have my niece and the one on the way living near us. But I also know that when it comes to the military, you should never get your hopes up too high. They are guaranteed somewhere on the west coast, at least.
They are seasoned with Mrs. Dash. That's all. Keep it simple, stupid. Though I have to admit, when I was preparing the turkey breasts, I wished I had something to slip underneath their skins - garlic cloves, lemon slices...SOMETHING.
We'll have a lot left over. I think the 6 lb. breast was a good size for all of us, but we'll probably obliterate that one and then Lance and I will have the smaller one for leftovers.
Minor crisis today - my meat thermometer might not work. Lance offered to run out and get a new battery, but I didn't see the point.
Reece can smell the meat roasting and is going just a little bit insane. But I have a special Thanksgiving treat for her. She's getting a whole can of Nutro Healthy Desserts - pumpkin crumble flavor. She would probably rather have turkey, but she's just not getting any. It's funny, because just a short while ago, I flung a Wheat Thin on the floor (accidentally) right in front of her, and she didn't even try to eat it.
Anyway, I called my family. Everyone's well. Dad is alone this Thanksgiving. That was unplanned. And I think normally, he would try to forget that it was a holiday and just kind of keep to himself. But he went out last night and bought a turkey breast roast and some side dishes, and he's cooking a Thanksgiving meal for himself. I'm proud of him. My mom's side of the family is well - utter chaos at Grandma's house as usual. They passed the phone around, so I got to talk to my cousin Jason from S. Carolina, Lori & Lindsey, who came from Illinois, and Aunt Sue, Mom & Rob and Grandma. I miss them.
I talked to my brother in Guam last night, when it was Thanksgiving for them. There is a chance that they'll be moving here after the assignment in Guam is over in a year. He is requesting Bremerton. I'm thrilled...and I'll keep my fingers crossed. I would love to have my niece and the one on the way living near us. But I also know that when it comes to the military, you should never get your hopes up too high. They are guaranteed somewhere on the west coast, at least.