Operation 13 Pound Turkey

[mmebahorel]

One of my roommates, from her job, received a 13 pound turkey on Monday. After she already had plans to go to her family in New Jersey for Thanksgiving. The other roommate acquired two pies from her job and already had plans to go to a friend's family. Never one to turn down free food, I took turkey duty.

So my holiday was finishing thawing the turkey, cooking the turkey, making stock from the neck and gizzard, making gravy from the stock and drippings, and picking the turkey. Also, I have been eating the turkey all weekend, as you do.

Today, pie roommate made pie for us (yay!), yet is very impressed that I threw together a pan of enchiladas (nothing from scratch) and a pot pie (to use up the gravy) this afternoon. She was also impressed that I made cranberry sauce (mulled wine cranberry sauce, no less). I'm not saying my cooking skills suck, but I'm amused that a girl who makes apple pie from scratch is impressed by enchiladas. She made pie crust; I opened a packet of tortillas. Obviously, she really only does baking.

But I will have awesome lunches this week at work (that's what the enchiladas are for), and the turkey was free, so total win.

Comments

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Go you for cooking it all! Sounds like a ton of turkey! :-)