Canadian Thanksgiving is approaching and I'm pretty sure my invite to @Nettdata 's got lost in the mail. Tell us, what are you cooking? More lamb? More rotisserie meats? Regale us with tales of slow cooked meats and decadent desserts. I need inspiration for our own feast in a month. I do have lamb in the freezer.... Happy Friday to all the rest of you. Fridays usually are for social activities, and today is no exception. I also have to go to the eye shop in town because I walked into a doorframe and bent my glasses badly. And no, this isn't a bad cover for "my husband punched me." I really am Queen Klutz. A probably Canadian woman: TGIF!
I ain't cooking shit for thanksgiving this year. I was planning on being out in the Tin Can for the week but some changes at work delayed that, so now I'm heading to my sister's for a simple dinner of turkey roll and stuffin muffins. Mom's off on a cruise (dealing with a hurricane near Cabo), so it's just 4 of us having a quick bite to eat. I'm kind of looking forward to not spending so much time cooking this year. I think the only special thing I might do is bring a box of oysters as an appetizer.
Stuffin muffin query: is this a cooking technique that you can apply to any stuffing recipe, or does it require a specific type of recipe (like it includes a binding agent, or yeast for rising, or something like that)? I have a pretty solid stuffing recipe, and would be interested in just shoving it into a muffin tin.
Yeah, it's just taking whatever stuffing recipe you currently have and instead of cooking it all in one giant pan, you just portion it out into a muffin tin(s). That way everybody can get their own little helping that has both the crispy outside bits as well as the softer, moister interior section as well.
Do we use muffin liners, or do we just throw it in the bare metal and then ruin the holiday with our cursing when we can't get them out of the tin?
That's the best part! It's a choose your own adventure! That being said, I just give the muffin tin a very healthy spray with some duck fat, which helps keep them from sticking and also gives a great browning/finishing flavor to the exterior.
I spray one muffin "hole", pop it out easy peasy and then watch everyone else struggle like hell to get theirs out.
Wifey is hanging out with some friends tonight so I had a moment with some Beam Black and the latest (yes, brand spanking new) Waylon album. Now onto the Hank Jr & Friends album. Probably in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.
I grew up in what’s now considered “classic” country but Waylon never resonated with me until I hit my late 40’s. I’m glad I finally came to my senses. I love all that old stuff, all the way back to Jimmy Rodgers.
I have grossly misjudged the weather. We are doing soccer stuff in a big open area and the wind is absolutely whipping. It is barely 60F and overcast. I am straight up not having a good time.
I’m having Brussels sprouts for dinner in solidarity with you. Actually it’s because my wife likes them and she’s roasting some for dinner. I’ll be covering mine in some Hells Kitchen Blueberry Maple habenero sauce. That stuff makes everything taste good. With any luck I won’t even taste the sprouts. And I’ll be eating way less than a pound because I’m not a psychopath.