How Much Does Your Turkey Weigh?

How Much Does Your Turkey Weigh?

Well, after days of saying I was not gonna do it....I did! I went ahead and purchased everything needed to make a Thanksgiving feast. Not sure when I'll cook it though, maybe this week, lol.

I ended shopping at the Super Walmart and up buying a Honey Suckle White hen turkey that weighed 11.93 pounds. It cost $.78 per pound, totally it out to $9.31. It has the pop up timer also, so I guess that was a good deal. I dunno really, cause the crowd was so huge, I didn't have time to really compare prices. Mostly what I went on was that the Honey Suckle White brand was the only ones that were not frozen. So being since this was my last minute decision, that was great!

After picking out the turkey, I then had to wander all the aisles looking for sides. It turned out to be a two hour affair. But I am sure we will enjoy it whenever I get time to cook and for him [my husband] to be home.

Since we all here at Gather are dots on the map everywhere, I thought this would be fun. Let's do a comparison of turkey sizes and prices in our locations. Just to see if there are major or minor differences.

How much does your turkey weigh this year?

Mine is 11.93 punds @ $0.78/per pound = Total Price $9.31

Favorite Food on Turkey Day?

Turkey day will be here soon. What is one of the dishes you wait on all year long?

For me it is a banana split cake that one of my sister-in-laws makes. It is to die for! And thankfully she makes it every year.

I wanted to try this post out while dealing with the .gif pics to see if I could get them to post correctly. If you see a flashing (moving) turkey then my work is successful. lol. If he's not moving, then I still don't know how this works. lol. If you need photos in the .gif format, you can find them at photobucket.

Dressing or Stuffing?

Is it dressing or stuffing at your Thanksgiving dinner?

Around here it is home-made dressing. Being that it starts out as home-made, baked cornbread and then in comes all the extras.

What do you have at your Thanksgiving dinner?

My Never-ending Day | A good one!

Just a quick post tonight, again. Been busy all day.

It started out at the Peddlers Mall, of course. lol. As do 99% of my Mondays & Fridays. Got all my decorating done with what I had ready to go. Put up yet another 6' tree there also, with decorations. :-) I love Christmas time. And by then, it was 12:00 pm, already. So had to rush to my Aunt Wilma's house for an early Thanksgiving meal. She's going into the hospital on Wednesday morning for galbladder surgery, so if she comes home that day, she will in no way want or be able to cook on Thursday, so she had it today.

It was a small gathering. Friends and family stopped in on their lunches that were close.

Then at 3:30pm, I went and visited an uncle (heres a pic of him: Where's The BEEF? (funny pic to pass along) that I hadn't seen since last Februrary, which was the death of his sister, another aunt of mine. It was great to catch up with him. We laughed until 6:30pm, and I headed home..... Then back to town because I forgot some things. And now I am home for the night. WEW!

Seems my quick posts run a little long......lol..... sorry!

Myth about Thanksgiving

A funny myth about Thanksgiving to pass along since it is the holiday week.

Did Pilgrims really dress in black with those weird belt buckels and hats?

Well, according to Rick Shenkman, editor of hnn.us, that is a total myth. Seems they wore black on Sundays, and other days, including the first Thanksgiving, they wore white, beige, black, green and brown.

What is something you always heard of about Thanksgiving that may be a myth?

Bag it or Not?

What kind of experience, if any, have you had with cooking turkeys in a bag?

Do they really make the skin more rubbery? Does the bag really make the turkey cook in half the time? Or does it make the turkey more tender and juicy?

I've never cooked one in a bag before. And with all the hype, I'm starting to want to cook a dinner this week. I so wasn't going to as I posted here before. But if I do, I was thinking of cooking it in a bag this time. Should I?

Banana Cream Supreme

Banana Cream Supreme

After eating dinner at my Aunt Wilma's house Monday, I now know what dessert I am making for my husband's family on Thanksgiving. She had a variety of pies and cakes for us to choose from, but my eye was quickly drawn to a creamy looking, banana pie, topped with chopped pecans. YUM!

My eyes didn't lie. I loved it. It had a graham cracker crust, slices of bananas, and a hint of sour cream mixed with cool whip which all came together in the best possible way.

So banana cream supreme, my friends, is what I will be making for a dessert for Thanksgiving. I don't have a photo to post, but I will snap one later of the one I make.

Heres the recipe, found at AllRecipes if anyone's tastebuds are tempted!

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs


• 1/2 cup melted butter


• 1/4 cup white sugar


• 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed


• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix


• 1 cup sour cream


• 3 bananas, sliced

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine crackers, butter and sugar. Press mixture into bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch pan.


2. In a large bowl, combine whipped topping, pudding and sour cream; whisk together. Put half of this mixture into crust. Layer sliced bananas over top of pie. Pour second half of pudding mixture over top of bananas.


3. Immediately cover and refrigerate pie for one hour.

CLICK HERE to view the photo of the Banana Cream Supreme

How Much Does Your Turkey Weigh?

Well, after days of saying I was not gonna do it....I did! I went ahead and purchased everything needed to make a Thanksgiving feast. And it was a last minute decision.

I was out shopping tonight for a new outfit for dinner with my husbands' family tomorrow. When he said that turkeys were everywhere on sale. I then asked him if that meant he was hinting for me to cook one. And replied with, "O no, not unless you want to."

Then I was like, "okay, lets go get some things and I'll cook dinner." Because I could tell he really wanted a dinner at home also. He always has dinner at his mom's house around 3pm. But he does like leftover alot!

So anyways, we make our own paths through the overly crowded aisles of the food center in WalMart. I ended up buying a Honey Suckle White hen turkey that weighed 11.93 pounds. It cost $.78 per pound, totally it out to $9.31. It has the pop up timer also, so I guess that was a good deal. I dunno really, cause the crowd was so huge, I didn't have time to really compare prices. Mostly what I went on was that the Honey Suckle White brand was the only ones that were not frozen. So being since this was my last minute decision, that was great!

After picking out the turkey, I then had to wander all the aisles looking for sides. It turned out to be a two hour affair. But I am sure we will enjoy it tomorrow! Whatever time I get around to it.

Since we all here at Gather are dots on the map everywhere, I thought this would be fun. Let's do a comparison of turkey sizes and prices in our locations. Just to see if there are major or minor differences.

How much does your turkey weigh this year?

Mine is 11.93 punds @ $0.78/per pound = Total Price $9.31

Banana Cream Supreme | Yum!

Banana Cream Supreme Dessert

I previously wrote a post about a Banana Cream Supreme recipe found here. I follwed the recipe and made it today as part of our Thanksgiving dessert buffet. And it turned out great!

Only thing I seem to have messed up somehow, was that I had a lot of leftover topping, which consisted of the sour cream, pudding, and whipped topping. And I even lowered the recipe to a 8 oz size of whipped topping instead of 12 oz. So I dunno what happened. But other than that, it was a very simple, easy to follow recipe. And belive me, it is Yummy!

Here's a pic of mine:

Banana Cream Supreme Recipe