Tag Archives: turkey

Nov 15 1 comments
grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried, holiday

Bourbon & Maple Glazed Turkey

For those of you who have followed the blog for a while, you may remember that last year Dan and I fried our first turkey together. It was an awesome learning experience and that turkey was delicious, but it was kind of terrifying and afterwards I got a lecture from the Captain about wearing protective [...]

Nov 12 2 comments
grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried, seasoning

Bourbon Brine

As you may know, I’m a big fan of a brined, fried turkey.  That’s the way we make it at home, and that’s the way Dan and I have made it for the past two years.  Not only is the end result totally moist, delicious, and perfectly seasoned, it’s a lot of fun.  And quick. [...]

Nov 01 4 comments
grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried, holiday, tutorials

Fried Turkey

I know I’ve said this before, and I know I’ll say it again, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  And I am not happy, friends, that my favorite holiday gets the short end of the stick every year.  On Saturday we went out to procure a turkey fryer so that we could have ourselves a [...]

Nov 20 0 comments
holiday, roasted meats and veggies

Roasted Mango and Habanero Turkey

Nothing freaks me out as much as cooking whole turkeys.  Part of it, I think, stems from my years as a vegetarian.  Cooking all meats makes me squeamish, but there’s also just something about turkey.  Roasting whole chickens, which is essentially the same thing just a little smaller, makes me uncomfortable, but it’s doable.  But [...]

Mar 15 0 comments
soups, grits, and stews

Turkey Chili

This is my least favorite part of the year.   By Valentines Day I’m wintered out, and it feels like the stretch between now and 80 degrees is an eternity.  Not to mention that the weather keeps teasing us with sporadic 70 degree days, and then going right back to cold.  It’s not fair.  I’m [...]