yeah a bit late of an add for this one but ah well.. life normally gets in the way so im trying to catch up a bit!
so for thanksgiving we had two turkeys .. mainly because the kids and i beg ron to smoke one on the grill every year and the other because the old religious one hates the taste of the smoked turkey and is always insistent on shoving a bird in the oven. we have always kept and open door policy on holidays for everyone who wants to stop by but over the years our group of folks who come by has cut down a bit, this year we lost aunt b because her family is staying with her now so they opted to have their own holiday there at home vs coming here to the house.
of course chris stopped by and enjoyed turkey dinner with us but honestly after 16 almost 17 years of knowing him a holiday just dont feel right without him here.
so what do you do with two 20+ pound turkeys and lots and lots of leftovers. a normal person i suppose would take and cut the turkey off the bone and freeze some of it for later meals but nope not in this house its all about the left overs. which this year for the first time sent us spinning into turkey hell and the 5 days of turkey dinners..
day 1 was of course thanksgiving itself. turkey with all the thanksgiving fixings to go with it.
day 2 was your typical left over turkey dinner.. complete with the fighting over the leftover thanksgiving fixings. ever notice how they always tend to disappear long before the turkey does?
day 3 was turkey and gravy over rice.. hence leading to no more turkey gravy in the house at all *lol*
day 4 was rons creation, turkey bbq using not your red sauce bbq (think like KC Masterpiece) but instead a nice NC bbq which is vinegar based .. i wish i could remember which one we used but i for the life of me cant *sorry* when i find the name of it i will share i promise. anyways ron stood and picked the meat off the bone and tossed it into the crock pot, let it slow cook all day long than after so long he added the sauce in and let it slow cook some more. now i admit i was even a bit scared of the idea, i mean turkey bbq? but in all honesty it was really really good. just toss it on some hamburger buns and your good to go.
day 5 was because i wasnt thrilled of the other option for dinner this night so i opted for turkey bbq dinner day 5 which lead me to 5 days of turkey hell *lol* im currently voting for prime rib for chirstmas, i do believe i am completely turkey'd out this year!
