IMPORTANT COOKING ADVICE

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

COOKING TIP: pumpkin pie spice and taco seasoning are not interchangeable.

[Deleted]

 LOL

[NastyWoman]

Also, when cooking a turkey take the baggie with the neck and all that other stuff out. Leaving it in is just gross 

[weltschmerz]

Nov 23, 2016 19:14:03 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

Also, when cooking a turkey take the baggie with the neck and all that other stuff out. Leaving it in is just gross 

That stuff is delicious. But it shouldn't be steamed inside the bag in the turkey.

[mmhmm]

Nov 23, 2016 19:00:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

COOKING TIP: pumpkin pie spice and taco seasoning are not interchangeable.

LOL! My father learned a similar lesson once, while making cinnamon rolls. Mace and cinnamon aren't interchangeable, either. 

[weltschmerz]

Nov 23, 2016 19:21:13 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Nov 23, 2016 19:00:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

COOKING TIP: pumpkin pie spice and taco seasoning are not interchangeable.

LOL! My father learned a similar lesson once, while making cinnamon rolls. Mace and cinnamon aren't interchangeable, either. 

My father learned that cooking a turkey at 500 degrees for one hour doesn't mean it's done, despite how brown it is.
My mom was in the hospital one Thanksgiving and he thought he would surprise her by bringing the Thanksgiving feast to her.

[rob base]

I don't understand why everyone is getting excited about cooking turkey. I NEVER cook my turkey before I eat it. I just buy my Oscar meyer from the store, take it home, and put it on bread for my sandwhich.....

[Deleted]

Turkeys are cruel.  Not only are their hearts frozen, but so is everything else.  And it takes more than four days to thaw them.

I pulled out ice chunks from my turkey breast this morning, and it had been thawing since Saturday.

Next year I will start on Halloween.

[suesinfl]

Thank you everyone for the laughs tonight, I needed it. I have my own horror stories to tell, but I'm too embarrassed.  I'm glad to now that I am not the only one who made mistakes.

[weltschmerz]

Nov 23, 2016 19:46:16 GMT -5 @bamafan1954 said:

Turkeys are cruel.  Not only are their hearts frozen, but so is everything else.  And it takes more than four days to thaw them.

I pulled out ice chunks from my turkey breast this morning, and it had been thawing since Saturday.

Next year I will start on Halloween.

You can cook it frozen.

www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-to-cook-a-frozen-turkey-article

I've done it, and it turned out great.

[Shooby]

Cinnamon and paprika are not good substitutes for each other.

Neither is cinnamon and cayenne pepper.

[Apple]

Good to know! 

Hoping for no mishaps this year, all I'm doing are the pies (will bake them tonight).  One year my son made the pie all from-scratch.  He lifted it to put it in the oven, tipped it, and dumped half the filling on the floor.  The dog was a very happy girl, by the time she was done "cleaning", the floor was spotless.

[Shooby]

A half cup of salt does not taste as good as a half cup of sugar in a dessert.

[Apple]

Oh, and I'll plug Pepperdoo's pie crust again this year...  It's fast, easy, doesn't require a rolling pin, and has turned out perfect every time.  I even make little "mixes" in ziplock bags and save them for next time (I've also given the mixes to my dad so he doesn't use the refrigerated pre-made stuff, he's never learned to make a pie crust).


It's in the recipe section under pies, here: www.notmsnmoney.proboards.com/post/1379439/thread

Pepperdoo's pie crust:
Pat-in-pan Pie Crust

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c plus 3 tbs all-purpose flour

1 1/2 ts sugar

1/2 t salt

1/2 c vegetable oil

3 tb cold milk

Directions:


Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the pie pan and mix with your fingers until blended. In a measuring cup, combine the oil and milk and beat with a fork until creamy. Pour all at once over the flour mixture. Mix with a fork until the flour mixture is completely moistened. Pat the dough with your fingers, first up the sides of the plate, then across the bottom. Flute the edges. Shell is now ready to be filled. If you are preparing a shell to fill later, or your recipe requires a prebaked crust, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Dock the surface of the pastry with a fork and bake 15 minutes, checking often, and docking more if needed.

VARIATION: For a 10-inch shell, use 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons milk.

[Peace Of Mind]

Nov 23, 2016 19:00:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

COOKING TIP: pumpkin pie spice and taco seasoning are not interchangeable.

OMG you crack me up!! And now I want to taste it just to know how that worked out for you and if it's still salvageable.

[rob base]

Bacon and / or butter make anything taste better 

[Happy prose]

Homemade whipped cream is an absolute must!

[TheOtherMe]

When I was fresh out of college and in my first home, my roommate and I decided to have Thanksgiving since we were grown ups now.  My cat loved chicken.  I knew that.  I found out the smell of the turkey cooking was driving him up a wall.

Fast forward to me carving the turkey and the drippings in a pan off to the side.  I glance over and the cat is sitting in the drippings I had planned to make gravy with.  Needless to say, there was no gravy at my first Thanksgiving dinner.

In this case, we couldn't call and ask a guest to bring gravy because we had invited guys from the basketball team and their cooking skills made us look like professionals.

[zibazinski]

Nov 23, 2016 20:54:35 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

When I was fresh out of college and in my first home, my roommate and I decided to have Thanksgiving since we were grown ups now.  My cat loved chicken.  I knew that.  I found out the smell of the turkey cooking was driving him up a wall.

Fast forward to me carving the turkey and the drippings in a pan off to the side.  I glance over and the cat is sitting in the drippings I had planned to make gravy with.  Needless to say, there was no gravy at my first Thanksgiving dinner.

In this case, we couldn't call and ask a guest to bring gravy because we had invited guys from the basketball team and their cooking skills made us look like professionals.

You should have used the 5 second rule.

[TheOtherMe]

If it had just been me, I probably would have. 

[Deleted]

Neither are baking soda and baking powder. I've managed to block out most of it but I do know when you mix them up, the first, and last, birthday cake you ever make for your dad is going to come out like a brick. I was lucky I didn't break a tooth. Yuck.

[Shooby]

 Do not cook bacon on a grill without foil, etc.  Or....the grill will catch on fire!!

[msventoux]

Nov 23, 2016 20:05:42 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Nov 23, 2016 19:00:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

COOKING TIP: pumpkin pie spice and taco seasoning are not interchangeable.

OMG you crack me up!! And now I want to taste it just to know how that worked out for you and if it's still salvageable.

There's some potential there.  I think it could come out okay. 

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Nov 23, 2016 20:05:42 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Nov 23, 2016 19:00:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

COOKING TIP: pumpkin pie spice and taco seasoning are not interchangeable.

OMG you crack me up!! And now I want to taste it just to know how that worked out for you and if it's still salvageable.

Disgusting.
Not salvageable.

[suesinfl]

Nov 23, 2016 20:01:57 GMT -5 Shooby said:

A half cup of salt does not taste as good as a half cup of sugar in a dessert.

This reminds me of a time when my mother put salt in her coffee and sugar on her fries at McDonalds. Needless to say it was no a happy dinner.

[cronewitch]

My SIL married my brother when she was 17 and had experience making Thanksgiving. DB was in the Navy and her DB was a Marine and she decided to make them Turkey. The turkey was a butter ball, she had never had a butter ball before, the gravy was awful too much grease. The boys took a measuring cup and went door to door begging for gravy, she was embarrassed. Now she has been married to my little brother 48 years and their son is doing Thanksgiving for the first time. Would be good to get a story.

[rob base]

If you cook chicken by baking it in the oven, but if you turn off the oven on time, but forget to take the chicken out and then like 7 hours pass, you can NOT still eat it. You should throw it away. Even though the oven is sealed, it's not the same as Tupperware in the fridge.

I assume the same rule works for Turkeys too

[andi9899]

Nov 23, 2016 19:14:03 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

Also, when cooking a turkey take the baggie with the neck and all that other stuff out. Leaving it in is just gross 

The girls don't like giblets in their gravy, so I'm giving them to Jackson. He'll love them! And he won't be begging the humans for their food so much. Well, he probably will.

[zibazinski]

I messed up jello. . My first holiday as a married person hosting.

[mmhmm]

Nov 24, 2016 12:16:51 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

I messed up jello. . My first holiday as a married person hosting.

Don't feel bad. As a new bride, I could mess up boiling water!