FOR THE VEGETABLES;

1 ONION, CHOPPED SMALL DICE
3 MEDIUM CARROTS, PEELED AND DICED
3 CELERY STOCKS DICED

4 RED POTATOES DICED AND STEAMED UNTIL ALMOST SOFT, (you can put them in the microwave to cook until almost cooked)

1 EIGHT OUNCE CONTAINER OF CHOPPED MUSHROOMS THINLY SLICED
1 TEASPOON THYME
1/2 TEASPOON OREGANO
1/4 CUP FRESH PARSLEY
2 TEASPOONS  CURRY POWDER
SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

3 CUPS DICED COOKED TURKEY
2 CUPS CHICKEN BROTH
2 TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
1 TEASPOON FRANKS RED HOT SAUCE

1 SHEET 9 BY 10...
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THE BRINE

2 QUARTS CRANBERRY JUICE
2 QUARTS ORANGE JUICE
3 GARLIC CLOVES
1 CUP KOSHER SALT
1/4 CUP RED PEPPER FLAKES
3 OUNCES FRESH GINGER FINELY SLICED
3 ORANGES SLICED THIN
7 BAY LEAVES

TO MAKE THE BRINE ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO A LARGE STOCK POT AND BRING TO A BOIL OVER HIGH HEAT.  lET BOIL 1 MINUTE THEN REMOVE FROM HEAT.  ADD ABOUT 4 CUPS OF ICE AND ALLOW THE BRINE TO COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE, ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS

REMOVE THE POP UP TIMER, THE NECK, GIBLETS AND ANY EXCESS FAT FROM THE TURKEY .  RINSE THE...
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 FIRST:  Read how to thaw your turkey.

After your turkey is thawed and clean....

Please....Please.... Please... don't put your dressing/stuffing inside your turkey.  It is a recognized health haszard, and you have to BE SURE that the stuffing has come to the tempature of 165 degrees.  You run the risk of making your friends and family sick.... so do your stuffing as a side dish!    What ever you put into the cavities of your turkey...is for flavor....not to be consumed....sorry.

This is my metho...

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The safest way to thaw your turkey is in a refrigerator.  Other methods like running cold water over the turkey, (which think about how much water you waste... because the water needs to be running over the turkey at all times) or putting it in a mircowave oven, or putting it on the kitchen counter to thaw are not safe.  You run the risk of bacterial growth and contamination....think how terrible it would be to have all your Thanksgiving guest get sick....

I would like you to do a couple of th...

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FOR THE VEGETABLES;

1 ONION, CHOPPED SMALL DICE
3 MEDIUM CARROTS, PEELED AND DICED
3 CELERY STOCKS DICED

4 RED POTATOES DICED AND STEAMED UNTIL ALMOST SOFT, (you can put them in the microwave to cook until almost cooked)

1 EIGHT OUNCE CONTAINER OF CHOPPED MUSHROOMS THINLY SLICED
1 TEASPOON THYME
1/2 TEASPOON OREGANO
1/4 CUP FRESH PARSLEY
2 TEASPOONS  CURRY POWDER
SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

3 CUPS DICED COOKED TURKEY
2 CUPS CHICKEN BROTH
2 TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
1 TEASPOON FRANKS RED HOT SAUCE

1 SHEET 9 BY 10...
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THE BRINE

2 QUARTS CRANBERRY JUICE
2 QUARTS ORANGE JUICE
3 GARLIC CLOVES
1 CUP KOSHER SALT
1/4 CUP RED PEPPER FLAKES
3 OUNCES FRESH GINGER FINELY SLICED
3 ORANGES SLICED THIN
7 BAY LEAVES

TO MAKE THE BRINE ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO A LARGE STOCK POT AND BRING TO A BOIL OVER HIGH HEAT.  lET BOIL 1 MINUTE THEN REMOVE FROM HEAT.  ADD ABOUT 4 CUPS OF ICE AND ALLOW THE BRINE TO COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE, ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS

REMOVE THE POP UP TIMER, THE NECK, GIBLETS AND ANY EXCESS FAT FROM THE TURKEY .  RINSE THE...
Continue reading ...

 FIRST:  Read how to thaw your turkey.

After your turkey is thawed and clean....

Please....Please.... Please... don't put your dressing/stuffing inside your turkey.  It is a recognized health haszard, and you have to BE SURE that the stuffing has come to the tempature of 165 degrees.  You run the risk of making your friends and family sick.... so do your stuffing as a side dish!    What ever you put into the cavities of your turkey...is for flavor....not to be consumed....sorry.

This is my metho...

Continue reading ...

The safest way to thaw your turkey is in a refrigerator.  Other methods like running cold water over the turkey, (which think about how much water you waste... because the water needs to be running over the turkey at all times) or putting it in a mircowave oven, or putting it on the kitchen counter to thaw are not safe.  You run the risk of bacterial growth and contamination....think how terrible it would be to have all your Thanksgiving guest get sick....

I would like you to do a couple of th...

Continue reading ...