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The Perfect (ly Aiming Low) Thanksgiving Turkey – Part 2

by Laurin Evans

on November 26, 2009 in Playing House

One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories is cooking the turkey for my in-laws the very first time. My husband’s father, Bob, is no longer with us, but I think of him often and always around Thanksgiving because of how nerve-wracking the whole experience was. That first Thanksgiving I had recently purchased Pam Anderson’s cookbook, The [...]

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The Perfect (ly aiming low) Thanksgiving Turkey- Part 1

by Laurin Evans

on November 24, 2009 in Playing House

Well, it’s that time of year again. It’s the time when my old blog gets slammed with traffic looking at my posts about how to dry brine a turkey and cook it in half the usual time. Cooking a turkey can be terrifying. It’s a heavy, slippery, hairless and headless bird with an “interesting” bag [...]

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Don’t be a Turkey

by Maria Melee

on November 23, 2009 in Playing House

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. Spoiler alert: Its in like, a couple of days. Crap. If you’re like me, you’ve lost your damn mind again and you’re having a bunch of people over. If you’re not like me, congratulations! Drink up and enjoy the turkey.

A few years ago I hosted my traditional huge Thanksgiving . I unpacked in a frenzy to get everything snazzy and uncluttered for my in-laws. I planned a menu. I set up a Livejournal community for my husband and friends to help me decide who was making what. I bought wine glasses. I went crazy, people.

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