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[Question] Are you cooking something other than turkey for Thanksgiving?

My wife and I rarely cook turkey for Thanksgiving. This year we’re coming Cornish hens. In previous years we’ve cooked duck, leg of lamb, and rib roast. It’s not that we don’t like turkey, but there are lots of other things that I think I’d prefer eating....

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While I am smoking a medium bird, I’m also doing smoke hams (one for my diner one for the rest of my parents cuz we’re with the in-laws this year,)

It’s not nearly as much additional work being smoked, mind.

Also adding a mushroom stew for the veg head.

The ham will probably disappear and most the chicken goes into turkey sandwiches tomorrow/leftovers to take home.

I did think about doing a capon (castrated rooster,) which is somewhere between chicken and turkey in gaminess

(Edit to add, we’re planning on 10 adults plus their minions,)

FuglyDuck,
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the dark meat is great for chicken and dumplings. I’ll usually break it down because it’s about $5/pound here. (verse like $10 for 2 breasts…) so if you’re not needing the full bird for something, you can always re-freeze whatever you’re holding. And the chicken and dumplings are great for family meals. you can make most of it ahead of time, reheat and drop the dumplings when the family is ready to go.

It is a lot. but, the prep is spread out over several days, so there’s that. makes things manageable.

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Definitely. Also, organization, so you have everything where it needs to be.

The other secret is to only invite people you like. Makes it easier to go through all the work.

FuglyDuck,
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Unless it’s a fun argument.

Like which is a better tv show, Babylon 5 or firefly.

FuglyDuck,
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domestic violence over an Uno card game. (she killed him for dropping 2x +4 wilds.)

I don’t really get it either.

FuglyDuck, (edited )
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so, briefly, Uno… you divvy out a stack of cards. each card has a number value and a color (or are wild here.), or do something (reverse play order, and stuf.) The card being played means the next person has to pick up 4 cards. the goal is to drop all your cards.

the “joke” is, she killed him for that. I don’t particularly find jokes about domestic violence funny.

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