Anybody here ever prepare a Thanksgiving meal?

[Myth]

My gf flew home to family on the east coast for the holiday, so I prepared an early Thanksgiving meal for the 2 of us before she left. It was my first time making a Thanksgiving meal.

My first turkey:

Like a boss.

[L.Kizzle]

Slice it to see if juicy enough.

Also, where are the extras?

Should be some unions, bell peppers, carrots, ect on the side of the turkey for flavor, seasoning.

[DeuceWallaces]

Lol you made a full turkey for two people? In the future a more sensible option might be a duck, goose, or bone in breast of turkey.

[niko]

Lol you made a full turkey for two people? In the future a more sensible option might be a duck, goose, or bone in breast of turkey.

It's thanksgiving so he felt like making a turkey for his girlfriend. I think he was aware it was more food than they needed.

[DeuceWallaces]

It's thanksgiving so he felt like making a turkey for his girlfriend. I think he was aware it was more food than they needed.

That's an incredible amount of food for 2 people so I gave him 3 suggestions for traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meals that are suitable for two people, although I appreciate your phenomenal interpretation of his original post.

[L.Kizzle]

That's an incredible amount of food for 2 people so I gave him 3 suggestions for traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meals that are suitable for two people, although I appreciate your phenomenal interpretation of his original post.

What about a meal for the next day? That turkey will last well over a week. You can do many thinks with leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, ect.

[DeuceWallaces]

A goose and a bone in turkey breast will provide multiple left over meals, while a duck will give you 1 more small lunch if you gorged yourself on the initial helping.

[L.Kizzle]

What are your side dishes?

Mac n' Cheese
Potato Salad
Mashed Potatoes
Dressing/Stuffing
Black Eyed Peas
Green Bean
Mustard Greens
Corn/Corn on the cob
Cabbage
Cornbread
Salad
Yams/Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce

and desserts

Peach Cobbler
Sweet Potato Pie
Apple Pie
Blackberry Pie

[knickballer]

Lol you made a full turkey for two people? In the future a more sensible option might be a duck, goose, or bone in breast of turkey.

who the **** eats a goose for thanksgiving lol?

[bigkingsfan]

What about a meal for the next day? That turkey will last well over a week. You can do many thinks with leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, ect.

Turkey for a whole week? Ain't nobody got time for that.

[DonDadda59]

Like a boss.

[niko]

That's an incredible amount of food for 2 people so I gave him 3 suggestions for traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meals that are suitable for two people, although I appreciate your phenomenal interpretation of his original post.

I interpreted it as you criticizing something that didn't need to be criticized. I think i was pretty spot on.

"Don't make a turkey, have some thanksgiving goose."

[Meticode]

Turkey sandwiches for days.

[Fawker]

that turkey looks raw

[Myth]

Niko, you were 100% right.

L.Kizzle, you were also right in the sense that I planned on having left overs. I've eaten most of the left overs already. It was juicy (as good as any turkey I've ever had before)

Neither myself nor my gf are big fans of those extras, so I didn't make it with them. It did have onion and garlic powder, in addition to salt and pepper. Side dishes were minimal because of knowing she wouldn't get a chance to enjoy most of them due to getting full and then having to leave on an airplane the next day, so we only had mashed potatoes, gravy, and the stuff from inside the turkey.