tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post9032121497056441280..comments2023-09-12T08:00:29.447-07:00Comments on Strange Pilgram: cooking without the boxChristine Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-80114980991165108842008-12-25T04:22:00.000-08:002008-12-25T04:22:00.000-08:00Thanks again for the tips... I'm trying out Amy's ...Thanks again for the tips... I'm trying out Amy's approach to gravy right now ;) <BR/> <BR/>Merry Christmas!Christine Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-23500731490707627712008-12-23T01:35:00.000-08:002008-12-23T01:35:00.000-08:00Bread is usually stale for stuffing - you can make...Bread is usually stale for stuffing - you can make it stale if need be by leaving it out for a couple of days...<BR/><BR/>I say this like I know, but I have never attempted to cook an entire turkey dinner - I have too many accomplished female relatives to have ever been put in charge and since 2001 I haven't been home for a single holiday. Well, okay, I attempted it once in Scotland, but it was the only holiday of any kind where my mom, nana and two aunts were present and they totally took over all the cooking. I can do the shopping for a turkey dinner, though they did bring their own cans of cranberry sauce, pumpkin filler and spices. You would not believe how hard it was to buy pie plates rather than torte plates in Edinburgh.<BR/><BR/>Here in Korea, we cheat. We either order from the American army base, go to a restaurant catering to foreigners who need turkey, or buy chickens from trucks, already roasted, and just make the sides. I do some mean mashed potatoes, when I manage to not slice my fingers open and bleed in them (true story - the potatoes were saved when a friend just scooped out the bloody bit while I went off for some holiday stiches...) Granted, we have the additional help of living in a country with a black market of goods from off the army base and now that I live right next to it, it merely takes determination and about three times the money to find most things I could get back home. Convienently, I have forgotten how much things cost in North America, so I am less troubled than the newbies!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215460807321949806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-78314746972208978532008-12-22T07:22:00.000-08:002008-12-22T07:22:00.000-08:00I'm sure will pull it off with grace and ease! ;)...I'm sure will pull it off with grace and ease! ;) Do the rice stuffing and put your dried cranberries in it. Yum!!! And for the gravy.... totally easy. Add equal parts flour to the fat from your bird (in the pan you baked it in with all the drippings (about two tbsp. of fat is plenty for four people) cook the flour and fat for a few minutes until it just starts to brown then add canned chicken broth. Simmer for however long you need. Taste and adjust with salt, pepper, or more broth. Buon appetito! Is that right?Amy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137265140715548518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-21636044201872024972008-12-22T02:59:00.001-08:002008-12-22T02:59:00.001-08:00Hahahaha... my verification code for the above com...Hahahaha... my verification code for the above comment was<BR/><BR/>"atemor"<BR/><BR/>must be a sign.Christine Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-82471161600579009022008-12-22T02:59:00.000-08:002008-12-22T02:59:00.000-08:00Thanks for your encouragement. I have decided to ...Thanks for your encouragement. I have decided to <I>think</I> out of the box and go ahead and get creative this Christmas. I've got my meat thermometer, Mrs. G's inspiration (I can't believe I got a comment from Mrs. G), lizzy-loo's empathy and Kavi's faith. Woo hoo! (Come new year's, we're all going vegetarian)Christine Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-33457613422454662352008-12-21T10:39:00.000-08:002008-12-21T10:39:00.000-08:00Whats your internet bandwith ? Can you send some h...Whats your internet bandwith ? Can you send some here..?<BR/><BR/>Sounds ymmy already !Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-1643562471337417142008-12-21T03:57:00.000-08:002008-12-21T03:57:00.000-08:00ahh, the joys of christmas abroad. i remember buy...ahh, the joys of christmas abroad. i remember buying my first roaster chicken in brasil and sticking my hand in and getting stabbed with a beak and claws. so glad i didn't have to chop it off myself though. in china i haven't been brave enough yet as i do not relish removing the head. <BR/><BR/>the book how to cook everything is great. you are going to do wonderful, though. i go to fine cooking and southern living often for recipes online.lizzy-loohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526503083217298544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-38323408624557438772008-12-20T20:35:00.000-08:002008-12-20T20:35:00.000-08:00I have made homemade stuffing and I never think it...I have made homemade stuffing and I never think it's as good as Stove Top's.<BR/><BR/>Go to Foodnetwork.com for gravy making lessons--it's not hard.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699989418747859369.post-52236999023821315662008-12-20T11:06:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:06:00.000-08:00Visit some cooking sites like foodnetwork.com Do ...Visit some cooking sites like foodnetwork.com Do you have any cookbooks? Classics liek Joy of Cooking will be able to walk you through everything from removing the giblets to carving and pan gravy.<BR/><BR/>Do you have a meat thermometer? Because you'll need to check the internal temperature of the bird to check when its done.MsTypohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405552178619579820noreply@blogger.com