HAPPY THANKSGIVVING OSP!!!!!!!!!!

*sniffle*
If I had a bigger table and house, I'd invite everybody over!!
*sniffle* I love you guys...


What's on YOUR menu?

We are deep frying turkey...
(in the south we deep fry anything that isn't nailed down...)

Happy Turkey Day!

Cheer up Mike! I'm there in spirit man (eating all your food..he he)!

Tryptophan!

Its that word everybody always tries to remember, so I figured I'd say it now!

Personally, I can't wait to make meh candied yams!

Yum!

Happy T Day!

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I think my favorite food is the left-overs. Turkey & Cheese sandwiches or Bobby Sandwiches. Mmmmmmmm Oh and the local favorite - strawberry jello pretzel salad. YUM!!

I'm so thankful to be a part of the OSP community!

YA! Dig that!! Where did you get the turkey day smilies?!

Strawberry jello Pretzel salad?!
Never heard of that.. Sounds good to me! Wanna post a recipe of it?
You give me that, I'll give you my award winning hot wings sauce recipe!!

Thats what we are doing now, Deep frying chicken wings and smothering them in my hot sauce... MMmmm Make ya wanna smack Emeril up side the head and call him a poser...

*gobble gobble* happy turkey day all you rockin ospers!!!

NUM!!!
I've never tasted a fried turkey!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!

Google "thanksgiving day smileys" and you'll get a bunch of links!

Ahhh...pretzel salad is YUMMY! The perfect combo of sweet & salty! It's a big southern delaware dish. My husband grew up in Newark, DE and never heard of it until he met me. He had it at Thanksgiving for the first time in 2001. Actually, funny story. He skipped over it during the buffet line at my family's house. I asked him if he was going to try it and he said "Yes. For dessert. I'll go back." Oh no darling. In my family, this isn't dessert....it's a food course. You get it now or else there won't be any left during dessert time. Now he has to have it every holiday and makes it for his family get togethers and it MUST be served with dinner. LOL

I will find the recipe and post it for you!

Here it is.... You can customize this as you wish.

2 c. crushed pretzel sticks
3/4 c. melted butter
3 tbsp. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
8 oz. Cool Whip
1 (6 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello (or whatever flavor you wish)
2 c. boiling water
2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen strawberries, partially thawed (or other frozen berries you like)

Mix pretzels, 3 tbsp sugar, and butter together and press in bottom of a 9"x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees (metal pan) or 325 degrees (glass pan) 8 minutes. Let cool completely - I like to put it in the fridge for an hour or two. Beat 1 cup sugar and cream cheese. Fold in Cool Whip. Spread over pretzels. Mix Jello and water until dissolved. Add strawberries. Stir into Jello, then set aside until jello becomes the same consistency as egg whites. Pour over cheese mixture. Chill overnight.

** the first thing to mess up is pouring the jello on too soon! If it's too watery, it will pour into the bottom layer and become mush. So have patience and let the jello solidify to a little beyond egg white consistency!

Awesome Beth!! I think I might try this for tomorrow!
candy

oh.my.gosh.
Candy... You HAVE try it... But... a word of caution...You had better wear a hard hat to keep you tounge from beating your brains out!!
Deep fried is faster and less messes for Rachel (my wife) to clean up after the families leave the house.

most prople heat up PEANUT oil to 325 deg in a stainless steel pot, and dunk a thawed turkey in the oil SLOWLY ( I cant stress that enough... SLOWLY) because the water and fats and skin on/in the bird pops and skips like it's the 4th of july.
I heat my oil to 350 in order to sear the outside and lock in the moisture of the bird... I like em JUICY!!!! Plus you can marinade with an injector the day before.
LOTSA different types of injections you can use... I prefer the Cajun Creole Butter... WAHOO!!!!

Don't worry Mike....I'll still stop by for a little southern fried turkey!!!

Thanks Chipper I love you... *grin*
Here ya go Beth...

1Lg bottle of Texas Pete
1 stick of UNsalted butter
3 Tbs of Brown sugar
2.5 Tbs Ketchup
.5 Tbs Black Pepper
1 whole lemons juice (not the bottled stuff *yuk*
3 dashes of Worchestershire sauce
2.5 Tbs Chili powder
*2-3 spoonfulls of O Charlies honey mustard for the Kids sake...

Simmer for 10 min. Shorter time= a little cooler Longer time=little warmer
After you simmer... let it cool off about 5 min and pour it over the wings... Call 911 and have them on stand by...

Make it the day you are going to use it... If you use it 2-3 days later I am NOT responsible for the taste buds being burned off your tounge...

Has anyone ever tried beer cooked chicken? It's when you set a chicken on top of a cut off beer can (with 1/3 of the can full of beer) and put it on the grill. OMG, the best darn chicken EVER. Sooooooo moist. I think you can do it with non-alcoholic beverage as well....you just need some beverage for the moisture.

Yea... We call it *giggle* "Beer Butt Chicken"
Isn't that stuff the GREATEST!?!?!?

We cook over Charcoal with a bit of hickory chips mixed in.. No lighter fluid... Lighter fluid makes the meat taste like I've french kissed a Zippo *yuk*

Happy Turkey Day OSP'ers!!

well well well. i'm sitting over here turkeyless. stuffingless. pumpkin pieless. and of course, cranberry sauceless.


i'm making it a point to get out of the house tomorrow and the spend the day photographing some stuff for ME. i'm taking a day trip to cromer.

today is the most travelled day of the year, in the world! have fun you guys, who ever is traveling, please be careful!

i am thankful for the community i have found in OSP.

wait for it............


YOU COMPLETE ME OSP.

Dig that.. doubled and back at ya. OSP rocks...

::edit:: Sorry you ain't got no turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce..

If you wasn't across the big blue wet thing, I'd fix you a plate Tami!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. My wife's cherry jello and my mom's pumpkin pie are the best foods on Thanksgiving. And the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, rolls, green bean casserole, strawberry pretzel jello...

Happy Thanksgiving all!!

We were set to celebrate with friends and all the fixings....that was till my daughter ended up with chickenpox (started getting spots yesterday).

So, now we are doing a pizza/movie day....it will be a funny memory later in life I am sure!

oh... that don't sound too good...

Chicken pox that is... Not the food...

I mean the food sounds good but the chicken pox don't... dang...
Either way, I hope you guys have a blast!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

We aren't having Thanksgiving dinner this year, all of our family is at their spouses' families' houses, so I'm spending the night in front of Circuit City for the Black Friday sales!

how's your gammy alyssa?

We had our turkey day the 2nd week of October. ( I never really understood why Canadians and Americans have two seperate holidays.) Anywho, enjoy all the festivities, stay safe, and many blessing to you all and your families!!

Oh BTW...I take doggy bags if anyone wants to ship one to me

Still haven't heard anything But I'm sure it won't be long...she was having a "conversation" with her father the other day when the nurse walked into the room and also was calling after her sister in law who'd passed. She's in that deep coma now right before someone dies so if not today then I'm guessing tomorrow.

Thanks for the prayers!

oh.. Sorry to hear about that Alyssa.. Dang.
Praying for you and her.

Thank you! It's been a long road (cancer) but I'm glad for her it's almost done.

Sorry to bring the thread down everyone

I think my parents only invite me cuz I bring my turkey fryer!! I'm in So Cal and it is the BEST way to make turkey! Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble gobble!

ahhhhhh....TRYPTOPHAN, here I come!

Started dunking turkeys @ 10 am... 3 turkeys and 2 bags of hot wings later, we are done!! WAHOO!! Time to eat!!

hahahaha t's just now 10am here and I was like wait....what?

Gotta love different time zones

happy thanksgiving!! i love all of you soooo much! i couldn't be more thankful to have a group of people that i truly care about (and who care about me!) who are my companions on this weird journey into a photography business...it's been so challenging, and you guys are a big part of me shedding all my fears and hesitations, and just going for it.

ok, now off to make my annual thanksgiving NACHO FEAST. no tryptophan, but i looooooove nachos.