Celebrations

A good friend donated a Turduckhen to the Thanksgiving festivities, and I had never cooked one.  But a Cajun is  nothing if not fearless when it comes to cooking, so I gave it a whirl.  Simple enough, you set the oven to 375 and let it cook covered for three hours, then uncover for the final hour.

A turduckhen is a boneless hen, stuffed inside a boneless duck, stuffed inside a boneless turkey.  Seasoned well in the bag, It's kind of a poultry meatloaf, and the one that was given to me weighed 10 lbs.  And, it's all meat.  When it comes out of the oven, you let it rest for a half-hour, then slice it like a meatloaf.

We fed 22 people yesterday,   The turduckhen was accompanied by all the Thanksgiving classics.  Cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, sweet pea salad,  sweet potato pie, home-baked yeast rolls, and a variety of cakes ad pies.

This is half of the reason that Belle and I built the shop.  We have a large family, and lots of friends and acquaintances.  The house isn't big enough for a gathering like this, and we love gathering like this  The grandkids are getting older and they want to bring friends, and we built a kitchen to serve a large crew.  As an aside, we didn't reach capacity.  I've been buying folding tables as we go along and there was one folding table yesterday that did not get unfolded.

Today, Belle and I are going to kick-back, take a break, and piddle around the house.  I have an errand to run later, then we're meeting a couple for supper at a local Mexican restaurant.  Tomorrow, I'm making a gumbo from the leftover turduchen and hosting the club for an afternoon practice.