OMG! Phil Cooked Thanksgiving!

[Phil Perrin]

With Pammi’s surgery last week, Turkey Day fell on my broad shoulders! I’ve always done the turkey, but the whole meal fell on me! While I’ve done this in the past, I’m a little out of practice on all the sides Since Pammi usually does those!
Pammi cooked some cornbread and cleaned the green beans yesterday, so it was nice having that done.
I bought a fresh turkey on Monday and split it in half, with half getting vacuum sealed and squeezed into the freezer.
The other half got salted and put on a rimmed baking sheet with a rack.
Out of the fridge and coming up to room temp.

I then made some compound butter for under the skin and onto the kettle.

It took a little over an hour and looked amazing

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I made dressing out of the cornbread, mashed taters, sautéed green beans and Pammi made the gravy, plus we had crescent rolls from a tube and canned cranberry sauce.

Mom made a pumpkin pie and a raisin pie. Sooo good!
I’m stuffed, but still looking at the leftovers!
Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for looking!

 

[Bob Correll]

You done good Phil!
Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

[Rich Dahl]

Looks great Phil!

 

[Dave Mazz]

You done good Phil.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Way to step up when you were needed Phil. That's a masterful cook!!

 

[Joan]

"Pammi cooked some cornbread and cleaned the green beans yesterday, so it was nice having that done."

"Pammi made the gravy."

Pammi, did you enjoy your "day off?" lol

 

[Richard in NS]

I would be Happy with that! Now that she knows you can do it, Pammi might have you doing it every year. Happy Thanksgiving Phil!

 

[Phil Perrin]

"Pammi cooked some cornbread and cleaned the green beans yesterday, so it was nice having that done."

"Pammi made the gravy."

Pammi, did you enjoy your "day off?" lol

Joan, the puppies have been assisting Pammi in her recovery, sitting on her lap, making it difficult to get up to even go TCB!
Actually, she did a great job of supervising!

 

[Kemper Morris]

Good Job Phil

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Phil, as long as you made Pammi comfortable and happy, you did very well!
Besides, not one bite of that does not look delicious!
Keep her comfortable and safe!
It’s all I can do for my wife!
I’m well and truly blessed with Miss Sandy!

 

[Brad Olson]

That's a nice table, Phil! Looks like you probably had just enough for everyone to have a nice dinner without leaving too many leftovers.

 

[JimK]

Nailed it, Phil! And with that half turkey in the freezer, you get to do it again.

 

[Phil Perrin]

Phil, as long as you made Pammi comfortable and happy, you did very well!
Besides, not one bite of that does not look delicious!
Keep her comfortable and safe!
It’s all I can do for my wife!
I’m well and truly blessed with Miss Sandy!

Timothy, I keep her supplied with Diet Coke and keep her ice water circulator going!
For the next 4 weeks, it's all about her!
Like it is all the time any way!!!

 

[Ron De Hoogh]

Good looking spread Phil!

 

[Joan]

Joan, the puppies have been assisting Pammi in her recovery, sitting on her lap, making it difficult to get up to even go TCB!
Actually, she did a great job of supervising!

Actually Pammi did a better job of helping than I did. DH has to do all the cooking. lol

 

[BFletcher]

I love the color on your turkey; great job! Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you and your wife.

 

[Phil Perrin]

Actually Pammi did a better job of helping than I did. DH has to do all the cooking. lol

Before I met Pammi, I used to do all the holiday cooking for my room mates.
They were HORRIBLE cooks!
Plus, there's the fact that I used to be an Army cook!
I know HOW to cook all of this, I'm just REALLY out of practice!!