Thanksgiving and Pebbles

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Hi Everyone!
Well it was the first Thanksgiving that I actually made all myself and it actually came out a success! Surprizing I know! But I have the photographic evidence to prove it. Since I was a bit depressed on having Halloween kind of float by with only glowing watermelons to show for it I decided to go all out for Thanksgiving. And no thanksgiving is complete without turkey. Thinking it would be dangerous and impossible for me to cook a turkey myself I called all the butchers and supermarkets in wellington searching for an all ready cooked bird. No luck. So it was up to me to scour the internet for tricks, tips and general knowledge on how to roast a turkey. After feeling confident enough with my research I went off to find the smallest bird I could, it was about 6 pounds and of course, frozen solid. So having one day before thanksgiving I treated the frozen fowl to a cold bath of water, changing the water every 30 mins just like the blessed cooking site told me. After 3 1/2 hours my turkey was no longer frozen and now it was ready for an overnight brine bath. Believe me, I had no idea what brine was before this day but apparently it really makes the turkey juicy and I agree. So long story short there was no problem with roasting the turkey, it came out really well and we had rolls, twice baked potato casserole, brocolli, cranberry dressing and paradise pumpkin pie ( pumpkin pie with a layer of cheesecake on the bottom) it was very good and Shaun, Vicki and I ate until we wanted to pop. It was a true thanksgiving feast. The only thing that went wrong was that I was under the impression that a meat thermometer ( which I stuck in the turkey's leg) is suppoesed to stay in the bird the entire time while it's cooking. Apparently this is not the case with the particular model I bought and the glass on the top melted and got all bubbly. Yay for an emily mistake.
And now for some more about pebbles our new kitten in the flat. She is very very cute and can be seen taking naps around the flat and near some of my stuffed animals. My flattie Korena just put up a christmas tree and Pebbles is very excited about the new edition, she especially enjoys chewing the branches and the tinsel. Hope you like the pictures!

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Photos

owl and pebbles 1
This is so cute I can hardly stand it

owl and pebbles 2
Nap-time in emily's room

bella the skunk and pebbles 1
Ah the orange chair, it seems to be a cat magnet

bella the skunk and pebbles 2
Zzzzzzzzzzzz

pebbles and the washing
Pebbles finds my sheet drying on the clothes horse

pebbles and the washing 2
She decides she wants to bring the sheet along with her

pebbles and the washing 3
there may be a problem

Turkey tastic!
Before

Turkey tastic! 2
After

paradise pumpkin pie
yum!

Oh well
Good bye meat thermometer, thanks for not shattering in my eye

Comments

[connor]

yum
that paradise pumpkin pie looks so freaking good. and your kitten is adorable!!