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[vixmom]

A few friends have mentioned the Charles Laughton "Chartres Cathedral" memory/story which is played on National Public Radio every year at Thanksgiving. I was astonished that I had never even heard of this, but my friends say that listening to it on Thanksgiving every year is a cherished tradition of theirs. I haven't listened to it, yet, but if you want to, here is a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWhH7Mbb85w

I do remember another cherished NPR tradition, which is "Mama" Stamberg's shockingly pink cranberry relish (with horseradish):
https://www.npr.org/2006/11/23/4176014/mama-stambergs-cranberry-relish-recipe

A local radio station here has had an annual  tradition for decades of playing Alice’s  art restaurant in full every  Thanksgiving Day.

Not as high flaluting as NPR’s offering I grant you, but I like it

[vixmom]

I am going to be making this a little later: Pheasant au vin. https://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/pheasant-au-vin/13315/

Wow fancy

[John G.]

Well, the opera is over and it was, pardon the pun, electrifying. But it didn't do my dishes.

[bk]

Finished with my viewing and listening to music again.  I ate the little bit of ham I got from Gelson's yesterday (about three ounces) and had a slice of that pumpkin chocolate chip loaf, and now I'm feeling like I really overate - no bread, though, so that's a plus, I think.  And the dinner thing wasn't that huge, frankly.

[bk]

Just watched some clips from the Richard Jones Met production of Hansel and Gretel - and HATED his "vision."  HATED it.

[vixmom]

The turkey turned out beautifully (if I do say so myself)

[vixmom]

The brine had orange and rosemary in it

[vixmom]

I rubbed in inside and out the turkey with Penzey’s Revolution spice mix which is  :Flake salt, Tellicherry black pepper, cane sugar, turmeric, minced orange peel and coriander

[vixmom]

Then I stuffed the turkey fore and aft with quartered lemons and oranges

[vixmom]

And for good measure I rubbed the skin with some orange peel and lemon peel

[vixmom]

Roasted the turkey with some organic chicken broth in the roasting pan

[vixmom]

And I roasted the potatoes (a mixture of purple, red and “regular” new potatoes) in the pan along with the turkey

[vixmom]

 Would definitely make it this way again

[vixmom]

I am glad that Elmore and BK were able to have their turkey dinners delivered

[vixmom]

We had a lovely hour long video call with The Vixter and Vixhubby

[vixmom]

They took my mom on a tour of their apartment

[vixmom]

Through the magic of the internet

[John G.]

Good night, all.

[vixmom]

This is the place where our pies came from

https://www.briermerefarms.com/about-1

[vixmom]

Good night, all.

Good night, John

[Jane]

She reported that her turkey turned out pretty well. Her father, however, refused to eat it, since he only eats meat that is prepared off-site and brought into the house.

 

[Jane]

I mean, a single father has a teenage daughter who can cook, and he refuses to eat?

I feel bad for her.  Did her sister eat any or has she moved out of the house?

[Jane]

She was going to serve her turkey tonight when her grandmother is there. I hope Grandmother praises her.

Oh good.  I do hope so.

[Jane]

My, that was quite a report, wasn't it?

From you, yes

[Jane]

Leonard was happy to see her.

Awww.

[TCB]

I think someone should have told these people that in Washington State, Biden got over 58% of the vote.

But were they legal ballots?

In Washington, if they were Democrat, they were legal.  I am just surprised the percentage wasn’t higher.

[TCB]

About a mile up the highway from my place, there is a major intersection of 176th and Meridian.  When I lived out here twenty years ago, 176th was basically the end of civilization.  Yesterday, at the height of Thanksgiving Eve, there was a whole mob of people out there waving flags and banners for Donald Trump, and Stop the Count placards.

I hope they were at least wearing masks.

Uh, no.

[Jane]

 

[TCB]

AntennaTV is having a Partridge Family marathon today.  MR BK hasn't shown up yet - but I am sure he is on tap.

I thought Jack wrote Pepperidge Farm, and I wondered why BK was involved, or even interested.

[TCB]

I have no idea what that is about.

Isn’t he Jewish?