tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post5176598214301477049..comments2023-09-05T03:47:52.973-04:00Comments on The Life of a Novice!: My Turkey RantAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069117326093443006noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post-13404773294231824722011-11-20T00:45:13.477-05:002011-11-20T00:45:13.477-05:00I hear you! We get our turkey each year from a Co...I hear you! We get our turkey each year from a Co-op that sources from local and semi-local farmers. I prefer the ones "grown" in NM but this year we were too late and I think ours was from CO. We always get certified Organic and man do we pay for that! We are seriously considering growing our own turkeys as soon as we can...not sure we can do it on 1/8 acre, but one day...<br />It&Bee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046727605273717050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post-69515175018941936962011-11-19T17:01:16.743-05:002011-11-19T17:01:16.743-05:00Sounds like a good meal to me.Sounds like a good meal to me.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580566645138790920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post-26947555344490007842011-11-19T12:18:26.014-05:002011-11-19T12:18:26.014-05:00We're vegetarian...so I go with a Quorn "...We're vegetarian...so I go with a Quorn "turkey" roast (I hate tofurky!) But what my family has always loved is the sides and that's what I concentrate on to make it a balanced meal, starting with my Bean & Kale soup, apple/pear/cranberry salad with pistachios and brioche croutons, etc.<br />It's funny but I was asking my son-in-law if he was going to be able to have a &Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263263554924074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post-43512453786231266572011-11-19T11:49:12.093-05:002011-11-19T11:49:12.093-05:00Kudos for trying to do it all SOLE! I agree with y...Kudos for trying to do it all SOLE! I agree with you about the turkeys~we got a "fresh" one yesterday (for free)...it should be thawed by next Easter...:)<br /><br />Would love to know how to do a dry brine! Good luck with your dinner!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741321309330513890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post-90609532353435040522011-11-19T08:54:36.422-05:002011-11-19T08:54:36.422-05:00I was right beside you while reading that post. I ...I was right beside you while reading that post. I have not bought meat/poultry/fish/etc from GE in several years. All they are are marketers and hormone pushers. I ordered my FIRST fresh turkey this year from the place at the WestSide Market where I get all my poultry... I ordered it over a month ago! Even though the farm is not local, they have the best quality poultry I can find. I am excited Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324826072996146383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316897386594749432.post-26224054872382329672011-11-19T07:48:00.262-05:002011-11-19T07:48:00.262-05:00I love your honesty! I really try to but free ran...I love your honesty! I really try to but free range all natural meats but I dont always do it - esp when it comes to bacon - our grocery store doesnt carry free range bacon.<br /><br />For Thanksgiving my family does the good ole pumped full of hormone stuff in a tiny stall and shoved food and hormones to eat kind of turkey. We have to have a large one for the amount of people we have and no Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391464160245615097noreply@blogger.com