How was your Thanksgiving, friends? It’s such a lovely, understated holiday: a day set aside to be intentional about thanking God for our many blessings, and even the trials He appoints to us. “In everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
I like to thaw my turkey in a salt-water brine the day before. Accordingly, I got my brine ready in a bucket and fetched the turkey out of the freezer. Poised over the bucket with it, the turkey fell out of my hands into the bucket and displaced a couple cups of salt water into my face. I was still wiping it off my glasses when I heard the distinct sound of water hitting the floor. The bucket had sprung a large leak (maybe when the frozen turkey fell in?) and the brine was merrily filling up our kitchen floor. Hubby came to the rescue and helped me clean up the whole mess. Another bucket, more brine, and better technique with the turkey and I checked that one off the list.
Time to start the two different kinds of rolls. Why two kinds? Believe me, I asked myself that question a couple times throughout the day. It was excessive in the extreme, but my brain doesn’t have a very large logic section. I reasoned to myself that the crescent dinner rolls would not be good as sandwich rolls for the leftover turkey. Simple math would have perhaps instructed me that 6 people do not need 4 dozen rolls, no matter what. I had trouble with both roll doughs: one was too stiff, and the other one I halved the recipe but forgot to halve the water in it. I added extra flour and hoped for the best. They both turned out okay, which goes to show you that you can’t give up and walk away from it all. I was tempted though.
You’ll be happy to know that the turkey thawed just fine and we had a very enjoyable meal with a few family members. God is good!
Well maybe not a lot, but at least a little.
I’ll be brining this post in the morning.
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….It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…here with the snow we received overnight. Did you get snow? It’s beautiful! I’m glad your thanksgiving meal and gathering was a success! It is good to come into the Christmas season by way of a time to pause and reflect on all our blessings.
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We did get some snow – just a light dusting, but it was so pretty. Did you get a lot? How was your Thanksgiving? Yes, it’s a good way to enter into Advent – well said. ❤️
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