Happy Thanksgiving!

[jaunthie]

Yesterday I had a chance to go on a writing date with monkeybard, which was a total hoot. I didn't get quite as much written as I wanted to, due partially to the fact that one of my research sites has gone kaput and so I had to re-do some of my research. Still, it felt great to get out and write. I also removed the turkey from its brine bath, stuffed it with roasting veggies, roasted it, carved the meat off the bones, and got the turkey stock started on the stove before I collapsed into bed.

Today I've got the sweet potatoes marinating in orange juice and bourbon, the pie crust out, the turkey stock finished and cooling on the stove before straining and sorting, and some more tidying done upstairs. Lots more to do (more tidying, make the apple pie, finish making the sweet potatoes), and Mama Bear is due early this afternoon, and we all go to my parents' place around 4, so I'd better hop to it!

I hope you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Comments

[tylik.livejournal.com]

"...sweet potatoes marinating in orange juice and bourbon..."

*swoons*

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

It's seriously easy to do. Peel and cube the sweet potatoes (Jewel are best for this, but any will do) and fill up a bowl or container with a tight-fitting lid with the cubed pieces. Cover the sweet potatoes almost all the way with orange juice, and top it off with bourbon (OJ to bourbon ratio is ultimately up to you). Marinate for at least two hours, and as long as 24. Afterwards you can simply steam the pieces with a little of their marinade in a corningware container in the microwave, or if you're feeling a little more decadent, melt some butter in a pot, add some brown sugar, start it carmelizing, then add the pieces and some of the marinade, toss to coat, cover, and simmer until the pieces are soft enough to mash (adding any additional marinade as necessary to keep the right moisture level). I did it both ways yesterday, and it comes out great. After you're done cooking, strain the marinade and drink up (hey, it's just OJ and bourbon with a little extra beta carotene). ;-)

[tylik.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Have to try that sometime soon...