Thanksgiving Report Card
Ray Davies – Thanksgiving Day
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Thanksgiving has come and gone, and my house has not burned down. In fact, with a little bit of help, Thanksgiving dinner turned out great (my two buddies, Greg and Joe combined to make cooking a team effort).
We actually did pretty good, and since I’m a teacher, I deserve a report card for this Thanksgiving. Here we go:
|
Item |
Grade |
Comments |
|
Turkey |
B+ |
Tasty, Juicy…crispy skin is what I’ll shoot for next year. |
|
Dressing/Stuffing |
D+ |
A bit dried out, and a bit over-chewy. This was merely tolerable. |
| Green Bean Casserole |
B+ |
Very good. It’s pretty hard to screw this dish up. |
| Mashed Potatoes |
A+ |
I made these from scratch, and they turned out great. GREAT. These were the best mashed potatoes I’ve had since I’ve live in NY. Gotta share the recipe….here). |
| Creamed Corn |
C- |
A bit to sticky, and a bit too thick, but all the flavor of creamed corn was there. Probably some more spices for next year. |
| Cranberry Sauce |
A/F |
Why the dual rating? “A” because cranberry sauce shaped like a can tastes amazing. “F” because it wasn’t actually shaped like a can, since I had forgotten to buy a can open and had to mangle-open the can with a hammer and screw driver. |
| Gravy |
B- |
Nothing special. Store bought mix. Next year I’ll live dangerously and make my own. |
| Rolls |
B |
They’re rolls. That’s it. Rolls. |
| Sweet Potato Pie |
A+ |
Awesome. My buddy Joe brought this pie as was homemade by one of the workers at the Union Rescue Mission. This tasted awesome! |
| Pumpkin Pie |
A- |
For a frozen Sara Lee pie, this was pretty amazing as well. |
| Total: |
B |
Overall, a pretty good Thanksgiving, and I’m completely satisfied with a “B” average for my first time doing this. Yay! |
Cooking Thanksgiving on my stove!!!
Carving the turkey…
The best part, eating!!!!!
Themocracy
looks great to me!
Very, very impressive since you never cooked at home while growing up yet at the same time not surprising since you’re an exceedingly smart and resourceful guy.
I predict the cranberry sauce will be an A+ next year and the dressing will inch up to B+. :-D