Done yesterday (20101125 Th)

[mdlbear]

1125 Th
  ~ YD wants to get up at 8am
  * up 8:15; W=193.6; drugs, nose, eye; coffee, laundry
  * turkey: 19 lbs. 15m/lb = 4:45 325F
  * 12:00-12:30 leave for airport
  * 1pm->12:30 start the bird
  * 2:05 YD's flight
  * edit make-backups -> backup-daily (archive7, rotate weekly)
    edit crontab.backup; install as root's crontab on nova
  & no, the stuffing *can't* be cooked on the stovetop.  No convection.
  @ Google VP: Chrome OS Coming To Tablets & TVs; Windows And Sys Admins
    Going Down 
  * dinner: turkey, stuffing, roasted potatoes and yams, cranberries
  & 11ish bath
  & cleanup

A rather unusual Thanksgiving -- we were home, the YD wasn't, I did all the cooking (and am very thankful to Colleen's nose for detecting that the stuffing was burning on the stove before I completely ruined it), and I didn't overeat.

I also rejiggered my backup script to run daily as a cron job, which is something I've been wanting to do for a long time. Possibly as long as a year -- I don't remember.

I did not go out for a walk -- I haven't taken a long walk in weeks. *grumps at self*

The YD was getting around pretty well despite her sprained ankle, and flew South to LosCon on schedule. She'll be back on Sunday.

Dinner was roasted turkey; stuffing with gluten-free bread, cranberries, mushrooms, and chestnuts; roasted potatoes and yams; gibblet gravy; and cranberry sauce. I should probably have made a salad and a green vegetable, but there were leftovers so I assume nobody went to bed hungry.

I see only one link up there, on Chrome OS. Slow day.

Comments

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

I don't remember whether I already gave you this link: gluten-free stuffing recipe (http://community.livejournal.com/food_snobbery/27780.html). (There's a Ziplock bag of it sitting in my fridge right now.)

[mdlbear]

Wow! No; I don't think you did. Looks wonderful!

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

You don't even have to stuff it into anything; it works perfectly well when made on the top of the stove and served as a side dish. You can make it vegan by substituting oil for the butter - I think walnut oil would be nice, to help bring out the nut flavor. You can make it more substantial by throwing in some chopped mushrooms.

And it all started because nobody could agree on what kind of stuffing they wanted...

[mdlbear]

I never actually stuff turkeys; leaving them empty means that they cook faster and don't dry out. I tried to make this batch on the stovetop and ended up burning it on the bottom. Fortunately most of it was salvageable; I ended up finishing it in the oven.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

I don't usually stuff poultry any more either; most cooking experts today recommend cooking birds un-stuffed, except for maybe a cut-up onion and/or lemon and a sprig or two of rosemary in the cavity. I hardly ever have enough people at one meal to justify cooking even a whole chicken, never mind any larger bird. I had a little boneless turkey breast for Thanksgiving, and I'm going to serve the other half of it tonight, along with the leftover stuffing ;-)