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Title: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: lbpesq on November 23, 2022, 03:17:25 PM
Wishing all of my Alembic friends and family a most excellent, healthy, and happy Turkey Day.  I am truly thankful for the entertainment, knowledge, and support I receive on a regular basis from this wonderful and unique forum.  Senior Management and I will be doing our traditional Thanksgiving - a Godfather marathon.  We'll watch at least 1 and 2, and then go for 3 (Coda) if it's not too late. 

The menu will be:
Chicken Pesto Lasagna
Kasha Varniskes (just like my Jewish Grandma used to make)
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Honey glazed carrots
Dessert:  Homemade chocolate Babka (and while I am making it chocolate, I must disagree with Elaine ... cinnamon Babka is NOT a lesser Babka)

Have a great one, everyone!
Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: fivestringdan on November 23, 2022, 03:24:18 PM
Hear, hear!

Happy Holidays to the crew at the shop. Making dreams come true for 53 years! And to all my new friends I've met through this amazing business. I'm better late than never.

Thank you!
Dan...
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: David Houck on November 23, 2022, 04:49:34 PM
Giving Thanks!

And to all of you ...

Enjoy!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: rv_bass on November 23, 2022, 05:12:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!  :)


…and Bill, would you care to share your chocolate Babka recipe?
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: lbpesq on November 23, 2022, 07:49:19 PM
Babka recipe (mine is in the oven as I write this):

https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/cinnamon-babaka/

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: StephenR on November 23, 2022, 08:26:46 PM

Hey Bill…Cinnamon babka sounds tasty indeed, and is by no means a lesser babka, but why no sinsemilla babka?


Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving everyone!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 24, 2022, 12:25:34 AM
Seen in a madhouse of a grocery store checkout line yesterday evening. I probably had time to read it...  ::)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Safe travels if you're traveling.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: keith_h on November 24, 2022, 04:59:38 AM
Happy Thanksgiving all.

I'll take that Babka over turkey any day of the week. I will be out getting the smoker fired up here in a short bit for my 3-way brisket cook. A Katz style (though I have to admit theirs is better) pastrami, smoked flat and burnt ends. 
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 24, 2022, 07:20:48 AM
Today's "Far Side"...  ;D
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: pauldo on November 24, 2022, 08:25:41 AM
😀. Gobble Gobble.

Growing up we had multiple Far Side large format comic books.  Never got tired paging through them. 
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: garyhead on November 24, 2022, 08:58:45 AM
Gobble Gobble!
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: gtrguy on November 24, 2022, 10:09:01 AM
Oh you need an extended jam in there for sure someplace, then a pre-chrous or two and a lengthy refrain plus an long fade out on the ending. And don't forget a good band introduction over the music at some spot.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on November 24, 2022, 08:05:55 PM
Well, I finished my turkey......


Peter
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 25, 2022, 08:27:11 AM

Can't let it go by without remembering this classic goof...

Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: bigredbass on November 25, 2022, 12:34:37 PM
I am a very fortunate man with many blessings.  Not hard to look around in this world and easily see other folks who aren't as fortunate and I do my best to not forget that.

So for the in-laws family get together, I did two 'double smoked' hams.  Basically you get the spiral sliced, precooked, cured and smoked hams, and warm them up in the smoker with additional seasoning (barbecue rub half and half with brown sugar) and then as the color develops (around 120 degrees F on the way to 140F where it's time to pull them), a baste with a combination of apple cider, drawn butter, brown sugar, honey, and a pinch of cinnamon.  This adds a real smoked flavor plus seasoning. Cover in foil over the foil pan and leave about an inch of the baste in the bottom of the pan in a barely warmed oven until . . . it's time.  Pull, slice and serve when the time is right.

I can utterly guarantee you that burnt ends from those hams was an unexpected and deeply-satisfying treat.

All the Best to All of You,

JW
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on November 25, 2022, 02:28:54 PM
Oh, man!  I am not a big fan of ham, Joey - but that has me drooling!

Peter
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: pauldo on November 25, 2022, 02:48:09 PM
That sounds mouth watering delicious… then cube up what’s left and make a lentil/ split pea soup (have to use TiPi carrots). 

Seriously a carrot is a carrot is a carrot but these folks know something special cause their carrots are incredible.
https://www.tipiproduce.com/


Paul (NOT a paid spokesperson, just amazed at how delicious a root can be when it is raised with love)
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 25, 2022, 02:50:43 PM
This is gonna' sound crazy to y'all. I've gotten so used to pulling shifts at Water Plants on Holidays, that my traditional Thanksgiving Day fixin's are: a crockpot of spaghetti sauce, and bowtie macaroni. I like to bake some garlic bread to go with. It's easy, requires very little prep time or attention, and good golly it smells so good in the control room that day.  :)


I do enjoy Joey's Cookbook though. When I get done with this 30-year life sentence here in Roanoke, I'm gonna make me another Nashville run and check out this smoker I've heard so much about.  ;D
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: bigredbass on November 26, 2022, 03:00:56 PM
Pauldo, I did save the two bones for soup, beans, greens.

Greg, I wish I had some fancy smoker.  It's actually a 22" Weber, the big black ball shaped grill.  It's the Swiss Army Knife for this stuff:  Grill, bake, and makes a great smoker.  Plain Kingsford with my chimney starter, you can cook anything.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: sonicus on November 27, 2022, 10:48:18 AM
I acknowledge my sincerest gratitude and thanks to ye all, in celebration of our sister and brotherhood of our Alembic World, and utmost thanks for Alembic Inc., in all inclusiveness.
Title: Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on November 27, 2022, 02:21:13 PM
Pauldo, I did save the two bones for soup, beans, greens.

Greg, I wish I had some fancy smoker.  It's actually a 22" Weber, the big black ball shaped grill.  It's the Swiss Army Knife for this stuff:  Grill, bake, and makes a great smoker.  Plain Kingsford with my chimney starter, you can cook anything.

My 22" Weber is my most-used tool - but I do have a Brickman smoker.  Found it at a garage sale; propane with a big honkin' burner.  I saw it and  said to my self, "Self, that burner is custom-made for a homebrewer - and I get a smoker for my $25!  Also have chimney or 2, but my kettle is the one mounted on the cart with propane ignition.  I did have a 17" kettle with a rotisserie set-up, but I sold it this spring when we thought we'd be moving.  Curses!


As to Swiss Army knives, I prefer the Tibetan Army version; quite similar, but with the special mind-opening blade.......


Peter