Plated
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Turkey barbecued
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Plugging away
Cranberry sauce and potatoes. Sent from my iPhone

Prepping the stuffing!
Yesterday my father-in-law broke up some white bread for the stuffing. You can see that in the background. It's now perfectly stale. This morning, Megen and I made cornbread with stone ground corn from he farmers market. That was also get torn up (or crumbled) for the stuffing. Off to get my brother and his girlfriend from the airport. Stay tuned!! Sent from my iPhone

And the cooking has officially begun
My house official smells amazing. I love, love, love the brine that we use for our turkey every year, and one of the reasons I love it is the aroma it generates. Boil 6 quarts of water, 2 quartered onions, one cup of fresh, chopped ginger, 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 cup coarse salt, 4 bay leaves (this year I found fresh ones at my local market - OMG what a difference!!!), 4 star anise, 12 cr