Recipes Requested
I had a request for some of my daughter’s Thanksgiving recipes. I recall folks wanted to know about the turkey, the zucini, and the scones. If I did not post the recipe you wanted, please let me know and I will put it up another day.
Turkey
She made a brine this year. We never did this before, but it made a very juicy turkey. Not dry one bit.
First she made the brine. This consisted of:
2 gallons of water
cup of sugar
1 cup of salt (kosher)
2 lemons cut in half
4 bay leaves
4 cinnamon sticks
Handful of cloves
She combined all of the brine ingredients in this huge pot we have. It must be 10 gallons. Make sure the sugar and salt dissolve. Then she add the frozen turkey. Ours weighed 13 pounds, and this recipe should work good for any bird in this size. You could put the turkey in your fridge for at least six hours. We did not have room, so the bird stayed out all night. We added ice so it would not go bad. It must have soaked in the brine for close to 18 hours.
When your ready to cook set your oven to 350 degrees F. Put the turkey in a roasting pan, preferably one that has a rack. Take the lemon halves, bay leave, and cinnamon sticks and stuff them inside the turkey. The turkey will take around 3 and 1/2 hours. Baste it every 45 minutes. If part of the turkey starts to become too brown, just wrap that part in aluminum foil.
You can tell if the turkey is done by the juices running clearly and the drum sticks should pull away easily from the bird. If you are in Malaysia you should save the drum stick for Titoki. Remove the turkey from the oven. Wait 20 minutes before carving it.
Zucchini Squares
Mix the following ingredients well:
3 cups of zucchini, thinly sliced
4 slightly beaten eggs
1 cup of Bisquick
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, snipped
1/2 teaspoone oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon paper
Put the ingredients in a 13″ X 9″ X 2″ pan. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until it turns golden brown. Cool dish and into squares.
Scones
This recipe is tricky. The first year my girl baked these, they were as hard as a rock. This year they were just wonderful. She says she used more cream than the recipe calls for.
Mix the following together:
1 3/4 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
6 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp salt
Then slowly add heavy cream. Add 4 tablespoons at a time. Mix real good before adding the next 4 tablespoons. Repeat five times until you have 20 tablespoons added to the mix.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Shape the mixture into 3″ balls. They do not have to be perfectly round. They just need to stay together. Place the balls on a cookie sheet about 3″ apart. Bake for 16 minutes.
Okay thats it. Try them out. Don’t blame me if you get fat. 
December 7th, 2006 at 12:37 am
Chup!
December 7th, 2006 at 12:39 am
Woohoo!!! numbar 1111!!!
Now give me a minute while i copy and paste your recipe.
December 7th, 2006 at 12:44 am
For the brining of turkey, you may use a cooler box for storage. Heck, it’s snowing outside right. Just shove that fat ass out there. *ngek
December 7th, 2006 at 12:52 am
The Zucchini Squares looks easy to make. Got to read the rest slowly to ‘digest’.
December 7th, 2006 at 3:30 am
OOOoooooOOOOOoo!!! Getting FAT! Getting FAT!!!!! I must try them out …. one day! Especially the brine!
December 7th, 2006 at 4:31 am
Looks good. I am waiting for someone to cook it for me. *just joking*
December 7th, 2006 at 6:28 am
my oven’s not big enough for the turkey. but the zucchini squares and scones, I’m all for them! thanks for sharing!
December 7th, 2006 at 8:49 am
so much work for a dinner??? i prefer the chinese/asian method. put all the raw food on the table and have a steamboat dinner!!
December 7th, 2006 at 8:58 am
i just come to drool at the pictures… me no cook
and a hug too!
December 7th, 2006 at 9:52 am
*jingle jingle*
HELLO???the COTTONISH SPONGE CAROLLING GROUP IS HERE…AT LAST! ‘x’
♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫
tonite we r going to sing ITS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR…err…music not included ..only lyrics…wahaha…for music pls visit my blog…kekeek
ok here goes…1-2-3…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
With the kids jingle belling,
and everyone telling you,
“Be of good cheer,”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
There’ll be parties for hosting,
marshmallows for toasting and
caroling out in the snow.
there’ll be scary ghost stories and
tales of the glories of Christmases
long, long ago.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
There’ll be much mistletoeing
and hearts will be glowing,
when loved ones are near.
It’s the most wonderful time of the yeaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
*echo a bit*
YAY!!! now a tiny piece of that turkey would do very nicely after the singing ‘x’
December 7th, 2006 at 9:53 am
You not only a rocker but also a good chef!
December 7th, 2006 at 9:53 am
I wonder if we can get bisquick in Singapore…
December 7th, 2006 at 10:43 am
Blue Ribbons Hugs for you, your majesty.
Copy away your majesty.
Snow? I wish your majesty. Because if it was that cold I would stick the bird outside. Though I would be worried about cats, rats, or possums supervising.
The zucchine squares are very easy. She did not use enough zucchine for some reason this year and they were on the thin side and a bit dry. More is better Bkworm. keke Red Ribbon hugs for you!
Oh yes LB. You must. Make sure you have help to eat the turkey. That’s a lot of bird. White Ribbon for you.
December 7th, 2006 at 11:52 am
PY if you come over here I know I can get my daughter to cook some for you.
I’m curious if the scones differ a lot from your normal recipe May? Glad you enjoyed the recipes.
We don’t do this everyday YL. We do steamboat somedays too.
Non cooking hugs for Angel. Thats okay. I excel at ordering dishes in the restaurant.
You can have as much turkey as you want Pink Cotton. Thank you for the Christmas Carole. So sweet. HUGS!
Oh no Kenny. My daughter is the chef. I just copy her recipe book. keke
Bisquick is used for biscuits and pancakes Pinkie. Perhaps you can find a suitable substitute, if Bisquick is not available.
December 7th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Hmm… Bisquick… not sure if they sell it here in M’sia… Nvm. will get PiggyBeng to get it in LA next year… hehhee
Thanks for the recipes! I shall try them out soon!
December 7th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Cool. Hope the recipes work for you Angeleyes. I think you can substitute Bisquick with whatever flour you would use for quick breads like biscuits or pancakes.
December 7th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
I would love to try out the recipes. But then again, I get fat just on water. And breathing.
December 7th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
The zucchini dish is pretty healthy lovin each day. But I can get fat on water too.
I get fat just smiling. 
Oops. Two more pounds.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
There’s no egg in the scones? Wow..
Maybe this year I can try making my own turkey.. using the Brie your daugther use. I heard over here, we get the temparature gauge that you get too, which will pop out when it’s ready..
December 7th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
The temperature guage is really nice feature ZM. You don’t want to risk salmonelle when you are pregnant or for Zara either. Good luck with your turkey.
December 8th, 2006 at 12:48 am
wow! yummy! looks good. but unfortunately i don’t cook.
December 8th, 2006 at 3:14 am
HO~ HO~ HO~, I lurve the turkey receipe.
Thank you Santa American.
December 8th, 2006 at 10:24 am
the scones recipe sounds about right, though instead of heavy cream, it’s usually either water or milk. either way, my scones never really come out right, always too flat, humph! might as well just buy them from a nearby bakery, LOL!
December 8th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Thanks Lucia. I don’t cook that often either.
Good. You gonna try it Titoki?
haha Your scones looked good May. I tell ya though. The first year my daughter did this the scones were hard than my head.
December 8th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
blog visiting is not safe anymore.
kidding.
she’ll make a good catch someday. *wink* don’t faint so fast again!!!
December 8th, 2006 at 7:25 pm
What happened misti? Should always feel safe to visit here. Catch what?
December 8th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
gawd. and here i was supposed to eat a salad for lunch. damnit.
December 9th, 2006 at 1:44 am
I wonder if the recipe will work for a chicken…..
December 9th, 2006 at 1:48 am
Go for the zucchinni {illyria}.
Don’t see why it wouldn’t FF. Probably work for 3 or 4 chickens.
December 9th, 2006 at 2:12 am
i used to stuff it with chestnuts, potato cubes, peas, and carrots. Then stitch up the gap for good measure so that it won’t open during baking.
December 9th, 2006 at 6:17 am
can post to me those food???
December 9th, 2006 at 7:51 am
she’s pweetty!
and dang i need to learn how to cook lol
December 9th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
I want to try to make the zucchini squares but I wont have time until after the 24th. And on top of that, I suck at cooking!
December 9th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
I am going to try that Zuchinni. It’s perfect with my Lazy Winter Soup.
Also, it seems the easiest one there. Slice, mixed and bake. Just my type of thing. When you have five kids to keep up with, it’s always the fast, the yummy, and preferrably baked. Stove-top anything tends to require more eyes and attention that I have at any given time.
December 10th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
I get fat already by just looking at the yummy picture..
how, how?
December 10th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Sure Ah Nel. But customs will eat it first man.
Its not hard Mrs. Buckley. Just gotta try and burn a few dishes first. keke. Thanks for the compliment.
Just give it your best shot Christine. And the 24th sounds like a great to cook too.
Yep, Shoshana. Easy and quick with kids is just great. Give it a couple of years and you can some helpers too.
I cannot imagine you getting fat Chen. You seem very health conscious.
December 11th, 2006 at 2:36 am
wow…
happy belated thanks giving… I was LA during thanks giving and was invited by someone for dinner at an Italian resturuant. Not to bad.. all u can eat with fixed menu.
and yes, turkey too. Though I must admit that I am not a great fan for meat.
December 11th, 2006 at 5:12 am
You stick a note on it say its poisonous sure they wont touch it…LOL
December 11th, 2006 at 6:58 am
Thanksgiving buffets are very nice Robin. We used to go to those when my parents were still alive.
But then the FBI might question why I send poison to Malaysia. Yikes! 0.0
December 11th, 2006 at 8:32 am
the turkey looks like a killer.. and I bet it is a killer. Yum!
December 11th, 2006 at 9:56 am
OH I’m coming over next year FO SHO!
December 11th, 2006 at 10:34 am
It almost killd me V. lol Wonderful way to go.
Be looking for you K-Man. Woo hoo!
December 11th, 2006 at 10:38 am
Oh gosh Cocka. My spammer grabbed you again. Sorry not ignoring you. Yep I’ve cooked me birds like that too. Tempted to stuff some pies in there too.
December 11th, 2006 at 11:53 am
nite nite. Buggie’s reached.
December 11th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Nitey nite hugs misti.