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Happy Thanksgiving ~ Food Porn & Leftovers

Happy Thanksgiving ... here are some Thanksgiving leftovers that never got posted:

 

 

 

  

 

Filed under food porn ...

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Filed under too late to try it today ...

 

 

 

Wondering what this is?  It's a turbaconducken, an adaptation of that other bizarre Thanksgiving favorite, the turducken.  A turducken is a turkey stuffed with a duck that's been stuffed with a chicken ... yes, Virginia, people DO come up with strange ideas at holiday time.

Much to my delight, I stumbled across a website called Bacon Today, which features step-by-step instructions and full color photos for cooking a turbaconducken, which is a turducken wrapped in bacon ... LOTS and LOTS of BACON.

And my first thought was "I wonder if The Sweet Potato Queens  know about this?  Jill Conner Browne needs this recipe!"

 

 

 
HRH Jill Conner Browne ... don't know who she is???

 

 

 
Then you MUST read this book

 

Jill Conner Browne LOVES bacon.  She is the creator of Pig Candy.  Jill Conner Browne would absolutely LOVE turbaconducken, based on two of her primary beliefs:

1.  The four food groups are sweet, salty, fried, and au gratin. 

2.   Less is not more.  More is more, and more is better.

 

Here, in her own words, is How To Make Pig Candy:

You start with bacon - and don't y'all just know how I purely love a recipe that starts with bacon.  The fat is the whole point of the bacon.  If you're interested in the red part, get a ham or something.  I mean, really.

So anyway, you start with bacon, and the only other ingredient is brown sugar - and do I really need to say the dark brown kind?  You just roll the bacon in the dark brown sugar and then you bake it at 350 F. for about 20 minutes or so, depending on your oven and also how you like your bacon - put it on a rack on a cookie sheet, and you don't even have to turn it over! - and voy-ola! Pig Candy!

excerpted from The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner)

 

Sound yummy?  Of course it does :o)

 

  

 

Here's how the turbaconducken looks when it comes out of the oven:

 

 

Both turbaconducken photos are from Bacon Today.  Be sure to stop by their site to see the step by step photos and read the instructions, both of which are fascinating.

 

  

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

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Recipes include:

• Turkey Nachos
• Deviled Turkey Salad
• Turkey, Grapes, & Gorgonzola Appetizer
• Pink Pomegranate Turkey Salad
• Chinese Turkey Salad
• Curried Rice & Turkey Salad
• Pasta Turkey Salad
• Hot Turkey Salad
• Baked Turkey Salad
• Curried Turkey Salad
• Tangy Turkey Wraps
• Turkey Stock & Turkey Bone Soup
• Creamy Turkey-and-Wild-Rice Soup
• Six Can Casserole
• Super Easy Turkey Tetrazzini
• Turkey Enchilada Casserole
• Turkey and Creamy Gravy Over Rice
• Turkey and Wild Rice Casserole
• Turkey Swiss Asparagus Bake
• Turkey and Dressing Quiche
• Leftover Turkey Gumbo

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Black Friday .... It's Coming

 

 

Thanksgiving ~ Focal Points & Centerpieces

 

Thanksgiving is rich in pageantry, traditions, rituals, favorite family recipes, and seasonal decor.

Four more days, and then we feast.  For many families, this is the most important meal of the year.

When I was growing up, we had far more food and guests than there was room for at the table.  In those days, the turkey WAS the centerpiece, just like a Norman Rockwell painting.  The only decorative items on the table were a pair of candlesticks, squeezed in between the bowls and platters.

Times change, styles change, and gurus like Martha Stewart -- or Miss Lee, my 7th grade home economics teacher -- tell us the table is not complete without a centerpiece.  Some people make their own; other people turn to florists, Pottery Barn, Michael's, or Walmart.

Whatever your taste and budget, I think you'll enjoy the following pictures, and maybe find something here that sparks an idea of your own, to make a truly personal decorating statement for this year's family feast.

 

 

I love the texture of the urn in this arrangement.  It's a bit too tall for a dining table, but would be a marvelous focal point on a buffet table, sideboard, or in the entry hall.

 

 

Simple, sweet, and all-natural in autumn colors.

 

 

Look twice at the chrysanthemums in this photo ... they're silk flowers inserted on Styrofoam balls, making a globe of flowers.  You can make several of these in complimentary colors, and display them in a bowl or hurricane chimney, or hand them from ribbons or gold thread in a window or from a chandelier.

 

 

Pheasant feathers casually arrayed in a tall vase.  I bought some of these at Michael's last weekend, and have plans to use them in several projects.

 

 

This is so pretty!  Fresh orange and lemon slices are held in place by a block of floral foam.

 

 

Very traditional looking fall centerpiece, with pumpkins, pears, gourds, colorful leaves, and dried corn arranged in the center of a rectangular wreath made of pine cones.

 

   

This is the "back side" of the arrangement shown in the top photo, absolutely gorgeous with dried hydrangeas, roses, and a pomegranate.

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Thanksgiving ~ Place Settings & Name Tags

 

Here are some sweet name tag ideas for your Thanksgiving table, plus a couple other place setting ideas I like.  The links below the photos will take you to the source websites, which may have additional ideas, photos, and/or instructions.  Please come back on Sunday for photos of some terrific Thanksgiving centerpieces. 

Looking for more inspirational eye candy?  Check out my other Thanksgiving decor posts:  Thanksgiving Candlescapes and Thanksgiving Wreaths.

 

 

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xoxox

Fall Decor ~ Thanksgiving Wreaths

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I love wreaths ...

They look fabulous on doors and gates, hung over the fireplace or sideboard, laid flat as a centerpiece filled with candles, or adorning your favorite armoire.  Mini wreaths are fun, too.  Try them slipped over a small lampshade, around the base of a pillar candle, or hung from the knobs and handles of cabinets and drawers.

Here are a few wreaths that would be wonderful for Thanksgiving, indoors or out.  Most of these can be purchased online, or you can use them as inspiration for making something uniquely yours.  Each wreath has a website credit beneath the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow and Thursday, I'll be sharing Thanksgiving tabletop ideas, including placesettings, menus, and nametags.  I'd love to see your ideas for decorating a Thanksgiving table, so please feel free to post a link in the comments section and I'll come take a look.

 

While you're here, don't forget to download a free copy of my cookbook.

 

FREE COOKBOOK

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