My First Turkey

Thanksgiving is a magical time.  Family gathers from all of the United States to reconnect, spend time together and, of course, eat delicious meals.  The center of Thanksgiving is the turkey and the stuffing.  This year, as my family gathers, I have the wonderful opportunity to dive into my hobby of cooking and baking all weekend!

I'm roasting my first turkey.  A remarkable task, as it is the main dish for the meal today.  I chose Saveur's Herbed Roast Turkey Recipe.  Using a high fat butter - Kerrygold Unsalted - with thyme, sage, paprika and brown sugar as an herb butter sauce.  I've already basted the turkey three times with this delicious mixture.  In the cavity I mixed the carrots, onion, celery and lemon wedges to help give the turkey an impeccable flavor.

I added more water to the roaster to ensure an extremely moist turkey.  The house is filling with the smells Thanksgiving brings.  My mouth is already watering waiting for the turkey to come out of the roaster.  


A few hours pass and the turkey is ready!  The skin is browned and crisp from the butter herb mix.  And just as I had hoped, the turkey is falling off the bone - moist to perfection.  My dad carves the turkey as we taste test.  Once we get to the bottom, he looks at me and says "now this is the best part" pointing to the carrots and bits of meat that have fallen into the bottom of the pan with the juices of the turkey.  Heavenly.


Happy Thanksgiving!