Let the fun and games begin. The party is tomorrow, here is the game plan as it stands as of 1 p.m. on Epiphany Eve. I am sure there will be plenty of changes on the fly!
I decided to go with turkey breasts instead of a whole turkey. I like the dark meat, but when all is said and done the breasts are a lot easier to deal with. Besides, if you put enough gravy on it, it is hard to tell the difference! The turkey is currently in a brine, and I will smoke it later tonight. The plan is to reheat it on a rack in steam table pan with broth on the bottom, to keep it moist.
This morning I grilled the salmon for the terrine and hopefully have that good to assemble later this evening while the turkey is cooking.
Getting ready to make the butternut squash soup. While that is simmering, I will bake the popovers.
Yorkshire pudding batter is good to go. On New Years I did a prime rib and saved the fat that I trimmed off before smoking it. Made tallow out of the fat and will use that for the popovers.
I will assemble the Pigs in a Blanket today and bake them off tomorrow afternoon.
I plan on putting the beef on in the morning. Hope to have it done around 1 p.m. and will place it in a Cambro/cooler until it is time to slice it.
We are doing the party at the veteran’s facility where I did the Italian beef for the Army/Navy game. We spent a few hours yesterday getting things set up there and it is starting to come together!
Given the weather forecast, we will be doing our wassailing inside instead of around the fire.
Figgy pudding is done! My wife baked it yesterday. If nothing else turns out, at least we will have that!!
