Mmm.... turkey tamales

This year for Thanksgiving it was only the two of us, so we just cooked a couple little Cornish hens along with stuffing, potatoes, etc. However, the day after Thanksgiving, we noticed turkeys were still on sale, and we did recently purchase a chest freezer...

We bought three.

Two turkeys immediately went in the chest freezer. The third was cooked yesterday. This evening we have been making turkey tamales. This is only the second time we have made tamales, and is the first time we've made them without someone around who actually knows how to do it. Between the recipe on the back of the package of masa, a couple recipes in our cookbooks, and what we remember from the previous tamale-making experience, I think we've come up with something pretty tasty. By the time we are done, it looks like we'll have about six dozen tamales.

Let's hear it for the chest freezer.

Something in the air tonight

Due to some inattention while cooking, our red curry boiled over and spilled all over the stove. At least it smells nice. Too bad the meal won't be done cooking for a while yet. I'm getting hungry from smell of the sauce cooked on the side of the pan.

Thanksgiving snow

Two days ago I was walking around outside with short sleeves and this evening the backyard is covered in snow. I guess the weather guy on TV was right when he said that "the unseasonably warm weather is over". I hope the snow will still be there in the daylight, but I imagine it will melt off quickly in the sun.

We had a very nice Thanksgiving dinner, though I fear we will be eating sweet potato casserole until Christmas. I don't want to eat again for a week. Of course, I know I'll change my mind in the morning when I encounter the fridge full of leftovers.