Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: I LOVE TURKEY!

November 26, 2009

I LOVE TURKEY!

So every year I struggle to recreste the most delicious turkey I ever made. It was actually the first turkey I ever made, many years ago when we lived in Vegas and this year I was determined to finally get it right! So I injected with butter, put two apples and an onion in the cavity, poured more melted butter over the ird and seasoned with garlic salt, pepper and a mixture of dried italian herbs. I then placed it on a v shaped rack in a shallow roasting pan and loosely covered with foil. I roasted it at 325 for 3 hours and 45 minnutes, then removed the foil, drizzled with oil to crisp the skin and let is cook uncovered for another 30 minutes. I let it rest for 15 minutes and VOILA....

FINALLY...a moist, flavoful turkey that im already getting hungry for seconds!

IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF:-D

I was going to make a ton of sides and realized that I always have too much food and am stressed out the whole time. So I went with the basics and this has been my most calm and easy Thanksgiving meal EVER. I even had MOST of the dished washed and put away before we even ate:-P I didn't miss any of the other dishes and im full but not sick...and as soon as this post is done I will be ready to dive into the pumpkin cheesecake and enjoy it becuase I've owrked up an appetite from finishing the dishes. Oh and I have to give a shout out to Lee...who refused to let me take a picture of him carving the turkey. He carved it so nicely and even butchered the leftovers, put them in ziplocs, took out the trash and helped clean the kitchen.

It was a peaceful and relaxing day and I am very thankful it was...the beginning of the day I was a little sad because I really miss my family. The last thanksgivning I had with my family was before we got married and it is long oversdue. Im hoping I can convince everyone to save up some money and plan to meet in Utah or in Hawaii next Christmas to spend the holidays together and even maybe have a Christmas wedding...hmmm that sounds like a plan;-)

2 comments:

Andrea said...: That is a beautiful bird! Good job and Happy thanksgiving!; 7:01 PM
Anonymous said...: Mibi....you're a great cook! Maybe you're in the wrong business!

It's ironic that you are in Hawaii and everyone else is in the States! Doesn't your one brother live there still? The one with the one daughter you love?; 6:25 AM

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Once upon a time...

Mibi grew up in Laie and attended Kahuku High and Lee grew up in Haleiwa and Mililani and attended Mililani High. Mibi went to College at BYU-Hawaii and then served a mission in the Utah Ogden Mission before meeting the man of her dreams. After school, Lee jumped into the workforce looking for his career and eventually ended up working for Mibi's family flower shop at Turtle Bay while Mibi was serving her mission...and never thought that this job would lead him to his "Angel". We met in Septmeber of 2001 after I returned home from my mission. I came back to the flower shop to manage things for my Mom and Lee had left to pursue his education. Well a few months later, Lee's education path didn't take the direction he had hoped and instead life lead him back to Turtle Bay. The first thing he did was call Mom to get his job back and of course she said YES. So, I was Lee's boss and there was an instant friendship...it felt as if we had known each other our entire lives. We kept it strictly business for a few weeks and then one night I was gong to make a Wal-Mart run after work and called him to see if he wanted to come along. His phone was busy (the days before call waiting) and I almost gave up...but after a few more tries he picked up and from that night on we were inseperable. I think we told each other our life stories that night and we both knew then that our lives would never be the same! Over the next year, we formed a deep love and respect for each other which kept us connected through a few rough patches and across the ocean as Mibi moved back to Utah. Finally after a year of being best friends, we both realized that there is no one on earth we would rather be with than each other! We were a couple for about two years when Lee proposed to me and we tied the knot at the exact place we first met...the same hotel the flower shop was located when we worked there...TURTLE BAY. And to add to our JOY, we have a beautiful daughter Savannah (Lee's biological and Mibi's spiritual daughter ) who we just ADORE! She is so smart, funny, outgoing, a jabberbox like her Dad and just the cutest thing you have ever seen!!! We also are praying that we can give her a little brother or sister sometime in the next year or two!!! Until then we have a Doberman (Kayla) and a cat (Shadow) that we spoil rotten and of course all of our Nieces and Nephew's. It has been almost 8 years of wedded bliss and although we have had our ups and downs, each experience has made us grow more in love with each other and are still each others best friend!