What's a food you forget you like? Then you eat it, and wonder why you don't buy it more often?
What's a food you forget you like? Then you eat it, and wonder why you don't buy it more often?
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Stuffing.
Every Thanksgiving I eat stuffing and remember:
- This stuff is great
- There is nothing stopping me from making this year round
and then i immediately forget
I love other people's stuffing. I made stuffing and gave myself food poisoning.
When I make it rather than "mashed potatoes made of bread" it's more like "slightly moist croutons". Breaks my heart.
By putting it inside a turkey or just somehow with stuffing?
Yeah, I put it inside the turkey. I used a friend's recipe, but it must have been a bigger bird and took too long to cook or something.
Okay, I just Googled it:
When you place stuffing inside a turkey, it comes into contact with raw meat and juices that may contain harmful bacteria such as salmonella.
Yeah, it's fallen out of fashion because if you leave it there overnight especially bacteria can grow in it. Well, sorry to hear that. I like making homemade stuffing but I just bake it in a pan... i guess that's called dressing.
Try microwaving it on high for several minutes (until it's basically too hot to handle) before stuffing the bird.
It also helps if you don't pack it in. It should get to 165°F to be considered safe.
Pick up a box on sale and put it in the cupboard. It's a useful base for some chicken pieces, or to make some vegetables into a casserole. Excellent with mushrooms. (Take into account the liquid that will be released by the cooking veggies, or else saute them first, before mixing with the stuffing)
This year, instead of a whole bird, I made Turkey Balls using 2 lbs ground turkey, 2 raw eggs, stuffing mix, then sauteed onion, celery, apple, mushrooms, (let cool before adding) Chardonnay, and cool broth. I added the usual spices, keeping in mind there's already some in the stuffing. I piled them in a lidded casserole, but you can also bake them on a sheet pan and serve with dips.
The turkey balls sound really good. Like a good way to get a whole Thanksgiving experience in a more compact package
Plus there's the opportunity for jokes
I made a bunch of stuffing not on Thanksgiving a few years ago. Was addicted to it and kept making it. But then ate it too often I got tired of it. This always happens to me though. I get excited about some food. Then I make it until I get tired of it and move on to the next thing.
This is me, but also with like people and hobbies and my career
true true. There's definitely too much of a good thing.
In fairness, it's not like you see it at the store all year round to remind you. Maybe get a couple boxes to have throughout the year? It's certainly on sale right now, or at least will be at the end of December.