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11/29/2024. How to Homebrew Thanksgiving Dinner

Homebrewing Thanksgiving Dinner is not unlike homebrewing a new SSB transceiver so there is a transference of skills. In case you are hungry check out my website, https://www.pastapete.com for photos and recipes from Turkey Days of the past. BTW I have six websites and the most valuable one if I were to sell the URL -- yep Pastapete.


So why the comparison to homebrewing a Holiday Feast with a unique SSB Transceiver design. Well, let's start with the fact that three of the kids were here for dinner this year. The cost of the parts was just south of a pre-owned ICOM IC7300. A fat turkey was $55. ($2 a pound). It was downhill from there.

Parts Bin


Cranberry Jello




Yams with Pecans


 

Stuffed Macaroni Shells

Now mind you I fabricated this meal while still keeping my schedule of seeing the XYL twice a day at the Board and Care.

Not shown were the four pies I baked: 2 Pumpkin, 1 Apple and 1 Pecan. We had turkey and ham as well as the green bean casserole, potatoes au gratin, macaroni salad, Bruschetta with tomato topping and of course my special stuffing. 

Scheduling using CPM (PERT for us old Navy guys) was critical to having all the food cooked and hot all at the same time. The Pies and Cranberry Jello were fabricated the day before as were some of the side dishes. I started cooking at 1:30 AM on Thursday and even made my regular visit to the see the XYL on early Thursday morning.

The Cranberry Jello recipe is on the pastapete.com website.

Traditional is at least one Italian dish and so in the past it was stuffed rigatoni and has now shifted to stuffed jumbo shells with spinach and four different kinds of cheeses. This recipe is also on my website as well as the magic spaghetti sauce.

Them that know can make it go!

73's
Pete, N6QW

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