It’s time for fowl play!
Thanksgiving is a time for recognition of the goodness in our lives.
It’s also a time to have some fun stuffing your turkey with the one you love.
According to research cited in The Washington Post, couples who cook together share more intimacy. And what’s more intimate than wearing matching neck-to-knee holiday aprons… with nothing else?
A HelloFresh survey found that 15 percent of Americans admit to cooking in the nude.
But, before you get elbow-deep packing your bird, strap on a turkey-decorated smock so you don’t accidentally singe sensitive areas.
To prepare your stuffing, mix 13-15 cups of dried bread cubes while your partner drips on 1-1/2 cups of warm chicken stock. Don’t let your apron slip (too far) while you sauté 1 cup of diced onion, 1 cup of chopped celery, and 1-1/2 cups of butter until tender. Drizzle the nutty-flavored mixture onto the bread cubes and season with 2 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of poultry seasoning. Toss with your fingers.
To ensure an extra moist turkey, drain the juices and blot using paper towels. Take turns holding the turkey while the other gently stuffs the cavity. Binding its body ensures it browns evenly, resulting in juicy meat.
Domestic diva Martha Stewart advises to dip a cloth in butter and drape over the breast to keep the flesh dewy. After 1 and 1/2 hours in the oven, turn the bird over. The juices will seep downward.
Periodically, slather the turkey with herbed butter. To check if it’s done, hold the bird while your partner wiggles one of the legs. If the turkey is done, the juices will run clear.
Serve with plump herb-roasted fingerling potatoes, and “whole berry” cranberry sauce is a must.
Top it off with a luscious pumpkin roll filled with a thick custard. And remember the whipped cream! Squeeze into peaks, on thick slices of pumpkin pie, or, on each other.
Remove your aprons, shake your tail feathers with your sexy Thanksgiving sous chef, and toast to your happy lives. Gobble, gobble!
