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Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
Frankenturkey!
Our 2025 bargain frozen turkey turned out a Frankenturkey. It had the following message on the label, which of course was not noted by me when purchasing: “pre-brined with approximately 9.5% solution of turkey broth, salt, sugar and natural flavoring” … Continue reading
Recipe: Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes
Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes have the right balance of savory/sweet/sour to stand up to the other dishes on your turkey/turducken/tofurkey spread. Back in Dallas my family served in hollowed out oranges with little marshmallows on top; now that we’ve relocated to … Continue reading
Copycat Durkee’s leads 2025 Thanksgiving hacks.
We are gratified that our copycat Durkee’s recipe is currently the top trending post on Burnt My Fingers. Gratified because this is a near perfect match for the original Durkee’s Famous Sauce which is sold out on Amazon and at … Continue reading
Recipe: Copycat Durkee’s Famous Sauce
Copycat Durkee’s Famous Sauce was the runaway winner in our taste test. It is so close in taste and texture to the original that we really can’t tell the difference. We used distilled (white) vinegar because that’s what is on … Continue reading
Taste Test: Durkee’s Famous Sauce Copycat Recipe
The dry-brined turkey breast we smoked on Memorial Day required some Durkee’s Famous Sauce to make sandwiches, and our jar was near empty. Amazon does not currently stock the product and their third parties are offering punitive markups. If we … Continue reading
Recipe: Grandma’s Cream of Turkey Soup
Grandma may be gone, but Grandma’s Cream of Turkey Soup lives on. It was one of the most popular items at Grandma’s Pies and Restaurant on Central Ave in Albany, and after the restaurant closed the Times Union published the … Continue reading
Time to defrost that Thanksgiving turkey!
It’s Monday before Thankgiving… do you know where your Thanksgiving turkey is? if still in the freezer, drag it out stat! You’ve got 2 days if you’re going to brine it, 2 1/2 days otherwise, so not a minute to … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Turducken from Philip Henderson
“Several times I have made Turducken at the homes of friends. It required me to virtually move into their homes on Tuesday and Wednesday. I worked on the birds starting Tuesday morning about 8 am then put everything in the … Continue reading
Preparing for Thanksgiving 2023
Happy Thanksgiving week 2023! I heard on NPR last night that you should buy a frozen turkey immediately (meaning this weekend, today) so it has time to defrost. So let’s get started. Thanksgiving 2023 will be a little different for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cranberry Sauce, Durkee's, stuffing, Thanksgiving, Turkey
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How to build a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich
(Apologies for being late with this post. If you’re out of Thanksgiving leftovers, bookmark this post for next year.) Our Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich follows a precise formula to get the ideal balance of textures and sweet/savory flavors. We verified this … Continue reading