Turkey Dinner

So this past Thanksgiving my parents were telling me that I was responsible for cooking the turkey this year. And I had a sick recipe in mind, I was planning on using the recipe that my big bro did in Thanksgiving last year. Basically you start by lining the pan with jalapeno peppers, then you add vegetables that will soak up all the juices from the turkey. Now as for the turkey itself, I used a mayonnaise base that consisted of rosemary, black pepper, salt, brown suger and cinnamon. After covering that turkey up with the base, I added a layer of chili flakes. Spicy Enough?

Now on the day before Thanksgiving my Dad tells me to wake up early tomorrow so I can cook the turkey and have it ready by noon. So I ended up waking up at 7:30 Thanksgiving morning. And what do I come down to see at 7:30 in the morning. The turkey already in the oven. My Dad could not wait for me and woke up at 6 in the morning and prepared the turkey himself.

After all that talk of letting me do it, he did it himself. So instead of cooking that turkey for my family. I'd cook it for my homies. So on December 2nd, I invited my homies over for my version of Thanksgiving. Now since I'm not balling yet, my menu was limited but here's what it consisted of:

Turkey
Country Bread and Sage Stuffing
Mac and Cheese w/Bacon
Garlic Parmesan mashed potatos (thanks to my roommate Brandon)
Rumproast (Thanks to my roommate Josh)

I additionally wanted to make apple pie from scratch and home made biscuits, but time was limited.

All in all the dinner fed 11 people and eveybody was grubbin. There were no sides left, but there was plenty of turkey left. And I really thought 18 pounds wasn't going to be enough. But we ended up having turkey leftovers for a week. Which was all good for the house.

Here are some pics:


The Turkey before I added the chili flakes with the mayo base


The turkey with the chili flakes


The end result




The aftermath

I really love to cook, if you guys ever have the chance, you should try some of my cooking. Today is only Monday and for some reason I made stuffing, chili and a pie. So if you need a chef, holla at your boy.