DANG,,, Hubert,,,,3 days before Christmas and you done cookin,,,?? Chit..I just barely brought that big 22.5 Pounder in from the garage freezer for a slow defrost,,,, The wife says she wants to do the turkey this year and I'm not really wantin to knock her d*** in the dirt,,so I'ma gonna let her give it a shot,,,BUT,,I be close by for "coachin" should the need arise,,,, She hasn't done any cookin in a couple of years and really wants to help,,and,,,,and,,,I ain't a'gonna be the one to say no,,,,,!!   Our youngest, Jamie is gonna make bout 5 dozen Tamales with red pork,,UMMmmm!! He made some last year that were many wonderfuls,,, Also the mashed taters and Turkey Gravy. I'm making the Turkey Dressing as a casserol, the fruit Salad, and the sweet peas in milk gravy. PLUS,,My favorite, a BIG sweet tater cooked in the oven. Reckon thats enough groceries for 5 people,,,???

 

OH,,,,And A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS to everybody here,,,I LOVE YOU all,,,,

 Hey Shameless,,never tried taters in the smoker before,,,you just wrap em in foil,,??

 Yeah,,Thad,,Tamales are great finger food but it real easy to eat toooo many,,,so three dozen ought to be just bout right,,,,, I like to do a quick fry on em and roll em up on a flour tortilla while I watch Tv in the mornings,,,,,,,,

Definitely Christmas is the most important day of the year, so you need to cook something special. I remember when I was a kid, my mum used to cook my turkey with smashed potatoes, so delicious So now when I got older, I started to cook this meal for me and my kids. I even found on  https://www.thewindupspace.com/best-pull-out-organizers-for-pots-and-pans/%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.thewindupspace.com/best-pull-out-organizers-for-pots-and-pans/%20" rel="nofollow -

 Still real good stuff.

Oh after feeding cows I gave her a covid test. The big rain the end of Jan spurred the narcissi bulbs and the first buds are breaking open. Only had about 3 inches of stem , but waved them under nose  and was told back up with those stinky things.

Spring will manage to out do that silly pretty machine even for those falling off the bottom of the scale on the thermometers today.  Spring is coming my way  the perks of dealing with Fruits and Nuts going commy in my hood.

I know what your talking about with stomach pain from gas. Back 10 years or so had several bouts with something that kick my behind big time. Even a few sips of water would bring on new bloating. Dang near had real trouble from dehydration one night. Since the body can still a big mystery to science, I don't know if any connection but since my gallbladder was removed have not had a attack.  

For short term storage we don't vacuum pack. Less than 6 months is short term around here. It was cooked but real rare, as even heated through good still very red in spots. 

Despite a lot of false information you can freeze and thaw meat more than once without hurting the eating.  As many as 2 or 3 times, red meat more so than poultry. But really believe vacuum packing is better way to freeze most if not everything.

We had a Texas transplant that had a big following as a BBQ guy out here. Combined Texas with Spanish influenced Vaquero ways (  never get in a hurry, if your not horseback problem doesn't need doing  ) could cook about anything on a open fired wood grill. Anyway, he stocked up on top sirloin when it was on sale ( I knew several of you cheap guys would like that  ). By the big vacuum pack bags and cut everything himself. Be he would keep it in just the refrigerator for up to 2 months. Vacuum packed and he was not in and out of that fridge everyday all helped.