FRIED TURKEYS! PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW!!

"That was the best turkey I ever tasted!!" An actual quote from the Schmidt table last year at Thanksgiving. SO, I'm branching out this year and am offering to Fry Turkeys for any of those who don't want to put up with the mess or danger of frying that delectable bird! I am definitely setting up my cook site outside this year! We had that oil smell in our house for a month afterwards last year. Now, don't think I'm totally nuts....I would never light a propane tank over a tub of oil in the house! You see, we have an ELECTRIC turkey fryer, (Thanks Geraldo!) so we set it up in our attached garage and although everything smelled delicious that day, I gotta tell ya, that smell hung around and after a few days it became kinda gross. So this year I'm heading outside with my trusty MasterBilt Electric Turkey Fryer and offering my services to the frying impaired. Or to those who are clever enough to have someone else do the dirty work while they reap the moist, flavorful rewards!

If you've never had a Fried Turkey, you really ought to try one. They are all they're cracked up to be when they're pampered and prepared the right way. So if I can fry a turkey for you this year, have your order in before 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 and come pick up your delicious turkey Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26. $50.00 for a 12-14 lb turkey fried, wrapped and ready to go!

You can email your order to comfortcook@gmail.com
or call (615) 525-8336, Please leave a message and return phone number if you get voice mail.

I Think I'm Going NUTS!!!!

The weather is getting colder and I'm getting more and more into the Holiday spirit. We're having some friends and neighbors over early the week of Thanksgiving and I want to have some easy snacks available that are seasonal, yet not an early edition of their Thanksgiving Day dinner. I never understood why companies always had their big holiday meal on Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving and it was always turkey and dressing, ham and all the trimmings. I don't want to spoil the anticipation of that first bite, so no rehearsals here.



So, I thought nuts, pecans (pe-caan, pea-can,) would be a good choice. Now I know pecan pie is probably a big part of the dessert table on Thanksgiving, but I'm talking "Savory" nuts here. These are a couple of my favorite appetizers. I hope you get a chance to try them and that you enjoy them as much as we do here in the "Schmidt House."



BLUE CHEESE CHEESE BALL



8 oz. cream cheese 1 jar Kraft Old English Cheddar

2-4 oz. (How much do you like Blue Cheese?)

Small pinch of cayenne pepper

1/2 C chopped pecans

2 TBS dried parsley