and the winner is...

I am proclaiming the turkey Dieuwke and I made for dinner the winner for best Thanksgiving dish of 2008. Please - nobody else take this too hard as it was an incredibly tough (and biased) choice. Team Stohel Turkey '08 won for a couple of reasons...mainly because I have never had white meat I liked that much - especially when it came to leftovers. This turkey was still super moist after being reheated the next day for a sandwich (which ended up being so yummy that I just ate it straight). The truth is we watched Alton Brown's take on cooking turkey that landed us this super delicious bird. We even had to cut some corners and it still turned out great. This is by no means a slight to any other turkey I've ever had - the other turkey of the year was also fabulous - I'm just saying that I might try this for you guys this Christmas so you see what I mean. Anyhow here are some runner-ups.
F.B. Carmel Pumpkin Pie
D.S. Huge Tub O' Potatoes
D.K.S. Cranberry Dipping Sauce
E.B. Stuffing
If anybody feels I missed something awesome be sure to comment so I can add it - I have had so much good food in the past four days (pretty much I haven't stopped eating since my post last Wed. - now you know the truth) that my brain may not be functioning at full capacity. Leave a comment and I will add the fabulous dish to the list. Also would love to hear what others thought might have been the best dish of there Thanksgiving.

Turkey Shoot

Today the ROTC held it's annual Turkey Shoot. It's a fundraiser for troops stationed overseas for the holidays - specifically Thanksgiving. The proceeds go to help pay for food whatnot to make their holidays seem a little less far away from home. Not only was it a great cause but it was tons of fun. Basically you pay a couple dollars for the chance to shoot a pellet gun at a target. The person with the best score in the round gets a gift certificate for a turkey (donated by local grocers). Now I'm not claiming to be a sharp shooter but all of my shots did end up inside the target circle which for round one made me the winner. Yay! It's always exciting to win something - even more so when it's based (even ever so slightly) on merit. Unfortunately for me my second round included many good shots so I didn't win that one but still it was a lot of fun. Speaking of doing a good deed for our troops overseas here is something I ran across that I want to get more involved in - it looks like a much appreciated effort, if your interested check it out. It's called 'Cards for Heros' http://www.cardsforheroes.org/