impromptu thanksgiving feast for Sunday dinner yesterday. as part of 'clean out the freezer' mode, why not cook a massive 9-lb turkey for dinner for the 2 of us? we have had these old Smuttynose Pumpkin Ales in our fridge for no joke 2 years now that nobody liked (sorry Smuttynose!), so it seemed like a good time to use one of them... we poured half the ale inside the turkey along with a huge sprig of fresh sage and 5 garlic cloves, and used the remaining ale to fill the pan and baste the turkey.served with corn bread, baked potatoes, corn, and Stella Artois Cidre (which we tried for the first time this weekend -- DELISH drink). the pumpkin ale beer flavor didn't really come through the turkey except for some portions of the dark meat, which was so good. if we wanted to jimmy-rig the beer can chicken stand, that probably can be used with the turkey as well ... something we may have to try for next time if we're feeling risqué enough to balance that beast. YUM!
