November 18th, 2010
Turducken, Turkey, Thanksgiving, Delaware Beaches
The doorbell rang today and I was so surprised to receive my Turducken so fast. You see from time to time I like a little variety for my Thanksgiving dinner.
About four years or so ago I cooked my first Turducken. I heard about it from friends and immediately ordered it from a company in Louisiana. I love Cajun food and The Cajun Grocer is located in Lafayette, Louisiana. Their website is www.cajungrocer.com. The tel. is 888-272-9347. I have even given it as presents for the holidays; besides being delicious, it is also a conversation piece.
Cajun cuisine is the rustic cuisine of Louisiana with locally available ingredients; so many culinary influences are detected in cajun dishes.
If you don’t like turkey, chicken or duck then you will probably be bored to tears with this post.
And, what is a Turducken? It is a semi-boneless turkey that is stuffed with a deboned chicken or hen, that is also stuffed with a deboned duck breast.
A layer of Cajun dressing is placed between each bird. The juices from the duck and the creole pork stuffing (the one I ordered) will really add flavor to the turkey.
Since the turkey is semi-boneless, you can slice it in such a way that you get the advantage of the 3 meats. Slice it like you are slicing meatloaf.
The Cajun Grocer has a variety of stuffings. Of course, this year, I sent them an e-mail because I wanted to know which Turduckens were gluten-free. They immediately informed me that they had 3; the seafood, the vegetable and the creole pork. I chose the pork. It is now in my freezer and 48 hours prior to cooking I will defrost it in the refrigerator. I will just have to plan what side dishes to add this year.
Check the www.cajungrocer.com because they have so many other foods available for immediate shipping; gumbo, gulf shrimp, boudin, crawfish and so much more. Recipes are also available and even music.
Yes, Zydeco which is Cajun and Creole music combined from Southwest Louisiana. It is quite good.
I am looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. I like to be home on such a special day; to give thanks for everything we have. I like a gray day; windy and cold.
I have had Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant and really did not enjoy it at all. It’s just not the same.
So, Turducken vs. Turkey? It is just a matter of taste…and who’s coming for dinner.
The other thing I will enjoy doing this year, on Friday or Saturday, after Thanksgiving is going to the Artists Studio Tour in southeastern Sussex County; the towns of Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Frankford, and Dagsboro. Both days from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
This is the 16th Annual Artists Studio Tour, which is a self guided tour of the studios of 15 of Delaware’s most talented artists and artisans. They graciously open their studios to the public and are there for you to ask questions and see what they are all about.
For more information, please visit www.artstudiotour.com.
Have a good one!!….Talk to you later…
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Gloria,
We will really be angry with you if you are in our neighborhood Friday or Saturday and don’t drop by.
Steve