November 20th, 2012

Dining, Shopping, Entertainment, Thanksgiving, Rehoboth Beach, Christmas Tree Lighting, Visit Santa’s House, Moonlight Shopping…There is a Turducken in My Fridge, Delaware Beaches

My Thanksgiving Turducken arrived today.  Some years it comes for Christmas…I am glad it came early.  I have been getting turduckens for years.  I have also tried different companies.  My favorite is from a company in Louisiana called Cajun Grocer.  They have them available online at http://www.cajungrocer.com.

A turducken is a partially deboned turkey, stuffed with chicken and duck.  In between the layers, you will be surprised to find stuffing; different choices for you to pick from.  All are on the website.  Having someone in my family that needs to eat gluten free, I decided to call them.  This year their gluten free turducken is the one with a stuffing of Cajun style veggies; onions, bell peppers and Cajun seasonings.

Turducken, 2011

The idea is that as once you cut the turducken, you will be able to have a taste of the 3 meats, plus the stuffing.  The turducken is so good, easy to prepare and, definitely, a conversation piece.

Turducken, 2011

If you are visiting Rehoboth Beach, or decided that this year you are going on strike and not cooking, then, check out the restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving Day.  Please call them for verification.  You never know what could change unexpectedly.

Big Fish Grill – Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet from 11:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.  Also a la carte menu will be available.  Big Fish Grill is located at 20298 Coastal Highway. Website?  http://www.bigfishgrill.com

Just in Thyme – They will be opening from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Location? Highway 1 & Robinsons Drive.  Reservations? 302-227-3100.  Website?  http://www.justinthymerestaurant.com

Captain’s Table – Located at 20859 Coastal Highway.  Opening from 12 until 6 p.m.  Reservations are required. Tel. 302-227-6203

Saketumi – Thanksgiving Buffet.  Location?  18814 Coastal Highway.  Tel. 302-645-2818

Dos Locos – Serving Thanksgiving Dinner from Noon until 8 p.m.  Location?  208 Rehoboth Avenue.  Tel. 302-227-3353  Website?  http://www.doslocos.com

Cafe a Go-Go – located at 102 Rehoboth Avenue.  Tel. 302-227-1099.  Opening until 3 p.m.

Summer House – Opening from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. for Thanksgiving Dinner.  Located at 228 Rehoboth Avenue.  Late night menu available from 8 p.m. until closing.  Website? http://www.summerhousesaloon.com

Purple Parrot – Opening from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. for Thanksgiving Dinner.  Located at 134 Rehoboth Avenue. Tel. 302-226-1139.

Rigby’s – Located at 404 Rehoboth Avenue.  Opening from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Reservations required. Tel. 302-227-6068.  Website?  http://www.rigbysrehoboth.com

Zebra – Located at 32 Lake Avenue.  Opening for dinner.  Tel. 302-226-1160.

Blue Moon – Located at 35 Baltimore Avenue.  Opening for dinner from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Reservations are required. Tel. 302-227-6515.   Website?  http://www.bluemoonrehoboth.com

Root Gourmet – Located at 19724 Coastal Highway. Pick up orders.  Tel. 302-727-5664.  Website?  http://www.rootgourment.com

After Thanksgiving Dinner…..you are probably not moving to fast.  Well, it is time to get into the Holiday Spirit and join the many visitors and residents that make it a tradition to do some serious shopping at the Rehoboth Beach outlets.  It is called Moonlight Shopping starting at 10:00 p.m. at the Tanger Outlets.

Okay…what time do you think you might want to start shopping?  There are savings passes depending at what time you decide to shop.  On Thursday, 11/22 – 11?23, from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. you can save 20%.  But, if you arrive on Friday, 11/23 from 3 a.m. until 6 a.m., you can save 30%.  All you do is go on http://www.tangeroutlet.com/rehoboth and download the passes.

Friday, 11/23 – Downtown Rehoboth Beach Holiday Tree Lighting & Sing along.  Starting at 6 p.m.  It is a tradition to be at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand to see the tree, sing, and enjoy a beautiful evening.  Downtown Rehoboth Beach is ready for the 2012 Holiday Season!!

The Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk is decorated with the perfect holiday decorations for the beach.

Visit Santa’s House on the Boardwalk at the end of Rehoboth Avenue.  Stop by and tell Santa what you are wishing for Christmas.  The hours are:

Friday, 11/23 – 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, 11/24 – 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 11/25 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, 12/1 – 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 12/2 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, 12/8 – 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 12/9 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, 12/15 – 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 12/16 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, 12/22 – 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 12/23 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.   Note:  From 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m….Pet Time with Santa!!

Friday, 11/23 – Clear Space Theatre Company’s Holiday Show…”A Christmas Carol”.  The popularity of Charles Dickens beloved book of 1843!!  Reservations have begun at the box office, located at 20 Baltimore Avenue.  Tel. 302-227-2270.  One additional matinee has been added for December 6th at 11 a.m.

Online ticket purchasing at http://www.clearspacetheatre.org, under the heading Purchase Tickets.  Group rates are also available.

Saturday, 11/24 – 3rd Huffin’ for Pumpkin Pie 5K & 1M Fun Walk-Grove Park – Right before the Circle behind the Visitors Center.  7:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.  This is the 3rd Annual; 3.1 mile scenic course on the north side of Rehoboth Beach.  Visit http://www.seashorestriders.com.  More info?  Call 302-644-8952.

Saturday, 11/24 – Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Holiday Market from Noon until 3 p.m.  Your favorite vendors will be there.  Pick up holiday decorations and goodies.  More info?  Please visit http://www.rbfarmersmarket.com.

Have a Great Holiday Week-End!!

December 27th, 2011

Tur-Duc-Hen, Ready to Cook, Easy to Prepare, Cajun Grocer, Lafayette, LA, A Holiday Tradition

It is becoming a Holiday Tradition in my household to order a Tur-Duc-Hen.  And, guess what?  The company that I have tried again and again is Cajun Grocer from Lafayette, Louisiana.    Have tried others; they do not compare.  You can read all about it by visiting www.cajungrocer.com.

I have mentioned the Tur-Duc-Hen in the past and no, they are not sending them to me so that I can blog about them.  They are really delicious, and, defiinitely, a conversation piece at a dinner table.

Cajun Grocer offers a multitude of dishes, but a specialty of theirs is this partially deboned turkey, stuffed with chicken, duck and your choice of dressing, which is my case was a creole pork and creole seasoning.  Other dressings are available, but I chose the one that was gluten free.

The tur-duc-hen arrives ready to cook.  It is so easy to prepare.  Follow directions.  I will tell you that mine took longer to cook than what it said on the package. 

I like to make it my own so I put slices of bacon on the top.  Once it is ready, you let it rest for a bit; just like you would with a regular turkey and then slice it.

Your guests will taste the 3 different types of poultry, along with the Cajun dressing that had been placed  between each bird.

My family raves about it.  We had plenty of left-overs since it weighed about 15 lbs.  You will get plenty of juices in the pan to make a homemade gravy also.

I made extra gluten free stuffing on the side and other trimmings, as well. 

For a sweet ending, we chose cupcakes from Cake Break, located at 7 South First St., Rehoboth Beach.  Tel. 302-260-9264.  Website? www.cakebreak.com.  An assortment of cupcakes, including gluten free ones.

A hassle free Christmas dinner it was….talk to you later.

November 28th, 2010

Turducken 2010, Cajun Grocer, Louisiana, Review

Last week I wrote a post about a Turducken.  I like trying something new from time to time and the first time I cooked one of these was back in 2006.  I later bought one from a grocery store and it was really not good.

The company that I have used in the past and is the one I recommend is Cajun Grocer.  This company is from LaFayette, Louisiana.  Their website is www.cajungrocer.com.  In the website you can find all kinds of information about their Turduckens and about so many of the other products they sell. 

This Turducken had a thin layer of creole pork stuffing between the layers of meat.  They offered 3 gluten free Turduckens and I chose the one with the pork stuffing.  It is not that the Turduckens are any different if they are gluten free; the stuffing is gluten free.

It turned out delicious.  I do think that it takes longer to cook than what they recommend; another hour or so.  It probably depends on your oven. 

So here are the pictures of before and after.

And my side dishes turned pretty good, as well, if I may say so myself.

The Spinach Gratin

The Baked Mashed Potatoes

The Sweet Potatoes with Fried Apples

I talked so much about this Turducken that friends, family and acquaintances were curious of the outcome.

So now, what would I try next?  The Quaducant; Quail, Duck and Pheasant.  It is breast meat of quail stuffed with breast meat from a duck and then stuffed into a deboned pheasant. 

For Christmas?  You bet…see you and talk to you later…