Turkey from Frozen

I have cooked a turkey from frozen a few times.  I just wanted to get the instruction down in one place in case my preferred website dies.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-a-completely-frozen-turkey-for-thanksgiving-225796


Ingredients
- Turkey
- butter
- salt and pepper

Equipment
- Roasting pan
- Meat thermometer

Instruction
1. Preheat oven to 325F with a rack in the bottom third of the oven
2. Place turkey in roasting pan: Unwrap and place breast side up.
3. Cook for 2-2.5hrs. Remove from oven and remove giblet sack from neck
4. Brush with butter and salt/pepper.
5. Cook till breast is 165F.  Check temperature in multiple places.
6. Let turkey rest for 30min.

Estimated cooking times

Weight (lbs)	Time (hrs)
8-12	4-4.5
12-14	4.5-5.75
14-18	5.75-6.25
18-20	6.25-6.75
20-24	6.75-7.5

Blender Eggnog

I was thinking about bringing eggnog to Thankmas this year.  So I started searching of some recipes that I would be interested in using.

I found the following https://www.thechunkychef.com/5-minute-homemade-blender-eggnog/

Ingredients
* 4 large eggs (1)
* 3/4c sugar/sweetner (2T)
* 1/2t nutmeg  (1/8t)
* 1/4t cinnamon (1/16t)
* 3/4c rum (will probably use less) (2T)
* 1-1/2c milk (1/3c)
* 1c heavy cream (1/4c)

Instructions
1. Add eggs to blend and blend on MED speed for 30 sec
2. Add sugar and blend for 20 seconds
3. Add nutmeg, cinnamon, rum, milk, and cream.  Blend for 10-15sec.
4. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for a day+ to allow flavors to combine and mellow.
5. Shake and serve.

TShirt Quilt

Kaylin's Quilt 5/2022

Kaylin wants her quilt to be around full size (85x90) but a little bit smaller.  So I am thinking 80x90.

The backing calculation was based on this website https://www.omnicalculator.com/everyday-life/quilt 

So I will need ~7.5yd of backing fabric.

Boarder

I am guessing on a 8" boarder right now with the corners cut to square to reduce the max len=74"~2yd length.  So top board has 8x8 squares in corners and 8x64.  Side boarders are 8x74.

Trey's Quilt 5/2018

Note: seam allowance was 3/8

My goal was to make a twin sized quilt of ~70x90” and it ended up being ~68x88”.  It end up having 3 columns that were the same width.  Cut size was 16”, 16”, and 15.5”.

The outside rails were cut to 8” and the top and bottom rails were cut to 4”

I made a spreadsheet to figure out what the internal rails and sashes would be.  To get the desired size.

	Rail	Colm1	Rail	Colm2	Rail	Colm3	Rail
QuiltWid	7.625	15.25	3.75	15.25	3.75	14.75	7.625	68
TopSash		3.625		3.625		3.625
Block		17.25		14.25		9.25
Sash		0.75		1.75		1.25
		12.25		12.25		13.75
		0.75		1.75		1.25
		14.75		9.25		13.75
		0.75		1.75		1.25
		14.75		14.25		14.25
		0.75		1.75		1.25
		19.25		13.25		14.25
		3.625		1.75		1.25
		88.5		9.25		9.25
				3.625		3.625
				88.5		88

The back was pieced together flannel.  The flannel panels were cut to

The back was pieced together flannel.   I had originally purchased the 2yds of the boyscout flannel to have it go horizontal in the middle but then I realized the pattern with the length of the bolt and not up down with the width.  So I had to cut it in half and piece it together side by side.  The flannel panels were cut to

 

                                Cut 72”

Cut 21.5”(2yrds cut down the center)

Cut 30”

Cut 21.5

Tom Kha Soup

I have found that I love chicken coconut soup.  So I started searching the internet to see if I could find a recipe.

I found 3 that like I liked
https://40aprons.com/tom-kha-soup-whole30/
https://showmetheyummy.com/tom-kha-gai-soup/
https://carlsbadcravings.com/tom-kha-gai-thai-chicken-coconut-soup/

So here is my attempt.  Small batch for me

Ingredients
coconut oil
onions
diced carrots
1t red thai curry paste or cayenne
garlic
1lb boneless skinless chicken
coconut flour to dust for thickening

2c chicken broth (water and bullion)
ginger
lemongrass (2 drops essential oil when liquid is added?)
1/2t basil
salt and pepper to taste

1 14oz cans of coconut milk or coconut cream
mushrooms
~1T fish sauce
2T lime juice

fresh tomatoes
cilantro
optional brown rice or rice noodles.


In pot heat coconut oil of medium heat and add onions, carrots, curry or cayenne, and chicken.  Cook till onions and carrots are soft and chick is half done.  Dust with coconut flour for a thicker soup

Add chicken broth, ginger, lemongrass basil, salt and pepper, bring to a boil.  Then reduce heat and cover and simmer for 10min.

Add coconut cream or coconut milk,  mushrooms, fish sauce, lime juice and **if using 2 drops of lemongrass essential oil.

Add cut up tomatoes and/or fresh cilantro and serve

4h recipe ideas

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017449-cherry-frangipane-tart

Sesame Keto Cookie

I found this on https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2015/11/4-ingredient-keto-cookie-bars/  and wanted to give it a try.

4-Ingredient Keto Cookie Bars

Author: Leanne Vogel

Recipe type: Vegan, Paleo, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Sugar-free, Yeast-free, Corn-free, Grain-free, Nut-free, Egg-free, Low-Carb, Keto

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  15 mins

Total time:  25 mins

Serves: 16

 

Keto fat bomb cookie bars that can be stored at room temperature, no need to keep cold. A keto fat bomb that you can take on the go! Less than 2 grams of net carbs per cookie bar.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup coconut butter
• ¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
• ¼ teaspoon grey sea salt
• 1 ¼ cup raw sesame seeds

Optional

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5-10 drops alcohol-free stevia

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and set aside a 16-count silicon baking mold sheet. You could use small muffin silicon molds, too.
2. Add coconut butter, applesauce and sea salt to a large bowl. If you’ve chosen to use the optional ingredients, add them now. Stir until completely combined.
3. Drop in sesame seeds and stir to coat.
4. Press mixture into prepared sheet.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, until tops brown. Remove from the oven, keep in the molds, and allow to cool for 20 minutes. Then, transfer to the freezer for another 20 minutes to firm up.
6. Can be stored at room temperature.

Notes

Sesame Allergy: You could use hemp hearts instead of sesame seeds.

Coconut Allergy: While I haven’t tried it, you could add ½ cup nut or seed butter of your choice and ¼ cup cacao butter. The reason for the mix is because this should hold up well at room temperature as opposed to just using nut butter only.

Boost Protein: if you want to add a bit of protein to these fat bomb cookies, you could add 60 grams (about 3 scoops) of Vital Proteins collagen to the coconut butter mixture.