Decided to make a turkey last night and it came out pretty good. I thought that it would be a great idea to have some healthy meat in the house. (and lots of it!) The problem is I am afraid of making turkeys. The first time I made one was the first thanksgiving I was married. We had the in-laws over for a dinner and my mother-in-law decided to bring a friend. Apparently the turkey wasn’t thawed out very well (this I can blame on the husband) I cooked that turkey well over the time on the directions but couldn’t get the thermometer to pop up. It was so embarrassing since everyone was already to eat and I was still waiting for the stupid thermometer to pop. Finally it popped but it didn’t look done. We cut the turkey and cooked the meat in the microwave… just in case. I was so worried that everyone was going to get sick and it was going to be all my fault. It came out so dry and nasty, I felt so bad. I didn’t make a turkey again for a few years.
The second turkey I made actually came out pretty good except for one small thing. Apparently you have to look in two places inside the turkey to take out the “extras“. I took the neck out of the cavity of the turkey and noticed that there were not any giblets packed in there. I checked and checked…. they were not there. I just thought that the bird didn’t come with the bag of giblets. Maybe they forgot to put them in the turkey or this brand doesn’t provide them?? I had no idea, just knew they were not in the cavity so I thought I was ok. Of course after I cooked the turkey and cut into it, I realized that there was a big-old bag of giblets hidden in the neck of the turkey (I didn’t think to check there) So now I know to check both ends. I really have to work on my cooking skills.
After dinner I went to the gym. Wanted to do some cardio and practice this running thing without passing out. The good thing about my gym is you can watch movies while you workout in the cardio area. I jogged/walked on the treadmill while watching a Matt Damon movie. (one of the Bourne movies, don‘t know which one, they all seem to be the same) Ahhh… this is the way to work out. I should write a letter to the gym and ask if they can only play movies with hot guys in them. I'll have to make up a list. This would motivate me to spend more time in the cardio area. I should be able to hit my goal in shorter amount of time if I had a motivation like that to get to the gym.
BTW- weight in on week one was -3 pounds, not bad since I didn’t do that great over the weekend. Whoot!!!
“If you think you can or think you can’t then you are right“- Henry Ford
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ReplyDeleteYou're funny! I like reading your posts. Its like I can see your face and your expressions in your writing.
Indeed, we should all be able to watch hot guys while we workout.
Funny turkey story too. I like how honest you are when you write.
Keep up all the great work!