After six years in the U.S. celebrating Thanksgiving, this holiday is by far my favorite. The Canadian version occurs on a Monday with two days of weekend buildup and back to real life immediately after the meal. The American iteration is way better: one day of eating up front and a three-day weekend for recovery.
With football on television for 15+hrs each day.
We’ve finally figured out how to do it right, getting any visitors into town on Tuesday and doing meal prep Wednesday. Some veggie dishes are already made and the turkey is ready to go in to the roast pan.
A couple of years ago Matt Shipman and I put together some Thanksgiving meal videos – sorta our goofy take on food safety for the holidays.
And here are some timeless food safety infosheets for the holidays.
Bathing birds is a food safety mess
Avoid foodborne illness during the holidays