Well, we had a beautiful Thanksgiving. I was very grateful for the sun so that I was able to warm up our pre-cooked turkey in the solar oven (I ordered Thanksgiving dinner from Safeway). I added the turkey at around 9:00 a.m. and took it out at around 3:00 p.m. when the sun oven was not keeping as high of a temp. Most of the day it had no trouble keeping around 350 degrees.
When I temped the bird in the afternoon it was around 155 when I really needed to be 10 degrees warmer. At that point we transferred it to a large pot and put it on the wood-burning stove.
I put the lid on it an it simmered there for about an hour until the temp was around 170. The rest of dinner I ordered from Safeway was easy to warm in the microwave. I also made a Brussel sprout and sweet potato side dish. Dinner was amazing.
For the four days off we stayed home, played a bunch of Minecraft with the kids and just enjoyed our place. It was relaxing and free from acquisition anxiety. We certainly observed Buy Nothing Day.
I was able to make a soup with the turkey carcas - it turned out really well. I also baked a loaf of wheat bread in the solar oven.
There is a lot to be said for being thankful for the land, the sun, family and the homestead. It was a lovely holiday!
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