I try and keep close tabs on the contents of our freezer for purposes of maintaining the budget and still providing adequate meals for the family. You can imagine my distress when I went out into the garage to greet my husband when he returned from work and found the last person who had been in the freezer had neglected to shut it properly. Just what my husband wanted to help with after a long day at work . . . sorting through the rapidly defrosting freezer to determine what could be saved! In case anyone is curious - it wasn't me or my husband who forgot to close the freezer! :-)
Anyway, one of the 'victims' of the freezer fiasco was a small turkey I had gotten on sale. It wasn't much bigger than a stewing chicken. Because it has partially thawed, I didn't want to refreeze it so we had turkey in anticipating of the real feast come November!
Although it wasn't up to the holiday standards, I did have stuffing, cranberries, yams, and mashed potatoes. My husband teasingly complained about dessert being homemade peach pie as that 'certainly wasn't Thanksgiving fare'.
As always, things could have been worse. Yes, we lost some food in the disaster but we had an enjoyable outcome finding the turkey and enjoying a minor version of a holiday meal before the actual event. Now, I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving and having our friends over and enjoying the meal together.
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