Took a 20 pounder out of the oven and put the turkey Nd it’s rack on a plate to settle and drain the juices. I picked up the plate, which was heavier than I expected and WHOOSH! The whole turkey flew off and hit the floor. My darling, brilliant husband tried to grab the just out of the oven very hot turkey (“ow! Hot! Ow I burned my foot!”- dont ask), my son, Mr. Helper, hit the floor in hysterics (yes, this is the kind of family we have) tears streaming down his face laughing, clutching his stomach, while his girlfriend looked on in absolute horror. And of course, the dog was in like a dirty shirt gobbling up everything that he could.
After the husband finally got the turkey back on the plate with me saying “it will be fine, I will put it back in. It will cook off the floor bacteria!” He very quietly left the room.
Uh oh, thought I. Will there be a storm after this calm?
5 minutes later he came back into the kitchen and said “get in the car, we have reservations” . And with that, Thanksgiving was saved!:)) we all went out and had a grand ol’ time and cleaned it all up when we got home. We still laugh about it today.
The girlfriend? “Wow, that would have ended with a murder in my house. Will you adopt me?”
True story,
One Thanksgiving, I dropped the turkey.
Took a 20 pounder out of the oven and put the turkey Nd it’s rack on a plate to settle and drain the juices. I picked up the plate, which was heavier than I expected and WHOOSH! The whole turkey flew off and hit the floor. My darling, brilliant husband tried to grab the just out of the oven very hot turkey (“ow! Hot! Ow I burned my foot!”- dont ask), my son, Mr. Helper, hit the floor in hysterics (yes, this is the kind of family we have) tears streaming down his face laughing, clutching his stomach, while his girlfriend looked on in absolute horror. And of course, the dog was in like a dirty shirt gobbling up everything that he could.
After the husband finally got the turkey back on the plate with me saying “it will be fine, I will put it back in. It will cook off the floor bacteria!” He very quietly left the room.
Uh oh, thought I. Will there be a storm after this calm?
5 minutes later he came back into the kitchen and said “get in the car, we have reservations” . And with that, Thanksgiving was saved!:)) we all went out and had a grand ol’ time and cleaned it all up when we got home. We still laugh about it today.
The girlfriend? “Wow, that would have ended with a murder in my house. Will you adopt me?”
You can’t make this stuff up.:D