All in one blog entry: make a good turkey, save an airport committee some time

Michael Grant is a journalist/writer living in La Mesa. And he's giving out solutions on this here day before Thanksgiving: what should we do about relocating the airport AND what should we do about relocating a turkey (to our bellies!)?

Our current airport relocation advice is: leave it where it is.

Regarding the turkey, a fresh bird (not frozen, or previously frozen) is best, about 18 pounds. You will need a large syringe, used originally by large-animal veterinarians but now a popular item in kitchenware stores and catalogues. And you will need a Weber kettle cooker, the 22-inch size, and a bag of charcoal briquets laced with mesquite. With the syringe, inject into the bird’s breasts and thighs a mixture of melted butter, chicken stock, and a couple tablespoons of sherry. In this mixture, saturate a clean dishcloth and place it over the bird.

Thank you Michael Grant. Now if you would just come to my house and cook my turkey so I don't have to get up at 6 in the morning.

In case you were wondering, Del Mar doesn't care if it's Thanksgiving they need their quarters

Some Holiday Closures for you (offices, courts, etc).



And this diddy of information:



Parking meters: City of San Diego metered parking will not be enforced tomorrow, but enforcement will resume Friday. Del Mar enforces its parking meters tomorrow.

Places I've been: Lowes Coronado Resort Thanksgiving

Places I've Been: Lowes Coronado Bay Resort Thanksgiving Buffet

The thing about living in San Diego (besides the weather, the beaches, the people, the outdoor festivals, the music) is that finding a nice spacious house in which to have a grand old Thanksgiving, not really an option (for most of us). As a result, for the Thanksgivings I was blessed to spend in San Diego with my parents travelling to me, we went out to eat (for shame!).

Enter Lowes Coronado Bay Resort, a beautiful hotel, with great views and an even better Thanksgiving Buffet Brunch/Lunch/Dinner. It's expansive, what with the breakfast side, the crepe side, the mashed potatoes/turkey side, the desserts, the meat bar (a meat bar!) and finally the salad bar.

We chose this resort because it was a little "off the beaten path" of typical Thanksgiving dinners. We'd attempted the whole Hotel Del Thanksgiving, but unfortunately the pocket book and the time wasn't going to work for us. (You need to call WELL, and I mean WELL in advance to get in to the Del, or you'll end up with 7:45pm or 10:00 in the morning.) Lowes provides a semi-fancy atmosphere with a nicely laid out buffet and even better views. You can even take the opportunity to walk around the property and see what a beautiful resort it actually is.

Try: The Mashed Potatoes.
Or: The Crepe making station.
Or: A huge salad with crab legs and shrimp.
Or: As much pie as you can fit in your already full belly.
Or: I'm making myself hungry.

Skip: Doing dishes!

Make reservations: Yesterday. As in do it now if you're still looking for a spot. You NEED reservations.

You have until Sunday to order your homemade/ slaved over Thanksgiving Dinner

Whole Foods (oh beautiful, wonderful Whole Foods) located both in Hillcrest and La Jolla offers a complete Thanksgiving Dinner that you can order, pick up, pretty up and then pass off as your own. Available: Fruit Platters, Vegetable Platters, Free Range Organic Turkey, Ham, Lamb, Crab & Lobster, Salmon, Gravy and of course DESSERTS.

Browse the options. Order by SUNDAY!

Thanksgiving 2007 (pickups begin 11/16) - 11.16.2007 until 11.25.2007

From my family to you and yours: Happy Post Halloween Day

Waking up from my candy coma I'm ready for the slide on in to Thanksgiving followed by the hop, skip and jump to Hanukkah/Christmas. Yessiree, it's a busy time of year. Lori has already started planning for her big shopping outings!

This will be my first Holiday season shopping with a child in tow, so we'll see how it goes. I have a feeling it will cut down on all "oooo, this is cute for ME" purchases, being that I don't have a lot of perusing time before baby gets a little... done with shopping.

On with the day...