Cook Thanksgiving With Me! Meal Prep From Scratch: Turkey Brine Recipe, Cranberry Sauce and MORE!

Do you want to prepare a large meal but daunted by all the steps? Join me and I’ll walk you through timing it perfectly while multitasking multiple recipes to load all the food on the table at once! Mega meal cooking motivation for crowds large and small! I hope you enjoy these simple all American holiday recipes. So much love and gratitude for you all!!!

Turkey Brine Recipe
2 Gal water
Peel of 3 oranges
3 Cups apple juice or cider
4 Tsp. Fresh Rosemary
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 Cups sea salt
2 Cups brown sugar
3 T peppercorns
4-5 whole bay leaves

Boil ingredients for 10 minutes. Completely cool. Refrigerate. Add Turkey to brine for 24 hours. Remove Turkey and soak in plain water 30-min to an hour prior to cooking.

Turkey seasoning rub recipe
2 Tsp sea salt
2 Tsp Rosemary
2 Tsp thyme
1/2 Tsp garlic powder
1 Tsp Sage
1Tsp ground pepper

Mix all. Rub on well oiled poultry.

Cranberry Sauce Recipe
16oz cranberries
1 Cup sugar
1 Cup Orange juice

Bring to a boil all ingredients then simmer 10 minutes until the cranberries Pop!

Pumpkin pie recipe
1 pie crust

1 can pumpkin purée
3 eggs
1 cup milk or sub condensed milk
1 cup sugar
1 Tsp cinnamon
1/2 Tsp ginger
1/4-1/2 Tsp nutmeg
1/4 cloves

Mix all ingredients and pour in pie crust. Bake 450’f 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 350’f and bake 40 minutes until center no longer jiggles.