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Don't be a Turkey on Thanksgiving...be a turducken!

Don't be a Turkey on Thanksgiving...be a turducken!

Back in Nov. 2007 I posted this blog so I thought it would be nice to revisit it by repositng it for this years Gala Holiday Event. This year I'm off to take my family to Disney for Thanksgiving.

Selling homes in Weston Florida can really be hectic at this time of the year and with the holidays approaching....I'm sure everyone is making big plans to spend extra time with their families. Tomorrow it will be Thanksgiving and I'm just here to talk a little bit about the food we eat on this gracious day.

Just remember that this holiday is for giving thanks and beside giving thanks I'm going to be eating quite a bit of food. "Ah...I can smell the aroma now...those candied yams...the cranberry sauce....the mashed potatoes with gravy and don't forget that stuffing...just to name a few."Of course to top it all off we usually have the traditional 40lb turkey or the that sweet succulent ham with brown sugar and pineapples on top. There is usually so many different types of foods and I'm not sure I have enough room to fit it all in my tummy and keep my girlish figure.

But I think this year we might try something a little different...has anyone ever heard of a Turducken? Yes..you heard that right....a Turducken. From the parital definition taken from wikipidea......a Turducken is a de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck.. which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken.

If you are a football fan you might remember a few years ago during the NFL double feature of games shown on CBS and later Fox....John Madden would talk about all the delicious foods and how he would have his annual Turducken as part of his holiday dinner. I remember he even went as far as to bring it during a regular season game after he saw a patron actually roasting one in the parking lot. John Madden is a big boy!

Sharing food with your friends and family is a great way to catch up with people you haven't seen in a long time and another way to enjoy relaxing in your home. Weston Florida is going to be a very exciting place this year to celebrate the holidays.

Photos are courtesy of MMFRUIT and lmingall from Flickr.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families!

If you are going to be visiting our area and have time to look at some of the Weston Florida Real Estate for sale then please look here for all your Real Estate needs.

Neal Bloom...your Weston Florida Realtor®

Weston Florida Realtor (954)608-5556 or nealb63@myacc.net

2500 Weston Road ,Suite 103

Weston Florida 33331

Posted by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston FL on 11/27/2008 11:20 AM

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48 Comments on Don't be a Turkey on Thanksgiving...be a turducken!

NOV

2008

Turducken! Yes.

I got one from Balducci's in 2005. Wonderful. You'll love it.

Neal, all that food is already making me hungry. Enjoy your time with family. Love the new profile photo with the whole gang.

Hey Neal - every time I hear that word, 'turducken', I can't help but think of John Madden. I remember him talking about those years ago, and at the time, I'd never heard anyone else say that word. I thought he had made it up!

Nice pic - who are the lovely ladies????

Happy Thanksgiving,
Ann

Lenn,

Delicious... but very fattening!

Gary,

Same to you my friend.

Ann,

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well...that's my girls...my wife and daughter.

Neal - the food looks pretty good. Even the turducken (yep I have heard of it but never tried one -heard they are quite good, and Lenn confirms it). Have a great holiday with your family at Disneyland.

Jeff

Jeff,

Have a happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well

Yikes...that sounds good. Please report to us on the day after.

Looks yummy and interesting! I'm still getting used to our turkey being deep fried!! Very moist and yummy but hard to grasp the concept sometimes! Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, Neal! And what a beautiful family you have.

What time do we eat???

Just kidding... your family is beautiful!

These photos are making me hungry. I give thanks for this bounty, a wonderful family and my terrific husband. Have a wonderful holiday!

Neal - I've been sneaking into AR in between my preparations for Turkey Day and came across your post. Turducken, football and John Madden all go hand in hand at Thanksgving. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving at Disney with your family! My granddaughter and her mom and dad are there too enjoying the festivities.

Beautiful family portrait Neal! I'm so happy to see that profile pic....

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Neal.

I'm thankful for your friendship and your guidance from the beginning to present. :)

Michael,

Thanks for stopping by.

Kathy,

I've never tried it that way because I'm trying to stay away from too much fried foods but I definitely want to try it. Happy one to you ad well.

Sandra,

Thanks and I've already had conversations with you a lot lately...haven't we?

Linda,

Thanks.

Debbie,

They seem to make everyone hungry.

Donna,

I'm sure they'll enjoy the time and the weather is awesome.

Sally,

Thanks,You know I already said it to you in Hawaiian and now I'll say it ..Happy Thanksgiving!

I have always wanted to try a Turducken! The boys (and girl we are babysitting) have Merrick's Turducken in a can for their T-Day. I don't think I will try that kind :crinkle face:

What a beautiful family and enjoy Disney! Happy TDAY!

Renee,

Same to you my friend!

Neil I remember that blog. I think that it was one of the first times that I heard about a Turducken. Thanks for showing us a picture of your family, it is a big improvement over the one with you alone :) :)

Have a great Thanksgiving my friend.

Hmmm...I wonder what that sucker would taste like after it's deep fried Kentucky style?

NOV

2008

Neal,
I've had the turducken and it's very good. Stopped by to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Neal-never heard of turducken-what rock have I been hiding under!? I do like my turkeys deep-fried, though.

Have a great time in Disney with your family-we all need a break once in a while!

George,

I guess I should take that as a compliment? I heard you've had a few turduckens in your time:)

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

Lizette,

I'm not sure either...must smell interesting though. Happy Thanksgiving.

Cynthia,

To you and your family as well....Happy Thanksgiving!

Lisa,

Most know about it but haven't tried it....go for it....Happy Thanksgiving!

Sounds very interesting!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Hi Neal, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Wendy and your adorable daughter. I love the photo. Have a great time at Disney World, must be nice to live so close. We are freezing here today.

Turducken? You must have been hanging around Madden. He normally gives away the legs after the football game!

Happy Thanksgiving. Eat a lot of turkey and other fattening things and watch some football.

I've had Turducken...really good, but I prefer turkey....my sister is a vegetarian so a couple of years back she made a ToFurkey....my advice for this is run, run, run....don't ever try this one. Just because it's in the shape of a Turkey doesn't mean it still has the flavor of Tofu.

Hi Neal - I like the new family pic! Hope there's more than the three of you to take on a turducken, all of the side dishes, and dessert. Happy Thanksgiving!

Neal - from our family to yours, I hope you have a great TurDucken Day! Thanks for being such a good friend, I am truly grateful for that! Enjoy the Day and your family today...... and everyday. :-)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well Neal!

Neal, what an outstanding family you have. I hope you have a great time at Disneyland and enjoy being a kid again.

Dying to know what you thought about the Turduckin...was it good and would you have it again?

That is a LOT of stuffing going on. It sounds like it will leave you stuffed, too! I hope you had an amazing day of giving thanks. GBU~

NOV

Neal.... I remember part of this post from last year... and when John Madden talked about a turducken back then, I just thought he has been sipping some wine with Al Michaels... lol Thanks for the turkey lesson.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family... even though I am late to the party. And I like the new pic.

jeff belonger

Tami,

Try it one day.

Remo,

Thanks and same to you and yours!

Missy,

Same to you as well...just got kicked out of the Lennon Room at the Hard Rock...thought I could get back in and told them I was here for the AR party and wanted to use my leftover drink tickets:)

Jeremy,

Couldn't find Jon...he doesn't like to fly.

John,

I will and I did....you do too!

Cicely,

To each-es own...if it tastes good then that's all that counts...I just prefer a mix.:)

John Novack,

Thanks Bud...good to see you...they don't really like Turkey as much as I do..anyway we ended up at Margaritaville instead....I had a big steak!

Brad,

Always my good friend so far away....just as I told Missy....I went back to River walk and tried to get back into the Lennon room at the Hard Rock...I told them that I had all these drink tickets that you gave me...but they said I couldn't get in without my official AR shirt which I'm still waiting for.:)..Happy to you and your family!

Jeanette,

Thanks for stopping by...hope you had a good one as well.

Gena,

Thanks....we didn't have much time to find one so I settled for steak instead...Oh well maybe next year....I have lots of turkey during the year anyway:)

Elizabeth,

Way too much food for me to stuff down much stomach anyway:) Hope yours was a great day!

Jeff,

You are always late to the party from what you say at others parties...I hope you had a great time spending it with your family...I rarely post any pictures of my family on the Internet for other reasons but I changed my mind today.

Neil,

Now that you mention it Turducken did come up some years ago and it probably was big John Madden who I heard it from. He ought to know a thing or two about good food. Happy after Thanksgiving.

hey sweetie! love the family picture!! xxoo

Aloha Neil,

Turducken is truly a delicious holiday treat. Thanks for sharing your dinner of thanks, mmmm looked fabulicious. Happy Holidays!

Peace,

A Turdicken is new to me. Thanks for mentioning it so I can check it out.

NOV

Better late than never Happy Thansgiving Neal and I hope you all had a wonderful time in Orlando! :) Knowing you...I'm sure you did.

DEC

Hi Neal and Happy belated Thanksgiving to you and your family. Yes, I love Turducken as well.

Neal- Loved the pictures made me hungry all over again.......and I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Next Holiday right around the corner.....:)

DEC

Neal - that looks like it was a wonderful spread. I hope you had a great holiday!!

DEC

Hi to my friend in Weston. Yes, Weston is a wonderful and beautiful place to spend the Holiday's. As far as the Turduckin...they are delicious!! I used to live in Sarasota and they have a restaurant that specialized in Turduckin....in fact it was featured on The Food Channel...ummm good!!!

Happy Friday!! Lori

DEC

Neal,
Have you worked off the weight from the turducken yet? LOL!

Hello All,

Sorry I'm late but we didn't get back from Orlando until Monday. We actually didn't have any turkey at all so I surprised you all. We couldn't find a place that had any Turduckens either but I'll tell you...it's awesome if you get a chance...maybe I'll get my wife to cook one for our annual holiday party this year.

DEC

Hi Neal, Being a traditionalist, the thought of Turducken does not sound all that appealing. Love the Turkey not sure I can handle duck with it, lol. But all the other stuff sounded great. I cook the traditional meal and I will say it was near fabulous. I use the word near because I don't to brag too much, LOL.

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