Another beautiful bird from Turkana Farms! Its was either a Narragensett or a Bourbon Red (hard to tell without the feathers on, but the ones I did find were black). You may notice that the bird has a large breastbone and long gangly legs, something not usually seen on your standard Butterball. This is because the birds from Turkana are heritage breed and raised without hormones, and thus take longer to reach their full weight. They also run and fly outside, which gives them a leaner look in comparison to their factory-farmed brethren. We had a smaller crowd this year so of naturally we ended up getting a bigger bird!
Francesca, enjoying the house wine...
Fran, Tim, and Steve all showed up wearing slightly different variations of the same shirt. I think this means that maybe we have all been spending way too much time together.
Mike, making a MONSTER batch of mushroom gravy. He added some red wine to it which resulted in a robust, almost beefy flavor - this despite it being completely vegetarian.
Carving up the bird with the fillet knife Mike bought up near Indian Lake a few years ago. Its not the best for filleting a walleye, but it worked wonders on the turkey!
A harvest moon over the East River.
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