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Sorry again for a lack of wit or recipes on this blog as of late – been busy with the job search.   Currently up to 625 resumes out, 54 active or semi-active networking contacts, 56 active recruiter contacts, currently around 20+ leads I’m pursuing, and tons of interviews.  3 are in the last stages, and one will enter the last stages next week.

Things opened up like crazy after Thanksgiving, to the point where I’m doing phone interviews at night due to time zone differences and people being in a rush.

So I’m positive, but am also very tiered.  More as I find it.

Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup: Super Turkey Baste

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Here’s my recipe, derived from a “Taste of Home” recipe from some years back.  It’s pretty much how I make turkey now, and has been for years.

1/4 cup butter
2 cups champagne (or sparkling white wine)
1 cup condensed beef consomme
2 medium onions, diced.

Spices:
2 tsp celery salt
3/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp dried sage
2 tbsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp marjoram

1) Combine celery salt, butter, pepper, 1 tbsp of parsley, sage. apply all over turkey.
2) Bake uncovered at 325 for 30 minutes.
3) While cooking combine champagne, onions, 1 TBS parsley, consomme, thyme marjoram.
4) Base with mixture, applying regularly throughout cooking cycle (probably about 3-4 hours), until center of meat is 180.

The turkey comes out juicy and spicy, and any fatty parts are just delicious as the soak the flavor up.  However, all the marinating is going to dilute the drippings so you may not want to use them for gravy (or you may like it, dunno, but it’s going to be more a beef gravy).

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Happy Thanksgiving All

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Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  Sorry the blog’s been so dull, but with the job search (477 resumes out, 24 active leads, 49 active networking contacts, 54 active recruiter contacts) I’ve been a bit busy.  I’m planning to change that, by the way, and actually budget time here as opposed to posting whenever.  I’m sure that won’t change.

So what is everyone doing this Thanksgiving?  Me, cooking of course, and using it as an opportunity to experiment with several things, including snacks and an interesting citrus salad dressing.  Of course results may be posted here.

We’ve all got a lot to be thankful for, so let’s take the time.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, probably as it still hasn’t gone so insanely commercial.  It’s a time to sit back, be thankful, and enjoy people’s company.  I like that.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.