Oh my god Turkey

Okay. So we just finished a marathon day of cooking naturally we're exhausted but I promised my amazing friend, Sarah (HI SAR-BEAR) that we would blog about our turkey and I always keep my promises!

So! Here we gooooo...

*A quick note when choosing your turkey. After many years of trying various brands, and types of turkeys, the brand that has never left me down is Butterball. It's consistently excellent in quality and juiciness. I purchase a turkey that's big enough for the number of guests that I have, including lots of left-overs and goody bags for everyone to take home. Follow the instructions provided by Butterball for handling and cooking times. Remove the packaging from inside each end cavity of the turkey. Wash turkey inside and out in salted water.

Ingredients:

One parsnip (cleaned and chopped)

One turnip (cleaned and chopped)

One large onion (cleaned and chopped)

Four carrots (cleaned and chopped)

Four stalks of celery (cleaned and chopped)

Two leeks (cleaned and chopped)

Six sprigs of thyme

Four sprigs of rosemary

Two tsp. of thyme leaves

Two tsp. of chopped parsley

2 tsp. of salt

1 1/2 tsp. of pepper

Prep:

Line the bottom of a roasting pan (large enough to fit the turkey) with all the vegetables that have been cleaned and chopped. Place half the rosemary and half the thyme on top of the vegetables. Place turkey on top. Sprinkle outside of the turkey with salt and pepper. Run your hands between the turkey skin and the turkey meat to loosen the turkey skin completely from the breast and legs. Use remainder of rosemary leaves chopped, thyme leaves, parsley mixed together and liberally rub the seasonings between the skin and the turkey meat. Any remainder seasonings can be placed inside the cavity of the turkey.

*Tip: cut a large peace of heavy duty foil fold in half creating a tent-like cover for the turkey. This allows for the heat of the oven to circulate through and around the turkey.

*Tip: by removing the foil for the last hour of cooking it allows the skin to become crisp and golden.

Cook the turkey to butterball instructions. Also, you can serve the root vegetables as a side dish.

Enjoy!