Bob injecting Cajun marinade into turkey breasts, Palm Harbor, Florida. November 28, 2013.
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My son Robert and his family planned to come to Tennessee for Thanksgiving, but when their plans changed Betsy and I travelled down to Florida to have Thanksgiving with them. One advantage of making the trip was that Robert agreed to make some of his fried turkey for us, a treat that neither Betsy nor I had had before.
The process started with Robert injecting some Cajun marinade into two turkey breasts and a whole turkey (he must have thought we were hungry!).
Robert and Darron putting turkey breasts into the fryer. November 28, 2013.
The turkey breasts then went into the fryer with the help of a friend. While these two played around fixing dinner, I worked hard as the official photographer.
Turkey as it came out of the fryer, Palm Harbor, Florida. November 28, 2013.
The turkey was fried after the breasts were done, and it came out of the fryer a beautiful golden brown.
Thanksgiving dinner, November 28, 2013.
While we were busy slaving away outside with the fryer, Melissa was busy in the kitchen. The result of all this work was a feast fit for a king.
Robert’s pumpkin cheesecake with caramel topping. Palm Harbor, Florida. November 28, 2013.
Robert topped this delicious Thanksgiving dinner with a marvelous homemade pumpkin cheesecake and caramel topping.
Tags: American Life, Family, Florida, Holidays, Our World
Senior Moments 
December 16, 2013 at 8:10 am |
That certainly looks like a feast for a king.
December 16, 2013 at 8:30 am |
Looks delicious!
December 16, 2013 at 8:53 am |
I had fried turkey a few years ago and it was delish.. and i would eat cardboard if you drizzled caramel on it… that pie looks wonderful. glad you got to spend TG with your son and family.
December 16, 2013 at 9:38 am |
The turkey and the meal all look delicious. I’ve had fried turkey once, and I really enjoyed it. But I guess cooking one that way can be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. I love cheesecake in almost any form, but I don’t think I’ve ever had pumpkin cheesecake before. Robert’s looks wonderful, though.
December 16, 2013 at 10:55 am |
Ah, looks like a fantastic meal and a delicious Thanksgiving!! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great week, George!!
December 16, 2013 at 1:27 pm |
Are you going to do this again for Christmas? Our son usually makes a fried turkey for us for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Have a nice day, George!
Linda
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December 16, 2013 at 2:27 pm |
Oh my gosh, this all looks SO good!! I have never had a fried turkey either. I would love try one. Our daughter-in-law is also Melissa!
December 16, 2013 at 2:54 pm |
Looks like you were well fed.The turkey looks delicious.
December 16, 2013 at 3:24 pm |
That turkey looks delicious…and I don’t even like turkey. Though I might like it…both my daughters will eat them if they are fixed like this but don’t like turkey otherwise. The cheesecake is too pretty to eat!
December 16, 2013 at 6:36 pm |
Fried turkey is hard to beat
December 16, 2013 at 6:41 pm |
That looks awesome. Making me hungry!
December 17, 2013 at 2:09 am |
That pumpkin cheesecake looks amazing!
December 17, 2013 at 11:24 am |
You are having a great time with your family.
December 17, 2013 at 12:20 pm |
yummmy…..ever since we got a deep fryer just like bob’s we deep fry our turkey every thanksgiving. it saves cooking time and it’s really good.
December 17, 2013 at 7:12 pm |
I think the best turkey I ever ate was deep fried at a friend’s house for an Xmas party. Wouldn’t work too well at our condo though.
December 27, 2013 at 1:30 am |
Happily I just took my breakfast.