Turko de Mayo XII

It's getting close that favorite holiday of mine, Turko de Mayo.  It's observed in May and it's been on my mind.  Because of that, I realized I hadn't posted anything about a few earlier versions.  So, to rectify that error, here is Turko de Mayo XII, which I celebrated on May 25th, 2021.  Here is what the turkey looked like that year:

I live alone, so I usually only cook a smaller turkey; it's more than enough for me.  Once everything was prepared and ready to eat, I positioned everything around my dining room table for the proverbial "money shot."  Here are all the items I had:  Turkey, mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, green beans with smoked sausage, stuffing, cranberry sauce and homemade Texas Roadhouse rolls.  Plus fresh pumpkin pie for dessert.  Doesn't it all look yummy?

Of course, a plate will only hold so much, so here is what I chose for my first serving.  A little of this and a little of that:

I think that I may have mentioned before that this combination of foods is my favorite meal of all.  That's why I fix it twice a year; for Turko de Mayo and Thanksgiving - which is what it actually is.

Turko de Mayo X

As promised, here is a picture of the meal I fixed for Turko de Mayo X, held on May 28th, 2019.  It was the tenth anniversary of the first Turko de Mayo.  I hope it doesn't make you too hungry to look at it:

Turko de Mayo - 10th Anniversary

Back in 2010, I came up with an idea where you could have the foods that are traditionally served at Thanksgiving more than once a year.  Being as Thanksgiving dinner is my favorite meal, this was important to me.  So I came up with a brainstorm to have this meal in May, that way, it would be six months in between Thanksgiving, which is celebrated in November, and in that way it would always be only half a year until the next turkey dinner.  I dubbed this holiday "Turko de Mayo."  The beauty of this holiday is that you can observe it any day in May that fits your schedule!  Here are some pictures from various Turko de Mayos I have celebrated.  If these images don't make your mouth water for turkey, I don't know what will!

The first Turko de Mayo, May 7th, 2010:

The second edition of Turko de Mayo, held on May 31st, 2011:

I couldn't find pictures of the third one, but here's the bird of Turko de Mayo IV, from May 29th, 2013:

All the fixin's from Turko de Mayo V, May 30th, 2014:

A closeup of that succulent bird, from May 29th, 2015:

 

And that same turkey taken on black and white film:

Everything I served for Turko de Mayo VII, held on May 30th, 2016:

A nice, big plump turkey from May 31st, 2017:

Last year's edition of Turko de Mayo, number IX, held on May 29th, 2018:

When Turko de Mayo X is over, I'll be sure to post some images from it.

Turko de Mayo V

Once again, I will be celebrating Turko de Mayo, which turned out to be on May 30th, 2014.  Last night, I got my turkey out to start thawing:

What is "Turko de Mayo," you ask?  Well, it's a relatively new holiday that dates back to 5 or 6 years ago when I first celebrated it.  In fact, I created the holiday myself!  A little back story on how it began:  Each year, my favorite meal is Thanksgiving dinner.  The combination of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce and all the usual things that go with a traditional Thanksgiving meal just seem to work really well together.  The only problem is - most people only cook a meal like that once a year.  If it's your favorite, you only get to eat it once a year, in late November.  I liked it so much, I created Turko de Mayo so that I could have that same meal twice a year.  Now, each May, I whip out a meal just like on Thanksgiving and enjoy it with whomever I happen to invite over.  All the leftovers never go to waste, either, because I'll make turkey soup out of what's left and it will all get eaten.  And the beauty of Turko de Mayo is that you can celebrate it on any day in May you want to - whatever suits your schedule the best!

So, Happy Turko de Mayo day!

Here's what I served with that succulent turkey:

Turko de Mayo I

How do holidays get started; does anybody really know? Well, tonight I celebrated Turko de Mayo by cooking a big turkey dinner and having some friends over. It was like Thanksgiving dinner, but on a smaller scale and in May instead of November. Maybe I ought to get with the Turkey Council on this. I'm sure they'd be all for a second holiday for which to have a reason to eat turkey.

Anyway, I made mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, green beens, stuffing and cooked this succulent-looking 13-pound bird you see below:

Below you can see the plate I fixed with the mounds of mashed potatoes and gravy toward the back, (my favorite after the turkey itself!), and some other traditional Thanksgiving foodstuffs. I thought about baking a pumpkin pie, but a thunderstorm came up and my oven is electric, and so I didn't. But, that didn't matter to me. I never have room for any pie after eating all this stuff anyway! Thanksgiving dinner has always been my most favorite meal and now with the advent of Turko de Mayo, (which you can bet I'll be celebrating again next year!), I'll have two days to enjoy my favorite meal of the year! Ole!

The Turko de Mayo name is a trademark created by me, so you can bet you heard it here first!