Playing It Safe with the Turkey

It turns out that the flu makes you not want to do anything.
So with 13 adults and 2 children descending on Sunday for "2nd Thanksgiving", I decided not to be ambitious and just stick with a classic turkey dinner.
A roasted turkey I have made before that is always yummy and the sides that we grew up eating.
I am disappointed, but also being a realist.
Classic Turkey it is.

Kathleen Turner Turkey Feast

Stress has almost overcome me in the last few weeks and months.

Stressed me out to the point where I figured, why write about it here? Do I really want to remind myself about my stress? Do I need to rehash it?

Hell no.

So therefore, no posts from me.

But now, I am sick. Obviously the stress helped get me here.

I can't even figure out what is wrong with me. It is not exactly a cold. Not exactly a flu.

I have the flop sweats occasionally. I have body aches like crazy. I had a terrible sore throat. Now I just have a gross mucous coated throat and talk like Carrie Fischer or Kathleen Turner. And I mean the recent not good years of Carrie or Kathleen.

Nasty, deep, smoker lady voice. (and I don't smoke)

I coughed so much last night that my back and ribs hurt. And to top it off, I am not hungry. I force myself to eat - and I guess that after a few more days of all liquid foods, I will at least be a few pounds leaner.

I blame all of this on sick people that don't stay home.

They diseased me. And in my weakend, stressed out state - my body could not fight back.

What is wrong with people that won't stay home when sick?

What is up with people that don't wash thier hands?

Gross!

Anyway - at least I am managing to work from home and keep the disease contained. I am beginning to plan my Thanksgiving Feast.

This year, we are going to my aunt's for Thanksgiving - but on Sunday I am having '2nd Thanksgiving' for a group of friends.

I do this mainly because I want turkey leftovers in my own home.

I hate taking a plate of leftovers from someones' house. Because secretly I feel they are begrudging me taking thier leftovers.

So now we have 2nd Thanksgiving.

I learned this from my father in law. Even if he was going somewhere for the Thursday meal - he would roast his own turkey too.

Genius!

I am attempting to re-create the Thanksgiving meal featured in the current issue of LaCucina Italiana.

But, I may go for the Giada Thanksgiving feast with the Butternut Squash lasagna and the Ciabatta Chestnut stuffing.

Lots of decisions to make.

And of course - there have already been requests for certain recipes to be on the table beyoned the LaCucina menu. Which is fine - because so far, there are 14 adults coming - so if I don't make more food, I won't have my own leftovers!