Monday, November 23, 2009

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.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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!