Well, it's mano a turkey breast for our familia this Thanksgiving...God help us all. I can bake frozen pizza (which comes out marginal at times, depending on when I remember to set the timer) and boil Sponge Bob macaroni on occasion, but raw frozen poultry? It's like asking my 3 year old to conjugate verbs in subjunctive form. I'll probably bake it to hell in order to avoid avian flu transmission, which will then require a full beverage to complete the actual ingestion process b/c it'll be too stinking dry. Bah. Well, there's always the Tombstone...I bought an extra this week just in case!
For the last 26 years, I've attended my grandparent's house for Thanksgiving, but upon discovering Pumpkin's nut allergy this past summer, I asked if they'd be willing to go nut-free this holiday so that we could attend. Unfortunately, that means not just no nuts, but also nothing that has been cross-contaminated w/ nuts...for everyone b/c she can go into anaphylactic shock if someone eats freshly baked rolls or cookies or chocolate or holiday pie, and then touches her, even though the food doesn't directly contain nuts and Pumpkin wasn't the one eating them. The restrictions are crazy, and there's no shot or cure for it, just "strict avoidance." Grandpa said they like their pumpkin pie (more than my Pumpkin, apparently) and hoped they'd see me at Christmas...as though it was my choice! Tough call...my child's life or dessert? Hmmm.... he then continued saying "You know what I think? I think this whole 'allergy thing' is a bit overdone." Then daylight began to glimmer. I reminded him that my dad (his son) has a severe allergy to penicillin. He was there when my dad almost died from taking it once and I asked him: what if his severe allergy wasn't to penecillin, but to nuts and anything that may have come in contact with it, including other foods or even people; what if my dad could die if any of that simply touched him? Well, that kept a lid on it, but it didn't solve much. He's not willing to give up his nuts so we can't visit them, and we live more than an hour away -a distance too far for either of them to drive. I'm asking the masses: any suggestions?
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Make this turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's the one I make and I have non-stop requests from friends for it year round. Just follow the instructions and you will do fine!
Grandpa needs to re-earn his right to see Pumpkin if he's going to talk like that. You will be much happier and safer at home. Here's to a tasty, and nut free, Turkey Day!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/turkey-with-herbes-de-provence-and-citrus-recipe2/index.html
I'm sorry, Leah, but I kind of hope they regret it afterwards.....sometimes we have to sacrifice what we like, in order to get other things that are more important. It should be priority seeing everyone in the family on Thanksgiving, and if you have to skip a couple food items, it should be well worth it.
I hope you have a cozy Thanksgiving at home. Don't worry, Turkeys are fun/easy to make. Paul and I did our first one(s) last year, and we were successful.
My tip would be to wrap the whole thing in aluminum foil like a big baked potato....it will keep the moisture in. :)
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