I'm excited about Thanksgiving this year. I always enjoy thanksgiving but this year, for the first time in many years dinner will be at my house and, because I had my kitchen remodeled two years ago, I actually have an oven that's large enough to cook a turkey. I bought the turkey (16 pounds and frozen to the consistency of a bowling ball) last week. Yesterday, Sunday, I transferred it from freezer to refrigerator to begin the thawing process. On the way, I popped it in its pan and into the oven, just to be certain it fits and it does.
Since I'm not sure that a 16 lb turkey is enough for 10 people, I also bought a small ham. I like to be prepared with a fall-back plan in case something goes drastically wrong. I also dusted off my old Joy of Cooking cookbook and studied up on how to roast a turkey. It was interesting to find notes in the margin that I had written years ago.
Being a moderately techy 60-something year old, I will also google ideas for turkey roasting.
Once years ago I tried to find recipes on line for sauces made with hot red peppers and ended up on a very interesting, but quickly deleted, non-cooking site. I don't think I'll have the same problem with turkey.
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