Turkey Massage

Turkey Massage
Originally uploaded by Rob Rutherford.

So, Thanksgiving Dinner.
Is a massive undertaking. I give my kudos to all the Grandma's and mothers (especially my own, and yes when we cook turkey at my house, my Dad does do the cooking as well) and (in the more progressive households) the father's who go to great lengths to serve up this huge feast for all of to enjoy.

Preparation begain the wednesday prior with use three North Americans going grocery shopping for the right ingredients. I bought the Turkey (and as my sister noted, this 8lbs turkey looked more like chicken than a turkey), and got instructions on how to cook it properly. hence the photo, i was told to give the turkey a "butter massage" but i took it a step further and gave it a "sensual" butter massage. Look out ladies, he cooks and gives massages...at the same time!

We spent all day cooking, with Kieran going on an emergency shopping trip in the morning to get the last minute ingredients. we were actually too efficient and had everything cooked by the time everyone arrived, and had to reheat everything!

overall, everything turned out great and all the food was yummy! and i ended up eating left overs for a whole week. it was good!