Turkey Dinner 

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A free range fresh turkey, all dressed and golden on the dinner table is the perfect centerpiece.

Another twist on the traditional turkey is to buy a boneless turkey breast roast, a little dearer but alot easier to carve (often called a turkey butterfly)

Delicious dishes team-up with turkey:

Creative side dishes to accompany the Christmas bird:

 

parsnips and carrots with rosemary and melted butter

mashed sweet potatoes served in scooped out oranges

mashed potatoes blended with buttermilk

chopped green onions

and crumbled cooked bacon

green beans with toasted walnuts

buttered carrots with a splash of apple brandy

Safe advice on stuffing: One piece of bread yields 1/2 cup (125 ml) of crumbs. Allow 1/2 cup of stuffing per pound (500 g.) of turkey. Spoon stuffing lightly into turkey, instead of packing. Stuffing will expand in the turkey while cooking.

Here is an easy way to remove stuffing from the turkey. Just before stuffing the turkey, insert a generous amount of cheesecloth into the cavity leaving excess cloth at the opening. Stuff the bird as usual and roast. After roasting, simply pull the cheesecloth out of the turkey in one quick action -- no waste, no mess.

Variations on stuffing:

Everyone loves stuffing so why not vary the experience

 

use sourdough bread and combine with spinach and onions

add raisins prunes and apricots to whole wheat bread

try cornbread with smoked sausage

add pears to raisin bread stuffing

for high-fiber stuffing use seven grain bread

Tips to lower fat (Some ideas to scale down the calories)

make the stuffing in a casserole with lots of vegetables and very little fat

make delicious turkey gravy by skimming away all the fat from the drippings before making gravy.

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