Yes, the way I cook my Thanksgiving turkey has changed drastically.
My Cook is from Kolkata. Believe it or not, they celebrate Thanksgiving there. I think it’s celebrated in a lot of the world, actually. Even so, turkey is uncommon, probably almost unknown, in that part of the world, and she doesn’t really care for it. I like smoked turkey sandwiches but roasted Thanksgiving turkey doesn’t exactly get my motor running. It’s good, but I don’t dream of the stuff.
About five, or six years ago I stuffed a turkey breast with curried cornbread stuffing, in an attempt to appeal to both of our tastes, and served it for Thanksgiving.
It was kind of a flop.
I mean, everything was well cooked, and veggies were awesome, but the stuffing was better in theory than practice.
That’s an ugly plate too.
Anyhow, that was the last time I cooked a turkey at my house. I can’t recall having eaten it since then either, aside from cold cuts.
These days, we have steak. Tonight it’s going to be NY strips, Brussels sprouts roasted with onions and smoked paprika, sautéed carrots with caramelized onions, garlic, Berbere spice and cilantro and bhuna kichuri. We have an ice cream cake for dessert.
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