Fat and Happy!

One 18 lb. turkey: free with $100 grocery purchase

The fixings to make the infamous cran/apple stuffing: $18.62

Two Buck Chuck wine: really $3/bottle

Watching your parents fight over who gets to pick at the turkey while it's waiting to be carved: priceless!


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Dinner is done. The dishes are done. Stick a fork in me, I'm done. Everyone is now just kind of putsing around, wondering if we're going to be able to fit dessert in our already more than full bellies. And my original cran/apple stuffing went over like white on rice! Here's the recipe for future use (in classic Italian measurements):

4 Granny Smith Apples
2 Decent sized Vidalia Onions
2 little plastic cartons of fresh Cranberries
Apple Juice
Breadcrumbs

Chop onions and apples
In skillet on stove top cook down onions, apples and whole cranberries in olive oil or butter. Once all is tender, turn heat down to low and stir in breadcrumbs until desired "stuffing" consistency is achieved. Add apple juice as needed to keep moistness in stuffing. Do not be alarmed that stuffing will turn pinkish due to cranberry juice.

If you are not stuffing your bird, put in oven to brown and serve piping hot!

Bon Apetit!