every year, kitchen confidential on NPR does a thanksgiving special where they invite famous(ish) chefs to come talk about listeners’ thanksgiving questions. they’ve been posting on instagram about submitting your questions, and i was soooo close to asking,

“i’m done with turkey. what should i eat instead?”

turkey’s a lot of work. it’s a lot of prep, it’s a lot of cooking, and it’s a lot of cutting and pulling off the bone. plus i’m not a huge fan of turkey, and there is always some piece of dry meat bits leftover that go straight into the trash after two or three days.

i don’t know what Francis Lam and the guest chefs would have said as a replacement (i was hoping one might say to just get a giant ribeye or t-bone and grill it), but THIS year, i am buying a couple rotisserie chickens instead of the turkey. it’s just so much easier – cooking, cleanup, storing. plus, i like them better than turkey AND i’m saving like $45 this route.

now, i know that these costco chickens are not as nutritious as turkey. i know they are hilariously NOT eco-conscious. and really i don’t even know if i’ll be able to pick up any on wednesday. BUT i’m going to give it a try.

next year, i may attempt roasting my own chicken if this goes over ok with my two guests. if i ever get to a point where more than my sister jane shows up for thanksgiving again, i’ll probably cook a turkey.

but until then? let’s do easy.

the rest of the menu is pretty much the same! i’m looking foward to my butterscotch tart.