Dinner is served

Since Reed was sick with the flu over Xmas, we cooked the traditional turkey dinner at home. After many calls to my mom asking 'how do I use cheesecloth', 'do I stuff stuff in the bird if I don't have stuffing', 'what the heck is this plastic thing around its legs', and 'what the heck is this paper sack coming out of its neck?' That last question was asked AFTER I cooked the damn thing. Oh well, everything turned out great and we've had turkey for days!! 

I'm not sure why I didn't take a picture after the turkey was cooked, but just imagine the most perfectly browned turkey Martha Stewart would have been envious of, and, well, it looked good, but not THAT good!