**PREVIEW** Are You Intimidated By the Prospect of Preparing a Full Turkey/Thanksgiving Dinner?

At the age of 21, I found myself in charge of preparing my family's Thanksgiving dinner. I'd never done it before and my mom hadn't specifically taught me how. I'd watched her do it plenty of times because turkey dinner is one of my favorite meals and I often asked for it on my birthday as a kid. My mom had gotten sick and she would never be able to prepare this meal for me again. My Grandma was on the tail end at that point and wasn't able to help either. I had a few cooking accomplishments on my resume because my mom had insisted that I learn the basics from her as a teenager so I collaborated with my Dad and took what each of us remembered and re-created the meal. It came out nearly perfectly and in the nearly 30 years since that Thanksgiving, I've prepared it dozens of times, sometimes three times in November for different parties. It's never come out badly. Let me share this recipe with you to help take the anxiety out of a day that should be filled with joy and gratitude for everyone