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My mother is likely the only one making Thanksgiving dinner in March. That's right, upon calling her today, I found out she was putting the finishing touches on a turkey dinner. Turkey by itself isn't that uncouth, but when she told me what the other items were she reported: "Oh, you know, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and some cranberry sauce."

I thought outloud "Are you off your rocker mom? It's March!"

Surprisingly, she answered. I must have said that aloud, after all.

"No, but your dad loves turkey." I had to ask: "Are you cooking a whole turkey, too?" She said, "No, just the breast."

Now, you first have to realize my mom cooks the HELL out of meat. She and the oven are not best friends. She takes select cuts of meats, loads them into the oven, only to turn the heat on extra-high, and leave things to roast, for extra-long. So, you know, turkey has little fat. It's going to be as dry dry gets. She told me she only bought the breast, because "we don't have to waste the rest." It will all be wasted, they'll need steak knives to cut through that leather that once made up the breast of a turkey bird.

So, that's it... parents ate tonight in days long gone, in Thanksgiving. I bet she even got out a table cloth.

What might you make with turkey? Certainly there are better ways to eat this domestic American bird?