How to Prepare Thanksgiving Dinner with your Parrot

[mjm8321]

Ingredients:

* One turkey
* Corn pudding
* Green beans
* Stuffing
* Sweet potatoes
* Mashed potatoes with gravy
* Cranberry sauce
* Hot rolls
* Relish tray
* Pumpkin pie
* Whipped cream
* Hot coffee

Get up early in the morning & have a cup of coffee. It's going to be a long day, so place your Parrot on a perch nearby to keep you company while you prepare the meal.

Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.

Prepare stuffing, and remove Parrot from edge of stuffing bowl and return him to perch.

Stuff turkey & place it in the roasting pan, and remove Parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch. Have another cup of coffee to steady your nerves.

Remove Parrot's head from turkey cavity and return him to perch, and restuff the turkey.

Prepare relish tray, and remember to make twice as much so that you'll have a regular size serving after the Parrot has eaten his fill. Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.

Prepare cranberry sauce, discard berries accidentally flung to the floor by Parrot.

Peel potatoes, remove Parrot from edge of potato bowl and return him to perch.

Arrange sweet potatoes in a pan & cover with brown sugar & mini marshmallows. Remove Parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch. Replace missing marshmallows.

Brew another pot of coffee. While it is brewing, clean up the torn filter. Pry coffee bean from Parrot's beak. Have another cup of coffee & remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.

When time to serve the meal:

Place roasted turkey on a large platter, and cover beak marks with strategically placed sprigs of parsley.

Put mashed potatoes into serving bowl, rewhip at last minute to conceal beak marks and claw prints.

Place pan of sweet potatoes on sideboard, forget presentation as there's no way to hide the areas of missing marshmallows.

Put rolls in decorative basket, remove Parrot from side of basket and return him to perch.

Remove beaked rolls, serve what's left.

Set a stick of butter out on the counter to soften -- think again and return it to the refrigerator.

Wipe down counter to remove mashed potato claw tracks. Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.

Cut the pie into serving slices. Wipe whipped cream off Parrot's beak and place large dollops of remaining whipped cream on pie slices.

Whole slices are then served to guests, beaked-out portions should be reserved for host & hostess.

Place Parrot inside cage & lock the door.

Sit down to a nice relaxing dinner with your family -- accompanied by demanding cries of "WANT DINNER!" from the other room

Xposted with permission

[linda040899]

MJ,
No matter how many times I read this, I still have to laugh! Add my "vulchers" to the kitchen on Thanksgiving morning, and this is just about what I go through!

[Crystal Taylor]

I know everyone knows how dangerous non-stick cookware is so if you are still using it be extra careful on Thanksgiving. You are going to be cooking in an oven that might be coated with non-stick surfaces to roast a turkey for a few hours. You will be using pots and pans that are coated and you will be disracted by relatives and the enormous amount of things to do. There is a high risk of overheating due to distraction.

I've just been thinking about it a lot lately and I figured I'd share my paranoia.

[mjm8321]

Linda, it amazes me how many different birds I've brought into the kitchen while preparing food and all of them want on the counter to get at the food. Feathered pigs!

[Mummieeva]

I am cooking thanksgiving dinner for first time ever this year. My birds are all going to be moved into daughters room with is farthest away from kitchen. I have no choice but to use my one T-fall pan. I have not been able to replace every pot and pan yet. But I will have fans going and birds in as safe a room as possible.


Steph

[butterfly1061]

Need I say more?

[Janie]

MJ, ditto to what Jackie said.....

[Z28Taxman]

Now I know why I go to someone else's house for thanksgiving!

It's bad enough that Ditto is my official water taster. If I get some water for myself, Ditto has to get to it first for a sip. Put water in a pan to heat up for tea, Ditto has to taste it first, then he goes into his cage until the tea is done so he doesn't try and boil himself.

[Buy A Paper Doll]

LOL! That sounds about right!

[bellarains]

MJ,

Cute. Very cute, and how true too