My Christmas Dinner 2012

My fresh turkey weighed slightly over twenty five pounds this year; but I had only one person expecting me to serve him dinner and he prefers the dark turkey meat. Consequently, I braised, rather than roasted, one leg and thigh (which I had previously, boned, rolled, and tied; and the back portion of the bird which I had  separated from the breast portion. I also prepared a mushroom/wild rice stuffing in a covered casserole and baked a dozen fresh dinner rolls. And, of course, I prepared gravy from the juices in my braising pan. To this I added a selection of vegetables-baby cut carrots, mashed rutabaga,  green peas and cauliflower in Veloute sauce and mashed potatoes.  For dessert there was the usual selection of tarts and pies. There was quite enough; and a very satisfactory meal, for both of us. The rest of the turkey I will use for another dinner or two-with no left overs- some time during 2013.