how...How...HOW can it be December already?!?!?!  <em>Where</em> has the time gone?  It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving was a little over a week ago.

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Previously, I shared with you that the Man from a Land Far, Far Away was coming to Thanksgiving Dinner (and beyond).  One doesn't cross the ocean for turkey and pumpkin pie.  He booked his stay for 10 days.

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My inner circle worried about how this serial single girl would cope with a man in her nest for 10 days.  Either I would fall madly in love or be driven to the brink of insanity.

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While my inner circle fretted about the future of my love life, I panicked about turkey.  Specifically, how the hell do I cook one?  And aren't turkeys too big for two people?

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The options started to overwhelm me:  Breast or whole?  Cornish hen?  Precooked something-or-rather from Honey Baked Hams or Whole Paycheck?

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Everyone had an opinion.  I found out through this process that Americans are very, very passionate about turkey.  Who knew?

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First, we had Camp Turkey Breast vs Camp Whole Bird.  Each side thought that the other was completely insane.  Cook an entire turkey for only two people?  Ridic!  Cook only a breast for a man who never experienced Thanksgiving?  Unthinkable!

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When I was guilted into choosing Camp Whole Bird, I entered yet another Turkey Debate:  Bag vs. V-Rack Thingie.  Each side thought the other was utterly absurd.  Dry out the bird while creating a monumental mess?  As you wish, sucker!  You're cooking for an Italian and yo

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