Talking turkey

Today, I am turning over my column to some other writers - in particular, some of the great kids where my wife is a preschool teacher. They have taken on the annual tradition of writing down their recipes for the perfect Thanksgiving turkey. Each year, I stand in the halls laughing out loud at the wonderfully creative musings from some of our littlest chefs, thinking, "I really should use these in a column." So, to that end, out of the mouths (and Crayons) of babes...

How to make a Thanksgiving turkey:

1. Put pancakes and ring pops on top.

2. Spin the spoon around the turkey like my mom does.

3. Cook for three days.

-- Aaron

1. Stir the turkey up with blue cake, hot dogs, cheese and mustard.

2. Put it on the grill for 9 minutes.

-- Christian

1. Put it in a pan.

2. Put hamburger and cheese with mustard and ketchup.

3. Put it in the oven 30 minutes, then the grill for 30 minutes, then the microwave for 30 minutes.

4. Cut it in half.

-- Caleb

1. Put strawberries, bananas, macaroni and cheese, bbq chicken and cereal on top.

2. Put it in a pan.

3. Then put it outside where it is hot for 1 day.

-- Rylee

1. Put turkey in the oven.

2. Cook for one minute.

3. Cut up the turkey.

-- Maddie

1. Put chocolate M&Ms on top of the turkey.

2. Put it in a pot on the stove for 40 minutes.

3. Put it on a plate.

-- Lincoln

1. Put turkey on the grill for three minutes.

2. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper.

3. Put it on a plate.

-- Nicholas

1. Put cheese and apple sauce on top of turkey.

2. Put it in a pot of top of the stove.

3. Cook it for two minutes.

4. Set it on your plate.

5. Wash your hands.

-- Tori

1. Put carrots, beans and apples on top.

2. Stir it up.

3. Put it in the oven for five minutes.

-- Syan

1. Put chicken and sprinkled donuts on top of the turkey.

2. Put it in the microwave for five days.

3. Put it on a plate.

-- Nicholas

1. Put bananas on the turkey.

2. Put a chicken in the pan with the turkey.

3. Cook in the oven for five minutes.

4. Put cauliflower on the turkey.

5. Eat your turkey with donuts.

-- Jonas

1. Cover the turkey with salt.

2. Fry the turkey with fish, okra and corn

-- Danny

1. You put a spider on the turkey.

2. Take the turkey outside.

3. Color the turkey with crayons.

4. Bring the turkey inside and put it in the oven.

5. Cook for five hours.

6. Have a party with your turkey.

-- Haley

1. Make the oven hot.

2. Put sauce on the turkey.

3. Put a ham in the pan with the turkey.

4. Cook the turkey for 40 minutes.

5. Take turkey out and put bird sauce on it.

-- Luke

1. Put marshmallows on the turkey.

2. Put the turkey in the oven.

3. Cook the turkey for one minute.

4. Cover the sides of the turkey with chocolate candy.

-- Brendan

So there you go. Next week, when you're prepping for your Thanksgiving feast, use any of these recipes for a meal that is guaranteed to be memorable by everyone at the table.