Karen AKA KajiKit wrote:
> Help! It's my first thanksgiving in the USA and I have no idea
> whatsoever about what's required. I'd hoped that we'd be invited to a
> 'proper' thanksgiving someplace else but none of his family came up to
> bat, so I have to do it for us. We bought a 4-1/2 pound fresh turkey
> breast (the smallest they had in the store), some potatoes and a sweet
> potato to roast. What else do we need? In Australia turkey is a
> christmas dish, but I've never been the one to do the cooking - my
> uncle or my mother has! How do I roast the beast without ruining it?
>
> What else do I need to buy at the market tonight to make this a
> 'proper' thanksgiving dinner?
>
> BTW, there are only two of us, so we don't want to overload... we'll
> be eating turkey for at least a week as it is!
>


You need a can of cranberry sauce; best served on a nice dish in the
traditional cylinder shape that looks remarkably like a can.

You also need some kind of pie for dessert.

The main thing with the turkey breast is to not overcook it. It will be
moistest if you cook in a covered roaster -- I'm not sure of the right
final temperature, but someone will chime in with that; I'd just guess
165 degrees F.

Bob