More of May’s indulgence – the last two weekends we’ve had our friends over for a feast. Last weekend was the warm-up, Kiwi’s practice run for the main event. Inspired by the Turbacon Epic Meal, Kiwi planned to cook a poussin in a rabbit in a chicken in a duck in a turkey, covered in bacon strips. We started off last Sunday with a turducken (chicken in a duck in a turkey). Kiwi had to debone all the birds himself, stuff them together and sew up the turkey. It was an impressive procedure and the prep took about 3-4 hours. And it was a complete success – we even made a video for the people who were waiting on the nicknamed ‘turduckenabitsin’…

Yesterday was the main event, and even though we were feeding double the people with double the meat, the prep seemed to go easier for Kiwi – the practice took the stress out of it. I provided some roast veggies and a friend brought a token salad, but nobody (well, the men anyway) cared about the sides – it was all about the BEAST. I even forgot to serve up the Yorkshire Puddings and no one noticed. Kiwi was ridiculously proud of himself and I was pretty impressed at his efforts – though after a weeks worth of leftovers (there was A LOT of meat to go around) and last night’s glutton, I’m thinking of going vegetarian. Just for a week, maybe…

The BEAST