Hey K’s, Sure they have smaller — but a 12-pound bird is still a lot for three!
They also sell just the breasts, of course, but chicken is at least as tasty as turkey anyway...
Indeed I’ve managed to find as small as a 10 pounder available, but even then with all 4 of us it was turkey salad sandwiches and turkey noodle soup for more then a few days (because the girls eat like birds themselves). With just the 3 of us and the oldest leaving to go back to work, I’d be on a strict turkey diet for a week at least.
At least with the chicken I can still make a batch of chicken noodle soup (egg noodles from scratch) to send my older daughter home with.
Don’t matter.... it’s all good...get to see my daughter for first time in several months :)
You can get a turkey smaller than 12 pounds.
AND LEFTOVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU’RE FORGETTING LEFTOVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!