I'm a baker not a fighter!!!!!!!!

I am preparing to pull off my first Turkey Day dinner without my mommy. She is back east spending time with friends and loved ones. We will see her next month but boy do I wish that I had her culinary skill for tomorrow's feast. As I have said a million times, I can bake up a storm but I am only an OK cook. If I could get by with feeding the kids cupcakes for dinner I would b/c I do not enjoy cooking at all. I love to read about all the latest food trends and come up with new and innovative ideas for menus but the actual cooking is so for the birds.......... or the research chefs.

Tomorrow is a day that I seriously wish that I had a cook or personal chef. I am just not down with the whole raw meat thing. I am not a vegetarian by any means, I just don't care for touching the cold, slimy flesh of an animal. Honestly, I never really have but this feeling intensified when the only class I could take to meet one of my major requirements was a Slaughter class in college. I was completely traumatized for an entire quarter while I was asked to kill, skin and fabricate a lamb (I know I will have to answer for that one), a pig, and a full grown cow. It was tough looking in the animals eyes right before they died. I cried just about every time. They also smelled bad too b/c they were covered in there own fecal matter.
I got a B is the class and I swore that I would never be apart of the slaughtering process again.

Anyway, back to the feast. Chaka is taking care of the bird and I am making most of the traditional southern sides to go along with it. I can promise that everything will be made with love and if it doesn't taste good, blame Ms. Patti LaBelle (the ultimate Philly diva, singer, and cook) b/c I am using her recipes! I love me some Patti and boy can she throw down. I hope to bring cupcakes to her someday in Philly- hey it's all about visualizing right!. I also loved her son's name so much that I named my son the same ( I just used the Swahili spelling). Now that I think about it I would love to bring cupcakes to the following famous people (just indulge me for a moment):
Stevie Wonder (I have loved Stevie since I was in my mama's womb, can I get some tickets Chaka?)
Jill Scott
India Arie
Bill Clinton (I worked on his campaign back in the day)
Gwenn Stephanie (she is the fliest mama around)
Drew Barrymore (my favorite actress)
Taye Diggs (my 2nd husband :-)
Ben Carson (author and surgeon - read his book Gifted Hands and Think Big, they are great)

Well, I better take my baking booty to bed. My hubby and I have an early day and he has fallen asleep in "da chair"(the one that everyone gets in and falls asleep in).

Much love and thanks..........Peace.