Someone has foisted a turkey onto our Thanksgiving duck dinner (pre-ordered and cannot be canceled), so now instead of the whole ducks planned, my friend had to switch to duck breasts as the (apartment-sized) oven will be largely out of commission cooking the d@mn turkey that no one really wants to eat (including the offender’s children, who she said will be very excited to eat duck… so WHY did she buy a TURKEY, we are all wondering). And we had to rethink everything else to minimize oven use.
Dinner:
Duck breast
Turkey
Mushroom soup – I might make some small gougeres to accompany this
Mashed potatoes
Green beans
Stuffing balls OR Leek bread pudding (me)
Cauliflower cheese OR Mac & cheese (me)
Maybe – Sauteed potatoes, caramelized onions, and wild mushrooms (me)
My sides will be made ahead, microwaved to reheat, and broiled to finish after the turkey comes out of the oven.
I will finalize and make apps tomorrow, so the sides and dessert can be done on Wednesday.
I’m still thinking I want to try sticky toffee pudding, but I may take the easy way out with the chocolate whisky bundt if I run out of time / energy.
WHO orders a whole turkey for someone else’s hosted dinner WITHOUT ASKING??? 
