I have a small turkey in the freezer and have decided to cook it this weekend. Having said that, now I have to figure out how to cook it. These days it is not nearly as easy to cook a turkey as it used to be.

There are several answers to this dilemma. One answer is to invite someone over to help cook the turkey. The other answer is not to cook all that used to go with having a turkey dinner.

If I have someone over to help cook, I am going to lean on them to cook the mashed potatoes, make a vegetable and make gravy.

I am going to cook the turkey, make the dressing and set the table. If I...