The Prompt: Grandma burned the turkey for Thanksgiving. What does she make instead and why?
All the money that she had used to buy everything for the turkey, the marinade it had sat in, the oil and deep fryer it had cooked in, was all wasted in those few extra minutes it took to turn that golden beauty into charcoal. It was nearly 6 o'clock. Even if Grandma could get to the store right now and buy another turkey, there's no way she'd be able to make another one in time. The stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and other delectable side dishes were all ready and waiting on that bird. Sure she could keep them warm for a while, but she needed something faster to make.
Panicked, she opened her freezer and refrigerator to take inventory. She did have lunch meat turkey. They could put in in the rolls and make turkey sandwiches. No, that was too pathetic. You eat that with turkey leftovers, and use thick juicy slices of turkey, not delicate, transparent ones. She could make fried chicken. Chicken was similar to turkey, and since she made that often enough for dinners with Grandpa, she had all the ingredients they needed. It sounded close, but not quite special enough. What if she prepared it a different way? Chicken parmigiana? Heavens now! That needed tomato sauce and pasta, and those certainly would not go with a Thanksgiving feast. She could marinade the chicken in the marinade she had used on the turkey? There wasn't enough time to soak the meat. What if she simply grilled the chicken with seasoning? That was tasty, and it went with a lot of the foods. It certainly couldn't compete with Thanksgiving turkey, but it seemed the best alternative to her.
"Never fear!" Grandma hollered. "The main course is delayed, but it will be coming." She bent down to her cabinets to pull out her faithful George Foreman grill.
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