Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard
I was wondering why a Dutchman was cooking up something foreign...

We don't do many traditions here save the Christmas dinner / New Year's breakfast...
The AdrianII's traditionally cook hare or duck for Christmas. They enjoy lavish banquets on Easter mornings, Santaclaus Night (5th of December), New Year's Day, and family birthdays. I also organise a huge traditional colewort dinner (boerenkoolmaaltijd) in November with all the works (Kasselerrib, klapstuk, rookworst, lamskoteletjes, mosterd, allerhande zuur en grote glazen Bourgogne). In February we have a big mussel dinner (mussels stewed in white wine) and we are avid barbecuers throughout the season. These are social occasions, no grandes bouffes, and kids take pride of place. So a turkey that helps, say, twelve or fifteen people would be a great change.