Looking to make the perfect turkey with all the trimmings? Talk Turkey to Me is a hip, information-rich cookbook on a topic that is on every holiday cook's mind: turkey and all the trimmings. The author is a former Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert with questions, quips, anecdotes and tips about turkey. The book also features over 80 delicious recipes to accompany turkey-everything from appetizers to desserts. Novice or seasoned cook, guy or gal, young or old, all can find what they need to become their own expert when they refer to Talk Turkey To Me.

Talk Turkey to Me is a spirited and playful how-to cookbook that will guide you humorously on your journey to prepare the perfect turkey or celebration dinner. Whether you choose to cook your turkey the traditional way-roasted in the oven-or on a grill rotisserie, up-side-down, or even from frozen (for those that didn't thaw the bird), you'll find that this cookbook is like no other. The pages contain detailed instructions for over 20 cooking methods and straightforward answers to questions from the call-in turkey hotline, an essential resource for those legions of people who find themselves with a case of "turkey trauma" when it comes time to prepare their holiday meal.

This step-by-step guide will help you to plan a special feast or an everyday dinner by recounting amusing questions and comments by hotline callers. The helpful but lighthearted responses of our hotline "call girl" make for lively and entertaining reading.

Turkey is the ultimate comfort food. A turkey dinner usually conjures up images of traditional holiday meals with family and friends. Now you can have that feeling year round. Turkey is making an appearance on menus throughout the year, whether it's at a backyard barbeque, Fourth of July celebration, everyday dinner or any of a multitude of holiday gatherings. Low in carbohydrates, fats, sodium and cholesterol, turkey is a popular choice among the food conscious from South Beach, Atkins and Sugar Buster dieters to those who are simply concerned with healthy eating. Yet for all of its nutritional benefits, turkey still manages to maintain a comfort-food profile.

Beyond turkey triumphs and challenges, the book includes a collection of tried and true recipes for a relaxed celebration featuring appetizers, side dishes, desserts and various accompaniments. Experienced cooks as well as novices who have never so much as picked up a cookbook before will enjoy trying out these recipes.

Talk Turkey to Me is a cookbook with pizzazz and personality where you can discover tried and true recipes for a surefire celebration any time of year. Whether you want roast turkey or deep fried, traditional recipe or brined, convection oven or grandma's covered roaster, grilled, smoked or in an oven bag, you'll find all the answers including how much to buy, how to thaw, knowing when your turkey is done, how to carve the bird and much more! You'll quickly find your answer, your funny bone, and how to prepare your turkey perfectly. It's like having mom in the kitchen with you only better!

"Renee Ferguson has written a book that provides style and substance...a humorous style combined with concrete substance about preparing America's favorite Thanksgiving entree.

With years of experience as a home economist with the Butterball Hotline, she has complied a guide book that will assist many cooks. The book will bring knowing smiles to experienced cooks and will help the novice avoid cooking mistakes.

When the holiday baton is passed to a new host and hostess, Talk Turkey to Me would serve as a fine gift and make for a smooth transition. Just send the book a couple of weeks before the guests arrive."

--Sherrie Rosenblatt, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications,
National Turkey Federation