A really big dinner...I mean REALLY big

I love to cook. And not to sound conceited, but I'm pretty good at it too. Today I found a recipe I want to try. Not because I want to eat the end result...no. It's the culinary challenge I'm after in this one. I want to make a...turducken.

A boneless 3-4 pound chicken layered with shrimp dressing..stuffed into a boneless 5-6 pound duckling layered with andouille dressing...stuffed into a boneless 15-20 pound turkey layered with cornbread dressing. Check this out - http://www.chefpaul.com/turducken.html

Now, as is, I wouldn't eat it. I don't like duck. And Heaven knows I wouldn't use cornbread stuffing. No offense intended to the southerners out there. But we've been thru this - I'm a New England girl. My sister made it one year and honestly, I'm surprised my mother didn't rise up out of her grave, waving her wooden spoon and shouting horrible things in German. Cornbread, no...in my part of the world, turkey needs meat and bread stuffing.

But still...a turducken! What an incredible test of technical skill!! Makes me giddy just thinking about it. If nothing else, it's a good excuse to buy the expense chef's knife I've always wanted.

That recipe serves 24-30 people. I'm sure I know that many people, but are there that many people I can tolerate being around for a full dinner? Hmmm I dunno about that.