"Turkey" Day? More like Sweet Potato day.

If it were up to me, I would say leave the turkey out.  What makes the Thanksgiving meal so great is not the meat, I say shamelessly.  No, I believe it's the vegetables, casseroles, and dessert.  Corn pudding, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce.  You can even leave out the stuffing.  Yeah, that's right, I just said it.  No turkey and no stuffing would actually make me a happier person because I would have more room in my belly to savor the pumpkin pie.  The only reason to roast a turkey on Thanksgiving would be to save it for the leftover turkey sandwiches that you eat for the next week.  mmmmm, now THOSE are high quality.