The domesticated turkey is a large poultry bird raised for food. The modern domesticated turkey descends from the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), one of the two species of turkey (genus Meleagris); however, in the past the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) was also domesticated. Despite the name, turkeys have no relation to the country of Turkey and are native to North America.The turkey is reared throughout temperate parts of the world, and is a popular form of poultry, partially because industrialised farming has made it very cheap for the amount of meat it produces. The female domesticated turkey is referred to as a hen and the chick as a poult. In the United States, the male is referred to as a tom, whilst in Europe, the male is a stag.The great majority of domesticated turkeys have white feathers, although brown or bronze-feathered varieties are also raised. The fleshy protuberance attached to the underside of the beak is known as a "wattle".

Just got my 50th review on this recipe I created--it was also published in the Dec/Jan 2008 of Light & Tasty. It's on the spicy side, so if you prefer it mild, cut back on the cayenne and ground pepper (white and black).

Having just reviewed an Audi A3 with Sirius satellite radio and an active subscription, I can honestly say that I seriously enjoyed listening to Howard Stern again after months of being cut off cold turkey.

MySpace continues to roll out local versions of its social network. As I wrote last week, they tend to put a team on the ground locally (they are now hiring in Turkey) and then build the site not only in the local language, but promote local artists and other popular culture as well.

Noel Murray has been writing about rock for seventeen years. But in 2008, he's going to swear off all new music -- no buying, no listening, no downloading -- and go through the 30,000 tracks already stored in his iTunes alphabetically. He'll write about the experience weekly at the A.V. Club -- this week he lays out the ground rules.

No powdered mixes. Just use ground beef or turkey and 3 other simple ingredients (not including buns). What could be more simple for dinner?