Our holiday cooking disaster was the Christmas morning we thought the house was on fire. We planned to cook a very large turkey that we had raised, but it wouldn't fit into my roasting pan. So on Christmas eve my husband tucked it into two baking bags, one from each end, and set it on a cookie sheet. We put the turkey in the oven and set the timer to start baking at about 5 a.m. We were awakened around 7 a.m. to the smoke alarm and a house full of thick smoke. It was terrifying! But thankfully the house wasn't on fire. The turkey was baking just fine, but the juices cooking out of it had overflowed the cookie sheet and were spilling onto the heating element, causing lots of smoke. We had to open the windows and doors and turn on fans to get the smoke out. We sat around our Christmas tree, opening our presents with heavy sweaters on and blankets wrapped around us, drinking lots of hot chocolate to stay warm. It was a Christmas we'll never forget!