Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - There are those of us who enjoy the eating part of Thanksgiving more than the cooking part. If you don't feel like turning on the oven and heating up the house, especially in Puerto Vallarta, you can get your turkey fix at Daiquiri Dick’s restaurant several ways.

Executive Chef Ignacio Uribe and his team have created superb specials for Thanksgiving dinner. The regular a la carte menu is also available and dinner is served from 5 pm to 11 pm. Reservations are recommended, please call 222-0566 to make sure you have a table.

Starters

• Curried Pumpkin Soup with Apples
• Arugula Salad with Grilled Pears and a Dijon Vinaigrette
• Steamed Mussels in Light Cream Pernod

Entrées

• Traditional Turkey Dinner with all the Trimmings
• Roasted Prime Rib with Roasted Baby Potatoes, Creamed Horseradish and Green Beans
• Sweet Potato Dauphinoise Au Gratin with Grilled Vegetables

Desserts

• Gingered Pecan Tart with Bourbon spiked Whipped Cream
• Pumpkin Tiramisu

If you want to enjoy your day at home, place your order for Thanksgiving dinner to go. It is a complete meal that serves from 10-12 people and costs $2000 pesos. Here is what it includes:

• A Whole Turkey
• Stuffing
• Mashed Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Souflée
• Green Beans
• Gravy
• Cranberry Relish
• Dinner Rolls

There is also the option of enjoying an individual dinner order to go and the cost is $225 pesos per plate. You will receive everything from the complete meal in just the right size for one person.

To sweeten your dinner you can add a whole pumpkin or pecan pie for $270 pesos and they are also sold by slice for $70 pesos each.

The staff wants to make sure they bake enough turkeys, pies and all the fixings for everyone so your order and the 100 percent prepayment deadline is 6 pm on November 20, 2014. You will be able to pick up your to-go order between 12 and 2 pm on Thanksgiving Day, just check in at the restaurant's front desk.

You may also want to peruse our wine list and add a bottle to your order or maybe add our famous Margarita Linda, which can be purchased by the pitcher and done up to go.

Put down your apron and gather family and friends around a table filled with traditional turkey and not-so-traditional holiday food and enjoy a tropical Thanksgiving with assistance from Daiquiri Dick's restaurant in the heart of Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romantica.

Open daily from 9 am to 11 pm, (Closed on Tuesdays from April to October) Daiquiri Dick's offers elegant dining in a relaxed atmosphere for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Visa, MasterCard and Banamex accepted. Reservations are recommended and can be made online at ddpv.com.