When it comes to dessert this holiday season, what do you plan on putting on the table? I am not talking about the actual dessert – let’s be honest, we all know you’re going to make at least one pumpkin pie in the coming weeks – I’m talking about the coffee.
Coffee-lovers, what’s the best way to pair coffee with pumpkin pie? Let’s get geeky.
Yes, you really can cook a frozen turkey. Yes, it sounds completely improbable — even slightly alarming. But against all odds, yes, it works. If you find yourself staring down a turkey that’s still frozen solid on Thanksgiving morning and you’re wondering how in the world you’re going to get dinner on the table in a few hours, there’s hope. Here’s how to go from frozen to golden without skipping a beat.
The romantic, magazine-fetishized notion of a holiday meal usually includes several generations of a family sitting together in one endlessly long table. The table is carefully effortless looking, just so — aglow with candles, swathed in autumnal colors, and set with matchy-matchy everything. Elements of nature are incorporated — gourds, leaves, driftwood — and children are expertly dressed and coiffed to the nth degree of cuteness.
Thanksgiving is arguably the most highly anticipated culinary day of the year. While some people may resort to beer and football on this day, I personally enjoy leading the charge in the kitchen. I like to ease those pre-dinner jitters and possible family tensions by making a shareable, seasonal punch that gets everyone into the holiday mood.
Here’s a fall-inspired cocktail that you can share and enjoy all morning while you’re prepping Thanksgiving dinner. It’s not too boozy, but it’s refreshing enough to keep you relaxed as things get hectic … because we all know they will.
If you’re cooking a holiday dinner, chances are there’s something big and impressive taking up most of your valuable oven real estate. This can make it tricky to manage the rest of the menu — especially if you’re responsible for all of the side dishes, too. Not to fear, since your stovetop is coming to the rescue this year! All five of these recipes can be made on a burner, no oven required. Get your saucepans and skillets ready.
It’s the week before Thanksgiving and the final countdown is on. If you’re not quite ready yet, don’t worry — that’s why we’re here.
When hosting Thanksgiving, as with any dinner party, last-minute tasks have a way of sneaking up on you and really gobbling up your time. This is why it’s so helpful to get as much as you can done in advance — starting with these 10 smart things you can do right now.
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From whipping up five-tier gluten-free wedding cakes to perfecting the gluten-free chocolate chip cookie, Tie Lewis, pastry chef and owner of Buttermilk Boutique, believes that when it comes to keeping things gluten-free at Thanksgiving, the best thing a host can do is rely on dishes — from dinner to dessert — that are inherently gluten-free and play to the areas you’re most confident in.
Crispy turkey skin is quite possibly the best part of the Thanksgiving meal. We know that brining a turkey will yield a roast turkey with moist, juicy meat, but what about the skin? Everybody loves crispy skin. Here are three key steps you need to take to ensure perfectly crispy skin.
“Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows.” — Alcoholics Anonymous
So true, especially for the person who is new to recovery. And at no time is this adage more deeply felt by the newly sober than during the holidays.
