Now that Thanksgiving is over - on to holiday baking! My plans include gingerbread, rugelach, ginger cookies, lemon sables, peppermint cookies, pistachio biscotti, and stollen. What are you planning to bake this holiday season? Do you give baked goods as...
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I have many...fudge with nuts, peanut brittle, buck-eyes & toffee. Not too crazy about divinity, tho' Store-bought favorite is a mini candy cane. What's your best home-made holiday candy resipe? When you purchase, which candy do you choose? Good online...
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Half my kids have gone vegetarian on me- protein being the star of most holiday meals, its a problem. My son, Billie, the chef, and I and my husband and one daughter are planning a surf and turf Christmas lunch,...
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Ok we just got done turkey day, now let us talk about what we are doing in 4 weeks. I been thinkng of 7 fishes for Christmas Eve. Maybe a ham for Christmas day-Or Lasagne....
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....The most important thing is some foods have to be hot (ones with fat or they will not taste good).... Why does everyone think every thing has to be done so far ahead? Get help by keeping the mashed potatoes...
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I've tried using a brine bag for two years now and I can't seem to get enough air out to have the brine submerge the whole bird. Plus they have the worst zip tops ever. Any advice?...
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I am so pleased to have won a 17 pound turkey from seriouseats! This is going to be quite an adventure for me since the biggest bird I've ever roasted was about 12 pounds. We already have a turkey for...
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In case anyone's interested... Cooks Illustrated did a "from scratch" version of Green Bean Casserole that looks outstanding. The recipe is on their site and it's free....
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I have finally sketched out my menu http://izzyeats.blogspot.com/2007/11/wheres-my-thanksgiving-menu.html but now with so many recipes from which to choose, I just can't decide. Give me your favorite (tried and true) recipes for the following (sans pork, grandpa won't eat it!) Brussels...
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My boyfriend is joining my family for the first time we've spent Thanksgiving together and I'm hoping it's easy and fun. There's a small snag already, however, and that's gravy related. We don't eat the stuff! I think it's gross,...
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