Scalloped potatoes are one of my favorite fall and winter dishes. Just the smell of them transports me back to my Granny’s kitchen where she always had a pairing knife and cutting board handy, ready to chop vegetables for her home-cooked meals.
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Granny’s Holiday Baking Recipes & Easy Holiday Cookies
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Granny is an extremely skilled baker who loved to spoil her family with home-made holiday treats. She would start baking three weeks before Christmas to be sure that we had plenty of holiday cookie varieties, teaching me a few of her insider baking tips and tricks along the way.
Sweet Tart Cranberry Sauce For Thanksgiving
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There’s Cranberry sauce recipes galore – but how about this twist? In what I call ‘Not Your Usual Cranberry Sauce’, I’ve given my Granny’s recipe a whole makeover…
Turkey Gravy For Thanksgiving
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Lump free gravy isn’t magic, it’s all in the technique as I show in this video. Instead of using flour to thicken, try making a slurry with cornstarch mixed with cold water and gradually whisk it into warm turkey stock
How To Make Your Own Turkey Stock
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Gravy and stuffing are integral part of every Thanksgiving meal – but did you know that your own Turkey stock is the best way to impart flavor with hardly any calories? In this video, I am going over the basic steps, plus share a few quick chefs’ tricks…
Roasted Butterflied Turkey
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Millions of turkeys get cooked every year on Thanksgiving – the #1 question? How to keep your turkey juicy, and from drying out. You’ll find the answer in my complete Thanksgiving how-to video series…
How To Butterfly A Turkey
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Get the professional scoop on how to butterfly, season, and roast a turkey so that it stays super juicy and tender. Plus, find out how to dial down calories while amping up flavor. It’s video #1 of my complete Thanksgiving How-To video series!
Cream of Tomato Soup
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Everyone loves soup and sandwich – but making it yourself can be inexpensive and a lot healthier. Make a low-cal tomato soup 1-2-3 with canned tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and a spoonful of sour cream – you can even make this in a blender.
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