Now that more cooks than ever are searching online for recipes, it's easy to map who's serving what for Thanksgiving across the country. Yet many still find it hard to throw out their old-fashioned recipe cards.
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The joys of a holiday meal with family and friends can be less than abundant if you're the one putting the meal on the table. But don't worry -- your loved ones are forgiving, and most any culinary crisis can be patched over. Here's our quick fix guide to the most common emergencies. The Pilgrims had the Wampanoag to help them through the first Thanksgiving; you have us.
The Turkey Is Still Frozen
Give it a bath. You can safely speed up thawing by soaking the wrapped turkey in a sink full of cold water. Change the water every half hour or so. If you're starting with a rock-hard bird, you'll need thirty minutes per pound, so give yourself some time.
I Don't Know If the Turkey Is Done
If you don't own an instant-read thermometer, now is a good time to pick one up. It's really the only foolproof method for checking doneness. The thickest part of the thigh should be at least 170 degrees F, the breast 160. If you have to improvise, try slipping a knife deep into the thigh; the juices should run clear.
The Turkey Is Unevenly Cooked
If the breast is ready but the dark meat still undercooked (it happens to the best of us), slice the legs off and give them some extra time in the oven, preferably in a small roasting pan.
These cheesy mashed potatoes are rich with sour cream and cream cheese. Chives and bacon add a dash of color -- after all, you eat with your eyes first.
Get this mashed potato recipe along with many others after the jump.
Lose the starchiness and go low-carb this Thanksgiving by skipping the mashed potatoes and opting for creamy cauliflower instead. If anything, it means you can have more pie!
Get this recipe to a mashed potato substitute along with many others after the jump.
Martha Stewart says her five-month prison sentence cost her $1 billion.
Speaking with "Nightline," Stewart says the "legal mess" was devastating to her personal worth.
"Oh, it's inestimable -- probably more than a billion dollars, of course, and if you add in what the company was worth, absolutely," Stewart says. "And I'm a major shareholder in the company. When you are prosecuted in such a way and a great portion of wealth is dissipated, all I could think so much is 'What I could have done with all of that for the good of mankind?'"
"Nightline" followed Stewart for a day in a news piece that aired Thursday. In it, Stewart dishes on Rachael Ray as well as her 2004 legal troubles.
"I knew we had a really good thing going, and I really knew that I was not guilty of anything that could possibly harm my company," Stewart tells Cynthia McFadden. "I was pissed, OK? Pissed that something could actually affect that. The company had nothing to do with anything, but yet because I am the face and the brand -- my person -- it certainly had a harmful effect."
She says she's put that period of her life behind her.
"How can I kick myself?" she says. "There are other people to be kicked. Enough. Let's get on with the future."
Even though the crust of your pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving turned out flaky and buttery, consider everyone "pie"-ed out. Try these non-pie ways to use up leftover disk of dough.
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