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Send Your Questions to the Thanksgiving Hotline!
| Mon, 10-18-2010 - 12:55pm |
It's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving dinner! Alex Guarnaschelli, expert chef and host of the Food Network show "Alex's Day Off," is here to answer your burning questions (including
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I've heard a lot of mixed messages on trussing and stuffing the bird. Is it necessary to truss the turkey? Or what about the stuffing? Is it safe to stuff the bird?
I'd like to try my hand at making a pumpkin pie from scratch, but I don't have the first clue how to go about baking and preparing a pumpkin. Do I include the "pulp" but take out the seeds? How do I get it to be creamy and smooth like the canned filling?
I have a family member who has recently
I am looking for a good main dish recipe for our vegetarian Thanksgiving guests.......one that will go well with the other traditional side dishes served at our Thanksgiving meal (cranberry salad, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, dressing).
When i cook my Thanksgiving turkey I always remove the tent and brown the skin.
Gee, and for all those years I sat here LIVE and ran the "Turkey 911 / Football Widows' Crisis Center," and answered EVERY question, in real time; not just a few, when ya get picked out of the hat.
I love stuffing, but need to keep my recipes gluten-free for others who will be joining us for dinner.
I will definitely need a hotline this year as I am hosting my in-laws for Thanksgiving. k_roni's story is funny but for me it's spot on because I have no desire (or time, or energy) whatsoever to cook every last thing from scratch. That said, outside of ordering the whole thing, what can I really get away with by using some store-bought/pre-mixed stuff and what should I focus my effort on?
Hi carpenl,
We've actually got a menu for an entirely gluten-free Thanksgiving, from start to finish! The recipes were provided by the ever-so-popular Gluten-Free Girl. Check it out here!
http://www.ivillage.com/gluten-free-thanksgiving-recipes/3-b-297755
Great news, everyone -- Alex has answered all of your questions here!
http://www.ivillage.com/thanksgiving-hotline-alex-guarnaschelli/3-a-297053
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