People already choose different sides of the argument regarding whether dark turkey meat or light is better. Now they can literally sit on different sides of the table because you’re separating everything up in advance. Breaking up the turkey in the way detailed in this Blip.tv video ensures every type of meat remains moist.
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When you pre-bake your pie crust, you need to weigh it down so the base doesn’t form all sorts of bubbles. Usually you’d use raw beans, but they can naturally release a funny odor that can seep into your precious pie. Instead, weigh your crust down with uncooked rice.
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You already have enough pots going on the stove. Save yourself one and microwave your potatoes instead of boiling them. Simply put your peeled potatoes in a covered, microwave-safe dish for eight minutes on high and they’ll be ready for mashing!
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Spare yourself washing, peeling, cutting and mashing just a few more potatoes when you’re already at your limit. Try this trick. Add baking powder to this side dish. It will add a lot of fluff which means more “mashed potatoes” and less work.
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Want perfectly round biscuits the way you get them in a country diner? Use the top edge of a wine glass to cut the dough. The biscuits will have that lovely little flat surface, perfect for buttering.
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Instead of having guests wrestle each other to get to the stuffing first before all the crispy, crunchy outer parts of the giant mass are gone, try this. Scoop your uncooked stuffing into muffin tins and bake it. Then you have far more crispy outer parts.
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Rather than give yourself a hand cramp scrubbing your potatoes to perfection, just run them through the dishwasher (without soap!) They’ll be perfectly smooth when the cycle is done.
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You should be gaining a whole new appreciation for the dishwasher by now. Did you know you can steam vegetables in there? You simply wrap them in aluminum foil with their seasoning and place them on the dishwasher rack (also without soap).
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Your turkey takes up your entire oven, which is problematic on the day of the big feast when you have a dozen other things to roast. Instead of driving to your cousin’s to borrow her oven, roast the turkey in advance. Long story short: you roast it for 30 minutes at 400 degrees, and then turn it down to 250 degrees overnight. You’ll see the fully detailed instructions at Typepad.com.
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Now that Halloween is over, your local store is probably selling pumpkins for next to nothing. Go pick up a batch — or save yours from Halloween — hollow them out, stuff them with flowers and you have gorgeous decorative table pieces.
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