Countdown to Turkey Day

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Hello! We are officially counting down to Thanksgiving 2023. Thanksgiving is on the 23rd of November this year. If this is your first Thanksgiving hosting or cooking for your family, we are here to help. We will be covering everything from getting your house ready to host a meal, when and how to invite your …

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Countdown to Turkey Day: Make Ahead Recipes

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Welcome back to the Home Ec 101 Countdown to Turkey Day. We’re getting ready for Thanksgiving without the overwhelm. If you need to catch up, click here to see what we’ve covered so far. in our twenty-eight part series Today we are talking about recipes you can make ahead to reduce the amount of effort …

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Thanksgiving, Let’s Get Ready

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Today starts Countdown to Turkey Day 2021. Did you know that we’re counting down to our 14th Turkey Day together? A lot of things have changed. There are different faces around the table, some are new and some are no longer with us. Also, most of us did not expect to be spending a second Thanksgiving …

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Countdown to Turkey Day 2016: The Day Before Thanksgiving 2016

Heather says: Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Are you ready? The people running Butterball’s Turkey Talkline (1-800-BUTTERBALL) are fantastic; feel free to call them if you have ANY questions on Thanksgiving about your turkey. They are happy to help. Seriously, I’d go as far as chipper. Have you figured out your Turkey Day Timetable? For many families …

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Countdown to Turkey Day 2016: Two Days to Go!

Heather says: Tick. Tock. Your time is running out. However, you’ve been following along with this year’s Countdown to Turkey Day and aren’t stressing, right? Grab your Thanksgiving Shopping List and buy your produce and other perishables. If you went the fresh route, pick up your turkey. Before you head to the grocery store -you …

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Countdown to Turkey Day – Time to Practice

Today is pretty short and sweet; you have a few things to make sure you’re on track for Thanksgiving: PRACTICE Take your soft menu plan from Thursday and go over it. Are there any recipes you haven’t tested? Is there a cooking technique in one that you haven’t tried? Have ever even roasted a chicken? …

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Gluten Free Dressing for Thanksgiving

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Dressing is and always has been my favorite part of Thanksgiving Dinner. I love it the day of and straight out of the fridge over the next few days. It turns out Ray has missed dressing for the last few years. I always make a cornbread dressing that is gluten-free without modification, but we both …

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