Thanksgiving is less than two weeks from today. Get your stomach ready like a competitive eater by drinking lots of water to expand your stomach. It’s the eating season.
Gobble Wobble Time
Do you have a menu planned?
Have you gone grocery shopping yet? Check your pantry before going.
Have you visited your local farmer’s market?
If you are going out to dinner, have you made reservations?
If you are going to a friend/family dinner, have you decided on what you are bringing?
Cream Of The Crop
Half of the sales of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom is sold from November to January. This makes sense because recipes for green bean casserole, broccoli casserole, dressing and stuffing use cream of mushroom soup.
A Raisin Among Us
I don’t know who was the first person to put raisin in the potato salad but that person has been vilified for years. Here’s a recipe for potato salad I vouch for because it includes smoked paprika.
Thanksgiving Tips and Tricks
You can use a beer brine for your turkey. America’s Test Kitchen shares tips on how to choose a sweet potato. Check out the 31 Thanksgiving recipes from Food and Wine magazine.
Two Cake Recipes
Turkey Day may be all about pies, but here are two cake recipes that you should check out. Make a Thanksgiving dump cake using apple pie filling and cranberry sauce. Bake a butter pecan cake with maple cream cheese frosting.
Related: Pecans are growing in popularity.
Have a delicious week,
Nichelle
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