Tips for Thanksgiving ~ If preparing food the day before, cover and put a note on top to remind you of oven temp., how long to bake or reheat. Have all serving pieces ready and enjoy the day.
~To decorate the dining room table or sideboard, fill a glass bowl or trifle dish with water and float fresh cranberries and floating candles. For height invert a glass bowl and set another glass bowl on the top. ~Use a slow cooker to keep that special veggie or the mashed potatoes warm until serving time. ~To make an easy soup from turkey bones, put them back in the roasting pan, cover with water, put lid on and put back in oven for 3-4 hours. Not only will the soup not need watching, but it cleans the roaster and gets all the stuck on goodies into the soup. ~Shop for the holiday on the weekend before. Then every night chop, slice, dice or prep at least one item. Also, set the table the night before. By Thanksgiving Day you will only have to assemble. This also cuts back on the panic runs to the store for forgotten items. ~To remove the fat from broth, drop ice cubes in the stock after it has been removed from the heat source. The fat that has risen to the top of the stockpot will cling to the ice cube and can be removed from the stock with a spoon, thus reducing the fat in your broth. ~For the moistest turkey you have ever served just simply roast it upside down. While it's cooking all of the juices will flow down into the breast meat. Turn it over the last hour and you will still have a golden bird that is super moist. Everyone comments on how good it is and all you did is cook it upside down. ~When making gravy for the turkey, use a few drops of yellow food coloring to make the gravy look very rich in color. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
