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Complete Thanksgiving Game Plan

Whether you are cooking for two or twenty, making a complete Thanksgiving dinner is a lot of work. And the more people or dishes you serve, the more shopping, prep-work, organization, and potential mistakes come with it. But that’s okay, we are here to make it easier. To start, you need two things: reliable recipes and a solid game plan. With these two in hand, your perfect holiday meal will be just a series of checkmarks away. This menu includes recipes for Easy Herb-Roasted Turkey with Gravy; Green Beans Amandine; Homemade Stuffing Mix; Chopped Carrot Salad with Mint, Pistachios, and Pomegranate Seeds; Slow-Cooker Classic Mashed Potatoes; Cranberry-Orange Sauce; and Make-Ahead Pumpkin Pie. Plus, our timeline keeps you on schedule so that you are never overwhelmed by the tasks at hand. Get ready for a completely successful Thanksgiving!

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Picnic Fried Chicken

Packing up cooled fried chicken to take on a picnic sounds like a grand idea—until the chicken turns soggy. For fried chicken that’s crispy and delicious even when it’s cold, we pull out a few tricks. Fast and easy this recipe is not, but bear in mind that the chicken is made ahead. Come picnic time, all you'll need to do is apply the sunscreen, unfurl the blanket, and dig in.

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Make-Ahead Gravy

You can’t serve roast turkey without gravy. But most classic recipes require the cook to perform several complicated last-minute tasks and the result is usually lumpy gravy with so-so flavor. Definitely not what you want on a holiday or any day! For our make-ahead gravy recipe, we take a different approach and get all the work done days—if not weeks—in advance.

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Make-Ahead Essentials

Learn the ins-and-outs of how best to prepare recipes in advance, and cut back on the time it takes you to get dinner on the table in this online cooking class. Discover how to prepare and store make-ahead meals, and learn what ingredients can be prepped in advance, and how best to keep them tasting fresh. Find out what meals work well when made ahead and frozen. We will share with you what equipment we find essential for make-ahead meals, and what you’ll need to store ingredients and dishes safely and effectively in your refrigerator and freezer. Finally, practice these new skills when making some of our favorite make-ahead recipes.

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