Thanksgiving Recipe

Stuffing or dressing can be found on nearly every Thanksgiving table, but it’s one of the toughest holiday menu items to pull off well. It’s too dry. It’s too wet. It’s under seasoned. It’s over seasoned. You get the idea: there’s always something just a little off. Not to worry, we have you covered with four fantastic stuffing and dressing recipes. And we’re not stopping there - we’re going to give you a never-fail recipe for turkey gravy! 4 cups...

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No Pecan Pie

It is a meager holiday in the pecan groves of the South, and the pain is stretching to kitchens across the country. A rare collision of ill-timed rain, marauding animals and a growing love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan has resulted in the worst pecan supply in recent memory. As a result, grocery store prices are up by about 30 percent, which is causing Thanksgiving bakers to think twice about their menus. “It’s like...

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Fried Turkey from Bojangles

For many of us who’ve spent time living below the Mason-Dixon line, the chicken-and-biscuit chain Bojangles’ symbolizes a lot of what’s great and also awful about the South. The stores’ ubiquity, especially in North and South Carolina, demonstrate how easy it’s been to transform the delicious cuisine of a region that’s long been fiercely proud of its food into bastardized, processed, unhealthy fast-food simulacra. It’s partly because...

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National Cheeseburger Day, free cheeseburgers at dog haus

Drop your kale salads! It's National Cheeseburger Day, and Dog Haus is offering its new mini cheeseburger for free at all of its locations until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Though there are several competing claims about who invented the first cheeseburger, one story attributes it to a fry cook in Pasadena. Circa 1926, Lionel Sternberger slapped a piece of cheese on a sizzling burger at his dad's Rite Spot sandwich shop, and the rest is history. Dog...

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Cronut Burger not for sale

Thirty-four people have reported symptoms of foodborne illness after eating at the Canadian National Exhibition, which has prompted an investigation and the precautionary closure of a vendor that had been selling cronut burgers at the annual fair. Dr.Lisa Berger, an associate medical officer of health, told reporters Wednesday that Toronto Public Health was initially notified Tuesday night that paramedics were responding to "a number of people...

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Bacon burger meal at CNE weight 7,500 calories

The Notorious P.I.G. Combo features three-way oink in the “CanuckBurger” — two ground-bacon patties, a slice of peameal, crispybacon strips, cheddar — an order of bacon-cheese fries and a peanutbutter and bacon milkshake to wash it all down, of course. For dessert: last year’s carnival hit, the bacon-wrapped, deep fried Mars Bar. At about 7,500 calories — so its creator estimates — this “meal” not only flies in the face of a 2,000 calorie a...

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Target , QVC latest companies to drop Paula Deen products

Country cooking queen Paula Deen's admission last week that she had used the N-word in the past and once planned a slavery-themed wedding has caused two more companies to jump ship Thursday. Target announced it was severing ties with the former TV chef and later shopping networkQVC announced it was "taking a pause" in its relationship with Deen.  "We have made a decision to phase out the Paula Deen merchandise in our stores as well as on...

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Sweet Style Spaghetti

Ingredients: 1/2 kg regular beef mince 3 American hotdogs, sliced slanted 2 medium onions, diced 2 small cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 2 tbsp cooking oil 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup grated tasty cheese 2 tbsp sugar 1 cup Filipino ketchup 1 cup tomato sauce *condiment version not the canned version* corn flourslurry (1/2 cup water + 2 tbspn cornflour) salt & pepper 500g packet of thick spaghetti Cooking Directions: In ...

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Brownies Recipe

Ingredients Softbutter, for greasing the panFlour,for dusting the buttered pan4 large eggs1 cup sugar, sifted1cup brown sugar, sifted8 ounces melted butter11/4 cups cocoa, sifted2teaspoons vanilla extract1/2 cup flour, sifted1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Directions Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add...

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BLT Egg Wrap

Ingredients  1 slice chicken or turkey bacon , cooked  1 egg ¼ tsp ( 1 ml) onion powder Salt and pepper to taste 1 small low-fat flour tortilla ( 2 g fat) 2 tsp ( 10 ml) fat-free mayonnaise Leaf lettuce 2 tbsp (30 ml) diced tomato Directions Cook the chicken or turkey bacon in non-stick skillet over medium heat or in microwave untilcrisp; fold in half and set aside.  Wipe skillet clean. Whisk together egg, onion powder,...

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Kimbap Recipe

Ingredients: Dried seaweed (nori)- 4 sheets 2 cups cooked rice 2 tsp sesame oil 2 tsp salt TRADITIONAL FILLINGS 1 carrot, julienned cucumber, cut into long strips 2 eggs beef (bulgogi) 1/2 pound of spinach, parboiled pickled radish, cut into strips imitation crab (optional) fishcake (optional) ALTERNATE POPULAR FILLING SUGGESTIONS smoked salmon and cream cheese kimchi and cheese ...

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Spicy Korean Rice Cakes

This Korean dish of cylindrical rice cakes (duk) covered in a thick , spicy sauce is a popular street food in Korea. It is eaten as a casual meal at home or as a drinking snacks. Ingredients 1 lb cylindrical rice cakes (duk), cut into 2" pieces 1 Tbsp kochujang (hot chili pepper paste) 1 tsp kochukaru (hot chili pepper powder) 1 Tbsp sugar 2 tsp minced garlic 1.5 Tbsp soy sauce 1 package rectangular fish cake (oden or omook), sliced...

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French Macaroon

Ingredients 3 egg whites ¼ cup white sugat 1 2/3 cups confectioners sugar 1 cup finely ground almonds Directions Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Beat egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until whites are foamy; beat in white sugar and continue beating until egg whites are glossy, fluffy, and hold soft peaks. Sift confectioners' sugar and ground almonds in a separate bowl and quickly...

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'Bates Motel' premiere delivers A&E Ratings Record

A&E reports that 4.6 million viewers checked the series premiere of its Psycho prequel Bates Motel. Monday’s debut episode also had 2.4 million adults 18-49, making it the network’s highest-rated drama series premiere ever in the adult demo. “BatesMotel represents the very best of quality storytelling with an incredible cast led by Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore,” said Bob DeBitetto, President and GM of A&E. “We...

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