What's the easiest way to cook a turkey? Moms never lie (at least mine doesn't) and they say this is the way to go for an easy juicy Thanksgiving turkey.
Swiss cheese and pork actually contain more tryptophan per gram than turkey, and yet the American classic, a ham and cheese sandwich, somehow escapes blame.
The price of Thanksgiving dinner hits a record high this year due to production issues caused by a bird flu outbreak in the Midwest earlier this year. The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is $50.11.
The professionally trained turkey experts that make up the Turkey Talk-Line answer turkey related questions each holiday season. Open every November and December, experts answer more than 100,000 questions, for thousands of households.
Ever since I can remember, I heard that eating turkey makes you sleepy. Now, research says that's not true. What? Really? I just want to flop after Thanksgiving turkey dinner. What gives?
As a kid, I remember my mother making homemade stuffing (or dressing as she called it) for the Thanksgiving turkey. And, it half of it had to be stuffed inside the turkey. She had a great sausage recipe, but how about trying something different...cornbread stuffing.
If you still haven't bought your Thanksgiving turkey, you may be asking yourself, "Should I buy a fresh or frozen turkey"? Well, in the McShea household, we always go with frozen, but some people prefer fresh. Here's more on the subject.
This weekend will be one of the busiest shopping days of the year in area grocery stores, as we shop for all the Thanksgiving fixings we'll need for the holiday. I can see the sparks flying now on those shopping cart wheels. Here's a question I never seem to know the answer to: "What size turkey should you buy?" Just do the "Turkey Math."
Thanksgiving is almost here, which means we start seeing turkeys everywhere—on TV, in our children's school drawings, running through our dreams every single night while we sleep ... you get the idea. And eventually these poor turkeys will be inside many of our overstuffed stomachs as well.