While Thanksgiving represents a time of tradition and family, it can also spell S-T-R-E-S-S for those planning a big feast. From figuring out how long to cook the turkey to putting together the perfect table setting, getting it all right can be really hard! To help you celebrate and prepare for your Thanksgiving feast, entertaining expert and cookbook author, Brooke Parkhurst has some great ideas and tips for a trouble-free turkey day. That way, when guests arrive - everyone will be able to relax, gobble, and enjoy!
Some of Brooke’s tips include:
• THANKS-GRIA- A delicious glass or two of wine is welcomed at any holiday gathering! Even easier? Put it in a pitcher so everyone can serve themselves. Lightly chill red wine and add a few spices and seasonal fruit to make a soon-to-be favorite holiday libation-- Thanks-gria!
• FORGET ABOUT FLOWERS, BUT DON’T FORGET YOUR HOSTS- Unless you have your own garden, decorating with fresh flowers can cost more than your meal. Instead, create centerpieces from seasonal fruits and vegetables, fresh greenery and berries. After the party’s over, make a meal from your centerpiece! And don’t forget about gift baskets for the hosts.
• JUICY WHITE MEAT- Who needs to roast the whole turkey when you can just bake the best part? The turkey breasts and legs cook at very different rates, which means that one will not be properly cooked. Instead, focus on cooking the turkey breast perfectly, roasting it at just the right temperature and saving a lot of time in the process.
• FRESH & FAST- It’s chilly out which makes us gravitate towards creamy, cheesy, heavy dishes. Want a little balance? Make your favorite potato casserole but off-set it with a delicious & easy arugula-pomegranate salad or butternut squash and ricotta crostini. Fresh dishes are usually the fastest to prepare!
Florida residents previewed Honey Nut Cheerios' one-of-a-kind living billboard, just outside of Orlando, to celebrate the classic cereal’s key ingredient –real honey. Much more than just a billboard installation, the three-story free-standing structure was home to more than 100,000 honeybees. The honey produced from the working hives was used to spell out “Made with Real Honey” on the exterior of the installation. The local Florida honey was used to produce a limited number of exclusive boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios.
Constructed in the farm fields at Diamond P Farm and Ranch, the honey-bees used in the creation of the billboard were supplied in partnership with Brent Dickson and his family, who are local Orlando bee-keepers. True to standards, most of the beekeepers who make the honey for Honey Nut Cheerios run family businesses and depend on their bees to make a living.
“Honey is more than just an ingredient – it’s the flavor at the heart of Honey Nut Cheerios. And that’s why we thought there was no better way to explain just how real the honey is that goes into Honey Nut Cheerios than by physically showing it,” said Jared Pippin, senior associate marketing manager at General Mills. “We wanted to honor the honeybees and show our support for the dedicated beekeepers who love honey just as much as we do.”
To view the multimedia release go to:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7672051-honey-nut-cheerios-bee-to-bowl/
Enjoy this first episode of a 5-part gummy bear stop motion animation series. Visit: http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Fruit-Bitter-Tree-Compassionate/dp/0911226451 to buy the book "Sweet Fruit from the Bitter Tree: 61 true stories of creative and surprising ways out of conflict." Learn more about Mark at http://www.markandreas.com
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http://debbiewilliamsassociates.co.uk/ditch_the_dairy.htm Chrones disease and ulcerated colitis. My mother suffered for over 35 plus years with this and had a colostomy bag as well after a spell in hospital in an unrelated illness she was in a coma for 9 days and when she came home through dietary changes she stopped suffering. Debbie changed her diet getting all dairy products out from cheese to pizza to cream cakes and milk . This stopped the pain as you will see in the video her mothers response when given some custard in the hospital how the pain came on very suddenly. Debbie herself steers clear of dairy as it seems to cause her to feel blocked up and other unpleasant side effects. Many people are lactose intolerant without realizing it and suffer low level discomfort from irritable bowel to cramping pains not knowing that dairy products may be causing this.Creating a meal plan for a couple of weeks and then gradually adding in one dairy based food at a time will let you know whether its a problem for you or not. Debbie's mother was able to have the occasional cream cake once a week and her body could handle it but after 6 years of following eating foods that Debbie prepared she started buying lots of junk food and eating out more often with cream cakes everyday the downfall was dramatic and despite Debbie trying to stop her this time as she had a new baby to contend with Olive went downhill fast and was dead within 6 months.There is a saying we are digging our graves with out teeth, the link above takes you to a hypnosis product ditch the dairy if you feel you are addicted to dairy foods and need help to get them out to test if this will help you. Also check out www.notmilkman.com where there are tons and tons of scientific references linking dairy to all sorts of diseases. Also if you would like to have a free hypnosis recording my 'Stop worrying and create a wonderful life will help you. You can get it free from here:http://www.debbiewilliamsassociates.co.uk/. Back to the top:http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=0NU5jAiSWuA
In the ten years since magic has reemerged in the world, witches have become feared and hunted. Shea Jameson is haunted by visions of fire. When she unintentionally performs a spell in public, her only hope is Torin, a dangerously sensual man who claims to be her eternal mate. Learn about the book and this author: http://www.reganhastings.com
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When a bunch of dopey kids believe that running into a dumpster on a shopping cart is fun, it will only spell fail. Get a laugh as these stupid kids push their buddy down a hill into a dumpster & record their moronic sense of humor. fail! If your still bored, check out/add my profile/videos if you like 'fails' or are into that sort of thing.
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When a woman tries to park her car in a spot that is too small for her car, it can only spell fail. Check out this hilarious adventure of this female driver who tries and tries to park her car in the street, but cannot because of such a small parking spot. Epic parking fail. If your still bored, check out/add my profile/videos if you like 'fails' or are into that sort of thing.
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When a fat kid starts to jump on a low dive diving board, it can only spell fail. Here, check out fattie when he tries to do a trick on the diving board, only to faceplant hard and then fall right into the pool of water. If your still bored, check out/add my profile if you like 'fails' or are into that sort of thing.
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When a walking baby gets in the way of a professional break dancer, it can only spell fail. Watch and cringe at this
breakdancer who accidentally kicks a stray walking baby when it gets close to the street performer. Even though the
baby was owned by the break dancer, the little toddler actually turned out to be ok. If your still bored, check
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When a crazy female football fan is dared to jump on a table, the end result can only spell failure. Watch as this
drunk football fan tries to jump on a table, but ends up with a huge headplant. If your still bored, check out/add my profile if you like 'fails' or are into that sort of thing.
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When a soccer player kicks for a goal, it will only spell fail for the blocking goalie. Check out this funny accident when a soccer ball allmost misses the goal, hits the post, and then smaks the goalie right on the nose. Ouch! An epic soccer fail indeed. If your still bored, check out/add my profile/videos if you like 'fails' or are into that sort of thing.
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When some decide to use gasoline to incinerate some loose brush, it will only spell fail. Check out how these bunch of reds find out that its important to not leave a trail of fuel where you strike a match! Doh. If your still bored, check out/add my profile/videos if you like 'fails' or are into that sort of thing.
