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Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Abraham Lincoln made the American Thanksgiving a national holiday. Before he did, the governor of each state set the date.
Oh wow....could you imagine each state setting their own Black Friday?
11/21/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Does anyone else use a ricer to make mashed potatoes? I only use it for large amounts but it makes the best, smoothest mashed potatoes.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Tessa Taboo Tessa Taboo
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Originally posted by freshbananas
Had to go get some snacks! Straberries and frosting!
Sounds good! My ex's family dips their strawberries in sour cream and brown sugar. Yuck!
11/21/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
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Originally posted by Kindred
Does anyone else use a ricer to make mashed potatoes? I only use it for large amounts but it makes the best, smoothest mashed potatoes.
Used to - but we lost our ricer in one of our many moves. Need to get one again.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Oh wow....could you imagine each state setting their own Black Friday?
Don't say that too loud - the stores will start lobbying for it!
11/21/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Tessa Taboo
My husband swears he would have divorced me by now if it wasn't for my kitchen skills (minus the gravy catastrophe of 2010). My ex husband misses me for the same reason...lol.
And my dad jokes he should never have married my mom after seeing how hard she struggles to make a pie crust come out... but she cooks everything else right, so he forgives her
11/21/2011
Contributor: Tessa Taboo Tessa Taboo
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Originally posted by Kindred
Does anyone else use a ricer to make mashed potatoes? I only use it for large amounts but it makes the best, smoothest mashed potatoes.
I use a whisk.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Kaltir Kaltir
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Originally posted by Tessa Taboo
Sounds good! My ex's family dips their strawberries in sour cream and brown sugar. Yuck!
Just killed my appetite! Yay:-D Lol. (I don't need to be eating nonstop with Thanksgiving so close! Lol)
11/21/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Some turkey trivia! North Carolina produces the most turkeys in the United States. A wild turkey can run 25 miles an hour, and fly short distances at 55 miles an hour. Only male turkeys gobble, females make more of a clicking noise. Baby turkeys are called poults. The skin that hangs over a turkey's beak or nose is called a snood, and it turns bright red when he's upset or courting. The dangling skin under a turkey's neck is called a wattle. A full grown turkey has approximately 3,500 feathers.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
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Originally posted by Kindred
Does anyone else use a ricer to make mashed potatoes? I only use it for large amounts but it makes the best, smoothest mashed potatoes.
My family prefers chunky mashers, but I always wanted to try a ricer.
11/21/2011
Contributor: freshbananas freshbananas
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Originally posted by Tessa Taboo
Sounds good! My ex's family dips their strawberries in sour cream and brown sugar. Yuck!
weiiiird

you know what even better, dipping fruit in cake batter. OMG yummi
11/21/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Kindred
Does anyone else use a ricer to make mashed potatoes? I only use it for large amounts but it makes the best, smoothest mashed potatoes.
Well I just used a colander---similar concept, right?
11/21/2011
Contributor: Say Say
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Originally posted by Antipova
Say, isn't *all* jello meat jello?

Unless something's done with pectin, I mean.
Gelatin is animal-based, sure, but "meat"? I'm going to go out on a limb and define "meat", for conversational-culinar y purposes, as "muscle". I personally prefer to keep my pyrolyzed muscle tissue out of my rendered skin slurry. They're much better separate.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Kaltir Kaltir
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Originally posted by Kindred
Does anyone else use a ricer to make mashed potatoes? I only use it for large amounts but it makes the best, smoothest mashed potatoes.
I use my mixer - that way I can leave it mixing on low and add a ton of butter, garlic, and crumbled bacon They come out SUPER smooth, and so yummy
11/21/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova


So now that you're armed with a lot of good recipes for the coming week, I'm ready to give out my first $25 EF gift card. If you've already won one from Sam, I think we're trying to let a new person win each card. I'll give everybody a minute to recollect, and then I'll ask the first trivia question. Usually the second giftcard is given to someone who can guess an unusual kitchen implement, but my camera's not cooperating, so we're going to have more of a bridal-boquet-toss "trivia" question for the second.
11/21/2011
Contributor: ellejay ellejay
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Originally posted by Antipova
And my dad jokes he should never have married my mom after seeing how hard she struggles to make a pie crust come out... but she cooks everything else right, so he forgives her
Aw, so cute!
11/21/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Antipova
Well I just used a colander---similar concept, right?
Yeah, just press the cooked potatoes through small holes. It smashes them and fluffs them at the same time.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
I added cheese in my mashed potatoes today.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Now that the kids are gone mostly I'd been using mix...y'all are gonna have me making REAL mashed potatoes this year - especially since my son will be home. (But we're having ham instead of turkey per his request).
11/21/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Now that the kids are gone mostly I'd been using mix...y'all are gonna have me making REAL mashed potatoes this year - especially since my son will be home. (But we're having ham instead of turkey per his request).
I'm sure he's going to appreciate it!
11/21/2011
Contributor: Kaltir Kaltir
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Now that the kids are gone mostly I'd been using mix...y'all are gonna have me making REAL mashed potatoes this year - especially since my son will be home. (But we're having ham instead of turkey per his request).
If you make ham, throwing some of the drippings in with mashed potatoes can be an amazing mix
11/21/2011
Contributor: Darklyvan Darklyvan
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Now that the kids are gone mostly I'd been using mix...y'all are gonna have me making REAL mashed potatoes this year - especially since my son will be home. (But we're having ham instead of turkey per his request).
freeze dried potatoes are just wrong, of course I admit I am a bit of a food snob
11/21/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
hey - no discussion on pumpkin pie??
11/21/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
So apparently the secret to enjoying potatoes is to ADD A MILLION DELICIOUS THINGS.

I had been doing it wrong my whole life.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
hey - no discussion on pumpkin pie??
None with pictures---but ask questions! there are a lot of bright minds in the room.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Antipova
So apparently the secret to enjoying potatoes is to ADD A MILLION DELICIOUS THINGS.

I had been doing it wrong my whole life.
LOL, that's the secret to anything you don't like.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
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Originally posted by Antipova
So apparently the secret to enjoying potatoes is to ADD A MILLION DELICIOUS THINGS.

I had been doing it wrong my whole life.
My ex-husband explained it as: "Potatoes are a base for other tastier things to sit on."
11/21/2011
Contributor: Tessa Taboo Tessa Taboo
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Originally posted by Antipova
So apparently the secret to enjoying potatoes is to ADD A MILLION DELICIOUS THINGS.

I had been doing it wrong my whole life.
ANd butter. I forgot to mention butter. Sometimes I cheat and use those new steam'n'mash ones too.
11/21/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
So apparently the secret to enjoying potatoes is to ADD A MILLION DELICIOUS THINGS.

I had been doing it wrong my whole life.
I add a tiny bit of sugar or sweet n low....don't know why - its what I was taught by hubby's "second mom" (adopted in his heart). He grew up in potato country and that is what she always did....
11/21/2011
Contributor: freshbananas freshbananas
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
hey - no discussion on pumpkin pie??
I like to mix left over pumpkin pie with unflavored yogurt!
11/21/2011