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Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Updated Nov. 4, 2024 Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist:Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Christina Lane. Mashed potatoes are very forgiving, and with a good masher, hot potatoes and enough butter and salt, cooks can accommodate religionists of the fluffy style and partisans of the creamy and dense. Be openhanded with salt and…
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The Secret to the Best Turkey Came From a Reader
Eric Kim roasted dozens of birds and taste-tested eight different recipes before landing on this clever approach. The stately, russet Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving turkey has one major flaw: It’s too big to taste any good. There’s just no easy way to cook the dark meat of a bird that gargantuan without drying out the white…
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Cooking Thanksgiving dinner? 3 mistakes to avoid and 4 recipes to try this year
The grocery shopping is hopefully all done. Recipes have been researched, potatoes are ready to be mashed, and the turkey awaits thawing. Now, what could go wrong? Even when prepared to cook a big Thanksgiving Day feast for the first time, hiccups happen. The almost-baked pie could fall upside down in the oven, the turkey…
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8 kitchen hacks from ‘Baking Show’ judge Prue Leith: No points docked for using ’em!
Chef and TV host Prue Leith shares tasty and easy-to-make recipes in her new cookbook, Life’s Too Short to Stuff A Mushroom — along with dozens of cooking hacks from her 65-year culinary career. Ant Duncan/Carnival Publishing Ant Duncan/Carnival Publishing Chef and TV host Prue Leith may be an exacting judge with contestants on The…
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Join our WhatsApp community for the latest recipes and cooking inspiration
From our own recipes to trying and testing chef ones, get the latest baking and cooking tips straight to your home. The Express has launched its very own WhatsApp community where you can get seasonal recipes, exclusive content and advice straight to your phone and we want you to join! We’ll send you the latest…
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How to Carve a Turkey Like a Pro, With Our Foolproof Instructions
It’s fine to carve your turkey when it’s ready—cooking it too long will result in dry meat. If it’s ready relatively close to meal time, you can place the carved meat on a tray, and cover it with foil. (You can even add a towel or two to help insulate it and keep the heat…
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Thanksgiving cooking tips and recipes from 7 North Jersey chefs
Like many folks in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for the first time for my family. It went… all right. I spatchcocked a turkey and brined it in buttermilk, an overall tedious, messy and fridge-space-consuming enterprise that resulted in a turkey that tasted “fine,” according to my family. I…
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14 time and money saving tips from Britain’s savviest family cook
Not every ‘money saving’ hack is worth your time “Yes, you could cook up the entire chicken carcass to make stock, but it takes hours and once you’ve added all your vegetables and had the hob running for hours, it’s no longer a money saver. Homemade stock is great, but there’s a reason 50p stock…
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Holiday Gift Guide 2024: The Best Cookbooks For Beginners To Kickstart Their Cooking Journey
Getting started with cooking at home can feel intimidating, but the right cookbook can make all the difference. These beginner-friendly selections offer approachable recipes, simple techniques, and pantry-friendly ingredients to help any novice build confidence in the kitchen. From reviving classic recipes to modern plant-based cooking, these books for beginning cooks will equip you to…
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Paula Deen on Thanksgiving, Family and Her Biggest Blessings
When Paula Deen sits down to Thanksgiving dinner this year, the celebrated cook and entrepreneur is grateful for her many blessings, but there’s one at the top of the list. “Definitely my family,” she tells Woman’s World in an interview as our cover girl here! “I’m so thankful for my husband, all of my children…