So the cooking of the bird doesn't lie on your shoulders this Thanksgiving. Lucky. But before you relax too much, there is a wild card- you never know who will be handed the carving knife. Below, five handy infographics for carving a turkey like a pro.
Chef Jacques Pepin demonstrates a simple and very quick method for deboning birds. Chef Pepin has been known to debone a chicken in under a minute. Debone turkey and chicken.
Learn how to make a great apple cider brine to flavor your pork, turkey, or chicken with this cooking video. This apple cider brine recipe is brought to you by JJ Gonson on How2Heroes. Search How2Heroes on WonderHowTo for more cooking videos.
We encourage everyone (especially breast owners) to please watch. Intently. The UK's Channel 4's fantastic program Embarrassing Bodies is serving up lifesaving health advice. This segment does not sacrifice any details (nipple shots, etc.) to accommodate conventional prudes or censorship. We do not intend to either.
Ah, turducken. The fondest of all portmanteau words and the tastiest of all Thanksgiving day meals. Turducken is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken—three glorious poultry meats molded into one marvelous, boneless hunk of flesh that any sane carnivore wouldn't dare resist. It's slapped together with pork sausage stuffing, sometimes even three different kinds, and caked with Cajun seasonings.
Lumpy gravy? Gluey mashed potatoes? Dry turkey meat? So many things can go wrong when you are bestowed the honor (and burden) of cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Thankfully, some culinary mishaps that you encounter in the kitchen can be reversed or craftily disguised right before your guests sit down to eat.
Don't underestimate the power of the bird. Wild turkeys are bad ass fowl, and oddly enough, they have a penchant for motorcycles.
I'm sure you've heard that binging on turkey will make you sleepy, and there's a reason for that. Turkey contains tryptophan, which some believe is the go-to amino acid for increasing serotonin (a calming neurotransmitter) and/or melatonin (a sleep inducing hormone) in your brain. Some say old wives tale, some say science, but clinical research has shown mixed results in regard to its effectiveness as a sleep aid.
6 boneless, skinless chicken-breast halves (5 ounces each) 1/2 cup of fine, dry bread crumbs
What the hell is turducken? Well, as the amalgam of a name will tell you, it's a delicious dish made from turkey stuffed with duck that's stuffed with a chicken.
A collection of 12 controversial but creative breast cancer ads.
So, apparently in our modernistic approach for child rearing "authenticity", it turns out there is a market for human breast milk. However, for a mother seeking the best for her child, it is impossible to know whether artificial milk or unidentified breast milk is healthier. The FDA certainly does not have the time or funds to step in.
I saw this on the Food Network and tried it out. We loved it. It is a great way to use leftovers and with the holidays upon us, I know you'll want to try it. I think it was Jamie Oliver who presented it although I couldn't find it on the website. It was described as a common thing done in the UK as the evening meal after a Sunday lunch. It is great with leftover turkey, dressing, and potatoes and gravy. The name comes from the sounds that it makes when it cooks. When you put the patties in th...
Since leftovers are such a coveted thing following a big cooking holiday, I decided to follow up my previous post on reusing Thanksgiving leftovers with 13 more ideas for doing more with your holiday scraps.
Report: Russia involved in downing of Turkish jet - Israel News, Ynetnews.
Extreme Holiday Ideas has posted several fun Thanksgiving projects this season. Check out some of my favorites:
While using Google+, it's been apparent that there are two types of posters. There are the people who post thoughtful, serious posts about everything from tech to dealing with cancer. And then there are the meme propagators, the people who decide to rick roll others (ahem, +Bryan Crow), and constantly put up animated gifs. Sometimes they are the same people, and this is where it gets a little controversial.
I saw this on the Food Network and tried it out. We loved it. It is a great way to use leftovers and with Thanksgiving coming up, I know you'll want to try it on Thanksgiving evening while watching football. I think it was Jamie Oliver who presented it although I couldn't find it on the website. It was described as a common thing done in the UK as the evening meal after a Sunday lunch. It is great with leftover turkey, dressing, and potatoes and gravy. MethodTake the left over turkey and brea...
American whiskeys tend to get an undeservedly bad rap from Scotch whisky snobs. Prove haters wrong by inviting them over for an American bourbon tasting with your favorite Wild Turkey varieties.
A recent Japanese study proposes a simpler, softer, more natural-feeling alternative to silicone breast implants: fat-derived stem cells. The cells are extracted from liposuctioned fat, and then injected into the patient to increase breast circumference. San Diego-based biotech company Cytori Therapeutics is currently waiting on FDA approval to start clinical trials.
Ballotine is a savory sort of mousse that makes a delicious entree. For this recipe, you will need: 2 pounds of dark meat chicken, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 3 teaspoons salt, chopped chives, fresh marjoram to taste, 1 tablespoon zaatar (dried thyme and sesame seeds), 1 whole skin-on chicken breast, cornstarch, 1 square caul fat, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Make a savory Ballotine of Chicken.
You may have been wearing a bra for ages now, but this how-to video from Macy's covers all the mistakes you may be making. Bra straps shouldn't fall off, dig into the shoulders, or allow your breasts to bounce around uncomfortably. Ladies please, check out this video tutorial on supporting your two best friends and learn how to fit bra straps properly. Fit bra straps properly.
You may have been wearing a bra for ages now, but this how-to video from Macy's covers all the mistakes you may be making. Underwire bras provide lift and seperation for all breast sizes, but are especially important for fuller bustlines. Ladies please, check out this video tutorial on supporting your two best friends and learn how to correctly fit an underwire bra. Fit an underwire bra correctly.
This video shows how to roast an upside down chicken. This helps to keep the breast meat moist. Make upside down roast chicken.
The big day may be over, but the weekend is still full of Thanksgiving spirit. And so is this week's puzzle. But let's keep it short this time, because we should all be taking this time to play a real game of Scrabble with friends and family. I was thinking of making a puzzle about edible birds in general, but practically every bird is edible, meaning there's a lot of avian-related words. Since the turkey is such a big part of Thanksgiving, let's just stick to that...
It's early afternoon, Valentine's Day, which means today's the day to show a little loving. So, if you've got someone special and you're fresh out of ideas, not to worry, there's still time.
In order to score a goal and keep the ball with their grasp, attackers master the art of the inside hook. A simple trick that's simply effective, it involves feigning that you're moving outward when you're realling taking the ball in. The move has been mastered by Turkey's Emre Belözoglu.
Coolio slammed onto the music scene with Fantastic Voyage and Gangster's Paradise in the mid 1990's. His persona has ever been an iconoclastic combination of Compton hood and class clown.
Much better than anything you'd get at the drive-thru. To make these delectable morsels, you will need: boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces, honey mustard, specialty honey mustard, grainy mustard, salt, papper, dark beer, vegetable oil, bread crumbs, corn flakes, oregano, garlic powder, basil, thyme and onion powder. Make beer battered chicken nuggets with a honey mustard sauce.
The full-back position in the soccer field is complex: while technically a defensive post, a full-back must also be ready to pass the ball to a teammate and score a goal.
Here is a great recipe for tandoori chicken that you can make at home. Follow along in this cooking how-to video as the Test Kitchen Chefs show you how to cook Indian style tandoori chicken. All you need is soaked skewers, chicken breasts, tandoori masala spice, and yogurt. Cook Indian tandoori chicken.
This instructional video demonstrates how to make a Muppet style puppet. You will need foam, spray adhesive, an electric turkey carver. Use felt and bottle caps for eyes and skin. Make a muppet style puppet.
This quick recipe for roast chicken has the bird placed on its breast instead of on its back for most of the cooking time. This results in meat that is remarkably succulent and tender. Make upside down chicken roast.
This easy recipe for marinated chicken will show you how to make chicken dishes that are infused with the flavors of herbs and spices. It will melt in your mouth. You will need two chicken breasts and for the marinade you will need lemon juice, orange juice, minced garlic clove, whole grain mustard, soy sauce, chopped coriander, a pinch of pepper flakes, a sealable plastic bag, a bowl, and a spoon. Marinate chicken.
A delicious chicken dish that can be made as hot or as mild as you wish - a perfect meal for curry lovers who want to keep it simple. You will need chicken breasts cut into chunks, vegetable oil, butter, chopped onion, cinnamon, crushed garlic, crushed ginger, ground turmeric, chili powder, ground almonds, whole peeled tomatoes, tomato paste, natural yogurt, fresh coriander or spinach chopped, salt, pepper, a large frying pan, spoon, and a tray. Make butter chicken.
There's no doubt about it, we all owe a great debt to one Reverend Elijah Craig and his invention of one of the most delicious and intoxicating (no pun intended) drinks known to man—bourbon whiskey, a sweet mix of corn, rye and barley malt. But we also owe respect to T'sai Lun and Johannes Gutenberg, because without them there would be no means to print the signature Wild Turkey Bourbon ads seen below.
You don't need to head south of the border for this yummy lunchtime meal. Join Carrie and her friends as they add a fun Mexican twist to the old fashioned grilled cheese. This tasty meal will have your taste buds yelling ole! Watch this cooking how-to video and learn how to make chicken quesadillas with your kids.
What part of drink responsibly don’t you understand?
Happy Turkey day, Yanks! Mike from thesubstream is finding it very hard to NOT recommend you go see Dwayne "The Rock Master" Johnson in the straight-up, no-laugh old-school action flick Faster.
