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Whether you're single with lots of friends or a newlywed hosting your in-laws, planning your first Thanksgiving Dinner can be daunting. You might even be losing sleep over that darn turkey. Relax. With these tips, you'll go from novice to note-worthy.
Hot Turkey Day Toddy
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 3/4 glass tea
- 2 shots brandy
- 1 slice lemon
Steps
- Brew tea and fill a tall glass 3/4 full. Mix in honey. Mix in brandy shots. Add lemon slice and enjoy. (www.drinksmixer.com)
Mayflower Martini
Ingredients
- 6 parts vodka
- 2 parts dry vermouth
- Olive
Steps
- Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with olive and mini American flag.
Cranberry Sauce Cosmo
Ingredients
- 1 Oz vodka
- 1/2 Oz triple sec
- 1/2 Oz lime juice
- 1/2 Oz cranberry juice
Steps
- Shake vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve.
Thanksgiving Party Tips
- In order to help make your guests feel more included, ask each person to bring their favorite Thanksgiving side dish along with a few copies of the recipe. It will get everyone mingling and you'll have authentic recipes to try out next year.
- Having trouble deciding on the best wine to go with your Thanksgiving Dinner? Offer a light red (such a merlot, shiraz or cabernet) to the guests who prefer dark turkey meat and offer a dry white (such as chardonnay or sauvignon blanc) to the guests who prefer white turkey meat.
- There are two components every host must have at their first successful dinner party - lots of food and lots of alcohol. Start your party off with a "cocktail hour" complete with appetizers. Cheese and cracker platters, warm pitas and hummus, veggies and dip and mini quiches are light enough that your guests won't spoil their appetite. After all, Thanksgiving is the one day of the year devoted to stuffing yourself (and your turkey). Check out wine and cheese party for more ways to entertain before the main course.
Top 5 Thanksgiving Turkey Wesbites
In order to have a successful Thanksgiving dinner, you must start with the main ingredient: the turkey! First-time turkey cookers often experience anxiety that their precious feathered friend might turn out overcooked (does "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" ring a bell?), undercooked or just plain inedible. Well thanks to technology, cooking a turkey to perfection is as easy as visiting these sites:
- www.howtocookathanksgivingturkey.com - easy-to-follow instructions and a handy chart on the time it takes to thaw a turkey.
- www.chiff.com - includes all your turkey cooking options (even deep frying) and links to other delicious Thanksgiving recipes.
- www.homecooking.about.com - excellent advice on planning ahead, getting organized and what to do with all those leftovers.
- www.ehow.com - step-by-step instructions, time management skills and succulent turkey marinades.
- www.recipe.aol.com - by far the most versatile turkey recipes from turkey soup to turkey potpie this is perfect for outside-the-box chefs.
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