60 THE QUEENS COURIER • THANKSGIVING • NOVEMBER 16, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Inspiration for a simple and delicious Thanksgiving
Th anksgiving is all about abundance.
It’s a time when Americans pull out the
stops to celebrate everything they have to
be thankful for with a big, delicious meal
that will leave everyone at the table saying
“Wow!”
Th is year, with an incredible variety
of convenient resources available, ideas
and inspiration are also in abundance to
help you create an unforgettable feast,
whether you’re hosting your very fi rst
Th anksgiving or your 50th.
“I love preparing for the Th anksgiving
feast as much as I love actually eating it.
I’m all about fi nding recipes I trust and
fi guring out ways to get as much done as
possible before my family arrives, so it’s
eff ortless and simple to throw the fi nishing
touches together,” says Molly Yeh,
whose photography and popular musings
on easy cooking ideas and adventures
from the farm have been featured
in Food & Wine, Fresh Style and Saveur.
“Like me, most people turn to blogs
or Pinterest and informational websites
for their Th anksgiving inspiration. Th ese
days, there’s no need to spend your holiday
tied up on a help hotline. You don’t
have to look far to fi nd easy, creative
ways to make this the best Th anksgiving
yet.”
Starting with the meal’s iconic centerpiece
- a delicious Th anksgiving turkey -
these tips, ideas and resources make hosting
so easy that even fi rst-time cooks will
feel like fi ve-star chefs.
Simplify with no-fuss
ingredients
Semi-homemade ingredients can add
to the ease of meal preparation and free
you up to spend more time with family
and friends. Jazz up pre-made mashed
potatoes from your grocer’s refrigerated
section by adding a teaspoon of chopped
fresh rosemary and stirring in creamy
Country Crock butter. Add a few custom
touches to pre-washed bagged salad mix
such as blue cheese crumbles, sliced red
onion and bite-sized pears and serve with
balsamic vinaigrette dressing for a no-fuss
dish with big fl avors.
Modern sophistication
If contemporary cuisine is your style,
switch out traditional meal elements with
more modern versions. Instead of baked
sweet potatoes, make a rustic vegetable
tart using chopped sweet potatoes, onions
and other farm-fresh veggies wrapped in
a delicious crust of frozen pre-made puff
pastry.
Easy regional cuisine
Regional American cuisines are among
the top four “Hot Trends” this year,
according to the National Restaurant
Association. Give Th anksgiving an easy
Tex-Mex twist by making a Southwestern
turkey rub using chili powder, cumin and
cayenne pepper. If seasoning rubs are
new to you, an easy how-to video is just a
click away. Round out your dinner theme
with cornbread dressing made with diced
green chilies and spicy pepperoni.
Gluten-free Thanksgiving
goodness
About one in four Americans feels that
a gluten-free menu is good for everyone,
according to Th e NPD Group. Everyone
at your table, even those with special diets,
can enjoy holiday fl avors with a delicious
gluten-free menu featuring roasted turkey,
honey-and-bacon Brussels sprouts,
quinoa stuffi ng with sweet potatoes and
honey cranberry sauce.
A simple solution for tender,
perfectly cooked turkey
Th e turkey is the star of your
Th anksgiving show, so go for a simple,
convenient solution like JENNIE-O
OVEN READY Turkey - a turkey that
goes directly from your freezer to oven
with no thawing, less mess and a perfect
result every time. With OVEN READY
Turkey, hosts can be confi dent they’ll
impress their guests with a tender, perfectly
seasoned turkey, allowing them to
focus on other elements of the meal, from
creative side dishes to tantalizing desserts,
or simply enjoy hosting company.
Dazzle them with desserts
Create a feast for the eyes as well as
the stomach with simple desserts presented
in elegant new ways. Make apple
carrot cake cupcakes or individual mini
pumpkin cheesecakes and serve them on
a beautiful glass pedestal platter. Even a
store-bought dessert can make mouths
water if it’s placed on a gorgeous serving
plate.
Add some sparkle
Make your meal - and your guests -
truly sparkle by serving delicious cranberry
sparkler drinks. Combine two cups
cranberry juice cocktail and two cups
orange juice with a bottle of champagne
or sparkling wine and let the celebration
begin.
Go online to get started
For more inspiration, visit the new
“Holiday Table” section on JennieO.com
- a one-stop destination for entertaining
ideas to make any home cook’s eff orts
shine without adding extra hours in the
kitchen, including inspirational menus
and recipes, plus tips, how-to videos and
more.
Courtesy BPT