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- Can you please add a recipe for pineapple upside down cake? Thanks!!! —Pebbles Pineapple upside down cake,...
- Do you have a baked ham recipe? --Cristi
- Does anyone make a good, simple marble cake today? It's what I always wanted on my birthday, and now, if you try and...
- I would like to have your recipe for Sugared Drop Doughnuts. Could you please post it so I can add it to my recipe book...
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"Green" Casserole
I love your green casserole that was published in a magazine years ago! For years I've made it for Thanksgiving, but after moving to another state, I lost the index card recipe. Can you please post this recipe on your website? After making your versio ... -
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Zucchini Bread
I am looking for a recipe for zuccini bread that is made with some kind of oil. --Pam Hi Pam, I don’t happen to have a zucchini bread recipe on the site, but our sister site, cookingvillage.com, has one th ... -
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Soup for Thirty
Not really a cooking question, but a serving one. We are having 30 people for Thanksgiving dinner. My son wants me to serve our yummy squash soup. I don't have 30 soup bowls and am trying to ... Hi Cathy, Well, my first thought when reading your question was bread bowls! But hollowing out ... -
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Do-Ahead Thanksgiving Sides
I've heard that you can prepare sweet potatoes and all side dishes ahead and then freeze them. If this is done, then how do you prepare them so they're not overcooked on Thanksgiving, i.e., dressing, sweet potatoes, casseroles, etc? --Patty ... -
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Weepy Meringue
I have been baking forever but no matter how much I read up on meringue pies, mine always weep. I make my custard, then put it in the pie shell while I am making the meringue. I whip the egg whites till frothy then start adding my sugar slowly and some cre ... -
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Celery Salt Gone Missing
I've been looking all over for celery salt. I've been to three or four stores and they don't seem to carry it. Do you know what happened? --Brenda Hi Brenda! You know, I hadn’t really thou ... -
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Prepping Potatoes Ahead of Time
Can I peel and cut my potatoes the day before Thanksgiving? If they sit in water for 24 hours will they be okay? Thank you. --Christy Hello Christy, This is a great question because there are two schools of thought when it comes to peeling and prepping ... -
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Healthy Turkey
My husband and I like cooking turkey in my crockpot, covered with Swanson chicken broth. Is it healthier than baking in the oven? --Sandi Hi Sandi! Healthwise, there wouldn’t be much difference in slow- ... -
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Stuffing in Muffin Tins
I recently heard of making stuffing and cooking in muffin tins......what temp and how long do you think? Do you even have a recipe for that? --Jackie Hi Jackie! Oh my, I haven’t made what my kids called “St ... -
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Pumpkin Bread
Can you please give a recipe for a moist pumpkin bread, please? Thanks!!!! Happy Thanksgiving! Laureen Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Laureen! I don’t happen to have a pumpkin bread recipe on the site at thi ... -
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Smaller Thanksgiving
Dear Betty, Because of travel issues, we find ourselves with a much smaller group at Thanksgiving this year. What should I do about the turkey? I still want a full dinner, but don’t want to roast a big bird for just 6 people! --Jeanne ... -
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Frosted Brownies
Could please add a quick frosted brownies recipe? --Julia Hi Julia, I’m sorry that we don’t happen to have a recipe for frosted brownies at this time. But, I’ve got a terrific, easy brownie recipe that yo ...





