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Home Cooking Home Cooking Cooking 101 Classic Recipes Special Occasion From Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, your Guide to Home Cooking Thanksgiving is only a week away! Time to think about when to start thawing your frozen turkey and/or ham, and firm up your plans for your side dishes. Hopefully you can find time to drop into the Krazy Kitchen forum message board to catch up before the big day. Have a great week!   How To Thaw A Turkey Most turkeys are frozen to preserve freshness. This requires careful planning to thaw your turkey in a timely and most importantly, safe manner. The easiest and best way is to slowly thaw your turkey in the refrigerator, but this could take days. Find out how to safely thaw your turkey to avoid any potential food poisoning...Read More Search Related Topics:  turkey recipes  sweet potatoes  yams How to Make Turducken Recipe What is turducken? It is a chicken stuffed inside a duck which is then stuffed inside a turkey. It’s fast becoming a popular recipe for Thanksgiving. Each slice contains portions of chicken, duck, and turkey with stuffing in between the layers. Plan on adequate preparation time. Turducken is not difficult to make, but it is a little time-consuming. The end result is a worthy show-stopper. Learn how to make turducken with this photo tutorial...Read More Search Related Topics:  turkey recipes  thanksgiving recipes  poultry Ham Recipes and Cooking Tips Ham is another traditional main dish for Thanksgiving in many homes. If you have purchased a nice country ham, you will need to plan ahead since it takes a couple of days to prepare it. Learn how to prepare and cook country ham. Try Baked Ham in Champagne, Cola Ham, or Bourbon and Mustard Glazed Ham. You will also find a myriad of ham recipes to use up that leftover ham...Read More Search Related Topics:  ham recipes  ham storage  trichinosis Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Recipe This is the most-requested dessert for Thanksgiving, but don’t save this for Thanksgiving alone. It’s an easy but impressive dessert year-round. Rich cheesecake has the spiced flavor of pumpkin pie swirled throughout, and it couldn’t be easier to make. Use fresh mashed pumpkin or canned pumpkin. If you don’t want to bother with a springform pan, simply use pre-made graham cracker crusts to get two cheesecake pies instead of one. Whipped cream on top is an extra-special decadent touch, but this cheesecake stands on its own. ..Read More Search Related Topics:  cheesecake recipes  pumpkin recipes  cake recipes Related Searches Kids Cooking Recipes Thanksgiving Recipes Easter Recipes Easy Dessert Recipes Snacks Recipes Featured Articles Thanksgiving Recipes and Resources Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce Recipe Perfect Gravy Tips and Recipes 25 Tips To Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes Stuffing and Dressing Cooking Tips and Recipes Green Bean Casserole Recipe   More from About.com Sign-up for a Recipe of the Day! Never wonder what’s for dinner again. Sign up to receive some of our most popular recipes delivered to your inbox daily. Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! This newsletter is written by: Peggy Trowbridge Filippone Home Cooking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Home Cooking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   More Recipes Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake Recipe Sweet Potato and Yam Recipes and Cooking Tips Turkey Roasting Times Chart   Follow me on: Advertisement