By Nicholette Marbley
Most families are super stressed Thanksgiving Day. Just because Black Friday finally falls on Friday for the first time in years does not make the day less stressful. Here are 20 ideas to make Turkey Day stress free and fun.
Cooking Hacks
- Add a little baking powder to the mashed potatoes to make them extra fluffy.
- Print or write our recipes and tape them to cabinets for easy access.
- Bake stuffing in muffin tins to make single servings easy.
- Freeze rolled out pie crusts so they hold their shape in the oven
- Microwave potatoes instead of boiling them, so I have time.
- Slow roast your turkey overnight.
- Use a wine glass to cut biscuits.
- Add soy sauce to your gravy to get rid of the bland flavor.
- Use an ice chest as a fridge.
- Use aluminum foil as a roasting rack
- Put a towel or paper plate over the kitchen mixer to avoid overflows and spills.
- Designate family cooking into teams.
- Grate the butter.
- Order light takeout for lunch
- Make a collagen latte in the morning to wake you up
Must-Have Items
- This full-coverage apron from food52 is every baker’s go-to. Food52.com had the best recipes and cooking utensils.
- This state of the art digital meat thermometer by Smak is such a time saver. Stop dealing with faulty thermometers
- These porcelain serving plates will save your family a trip from getting seconds
Games
- Wind down dinner by picking names out of a hat for a Christmas Eve gift exchange.
- Put names of vacation destinations in a hat and choose the winner during desert
