Thanksgiving Triage
On the day even non-cooks are busy in the kitchen, The Splendid Table team is ready to help on-air and online.
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Rundown the show
00:00:00 Lynne welcomes first guest Chris Kimball.
00:01:30 Caller question: Insert spices under the turkey skin.
00:04:25 Caller question: Roasting duck so it's crispy.
00:08:30 Email question: How to make a great gravy. Lynne's advises mojo dipping sauce instead.
00:09:20 Caller question: Chocolate Truffles
00:12:00 Chris Kimball joins
00:16:20 Caller question: How and why to rest a turkey?
00:19:31 Caller question: Worries her meat thermometer is broken.
00:22:35 Caller question: Layered pie isn't standing.
00:25:50 Caller question: Butternut squash with marshmallows.
00:32:00 Caller question: Salt brine turkey not rinsed.
00:34:30 Chris's Thanksgiving: making pies, all-day chicken stock, and cooking a turkey he got from his neighbor.
00:36:59 Email question: How to cook rutabega?
00:38:10 Caller question: Will Turkey glaze conflict with stuffing flavors?
00:40:45 Caller question: What vegan ingredient can be substituted for Knox geletin?
00:45:40 Caller question: What to do with a turkey that isn't fully thawed?
00:49:00 Caller question: 10-year old asks for drink ideas. Lynne recommends cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, shaved ginger, and ginger ale served over ice.
00:51:00 Caller question: Sweet potato recipe suggestion.
00:54:30 Check in with Jane and Michael Stern.
01:01:10 Caller question: Best spices to flavor lamb appetizer.
01:04:20 Caller question: Brussel sprout recipe recommendation -- roasted with rosemary branches, orange zest, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, onion.
01:08:45 Caller question: What to do with basic Jenny-O turkey breast.
01:11:40 Lynne gives safety advice about how NOT to cook a turkey.
01:12:30 Caller qestion: Brown sugar pie and custard filling.
01:16:10 Joshua Wesson joins Lynne to talk wine.
01:18:10 Lynne asks Joshua about washing wine glasses.
01:22:00 Caller question: Does champagne go with Thanksgiving dishes?
01:25:25 Email question: Red wine gravy with white wine to drink?
01:28:30 Caller question: Is there a wine that goes with cranberries?
01:32:00 Garrison Keillor joins Lynne.
01:34:00 Garrison reads "Supper," one of his sonnets.
01:36:55 Garrison reads "Table Grace".
01:38:07 Caller question: Two turkeys: one traditional and one Cuban-style.
01:42:47 Caller question: Turkey is so brown, is it burning?
01:45:27 Caller question: asks for recipe for gluten-free and vegetarian stuffing for stuffed mushrooms.
01:47:30 Caller comment: Move to US from India and shares how she and her friends love to celebrate Thanksgiving.
01:51:00 Caller question: How to reheat mashed potatoes so they still taste good.
01:53:17 Caller question: Bourbon in the gravy.
01:54:25 Caller question: Duck breasts and slow roasting.
00:57:15 Caller story: A quartered (not carved) turkey.
The end. Happy Thanksgiving!