Chef, cookbook author, and former fine dining chef Michelle Dudash shares her Thanksgiving game plan.

Hear about her menu, tried-and-true recipes, and more. Follow her plan for a stress-free, delicious Thanksgiving that your crew will love.

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Thanksgiving Day

Brunch

Stone crab claws 3 lb

• ​Lemons

Shrimp cocktail, cocktail sauce, seafood sauce

• ​White wine for poaching

Charcuterie: 10 very thin slices prosciutto, 10 very thin slices mortadella, 10 thin slices hard salami; 3 cheeses: 1 Brie/etc, 1 good cheddar, 1 blue cheese

Lebanese salad (From The Low-Carb Mediterranean Cookbook)

Bloody Mary’s (Zing Zang mix)

Thanksgiving Dinner

Fried Turkey

• ​1 fresh turkey
• ​Brining ingredients
• ​Peanut oil

Roasted Turkey Recipe that Michelle loves

Gravy + stock

• ​2 extra turkey necks
• ​1/2 carrots, 1/2 celery, 1/2 onion, thyme, rosemary, ¼ c. dry white wine
• ​Fresh thyme, bay leaf, black peppercorns, parsley stems, whole coriander
• ​1 qt chicken stock 

Stuffing

• ​1 tube raw ground sausage (not links), for stuffing. Plain savory flavor 
• ​1 bag of the dried bread cubes for stuffing. 1 large bag.
• ​ 2 quarts chicken broth
• ​Jimmy Dean sausage (the ground kind in a tube) – a similar brand/style
• ​ 2 stalks celery
• ​1 onion

Mashed Potatoes (TBD since its last minute)

• ​Yukon gold potatoes, get a consistent size
• ​Butter, cream

Green bean casserole

Cranberry or Pomegranate Sauce

Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, (LoMo) Pumpkin and whipped cream

• ​Pumpkin pie recipe off Libby’s can.
• ​2 c pecans (raw)
• ​4 Honey crisp apples and 2 granny smith
• ​Vanilla
• ​Flour for pie crusts
• ​Orange juice
• ​Minute Tapioca 
• ​Karo light corn syrup
• ​Eggs
• ​Whole milk
• ​Butter
• ​Cinnamon
• ​Nutmeg
• ​sugar

Soft Dinner rolls, 1-2 doz

Other shelf goods

• ​1 package cheesecloth (in the baking supplies section)
• ​Butchers twine
• ​Old Bay Seasoning

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In this episode of Food Uncensored: Michelle reviews her favorite sparkling waters, including Spindrift and Topo Chico, and how to use them in mocktails in place of weeknight wine.

Michelle also shares her sparkling water cocktail recipes including her Skinny Margarita and Skinny Paloma.

Take a trip down memory lane at the bowling alley with Michelle and New York Seltzer.

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In this episode: Learn how to make the smoothie that Michelle makes for breakfast almost every single morning! Michelle's summer smoothie contains plant protein powder, soy milk, banana, strawberries, creatine, nut butter or pistachios, vitamin D, biotin, and ice. Get Michelle's Plant Protein Shake recipe here.

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