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I've got a smaller candle here that I'm gonna cover with the green beans . So you similar thing, you just put a rubber band around it like this, and then the green beans I've also cut to be about the same size, and I'm just gonna start tucking. Don't worry about whether or not the rubber band coordinates or looks pretty because I'm gonna cover it up with some ribbon, so it's not gonna look so bad once it's done. You're gonna keep tucking in your green beans like this just like I did with the asparagus until you got your candle totally covered. But, the artichoke is a little

These pretty little pumpkins make a big statement at your holiday table. Smaller pumpkins like these are perfect for lots of tabletop projects. So today, I'm gonna use these cute little pumpkins to make candleholders. Super easy! So what you do is you start out with a bunch of these little guys and you're

perfect for our candles. But before I put my candles into my pumpkins , I'm gonna kinda jazz it up a little bit. This is super easy. I started out with this floral pick and I

work with. So, once you've got your wire tied, you're just gonna snip off any excess wire, and just make sure you twist that in. Grab a pair of scissors, and you're gonna make your

out of fresh flowers, and it'll add an unexpected flare to your tabletop . So to create your flower pumpkin, you need to start with some floral foam. So I've got 2 pieces here, and I'm

it upright like so, and then just put a pretty little white pumpkin on top of that, and you have a beautiful place setting. Notice how the pumpkin goes with the dinner plate and you can certainly have it an eclectic collection of colors for each of your place settings,

Before stuffing a turkey be sure to remove the packaged gizzards and the neck of the turkey. They are often placed in both ends of the bird. Next, rinse the turkey well. Pat the turkey dry so it is less slippery. Note, for safety-sake, you should not stuff the turkey or any poultry until you're ready to roast it, but the stuffing can be made ahead and refrigerated. Start stuffing the bird by lightly spooning some of the stuffing into the large opening of the turkey. Loosely flow the body cavity with stuffing . The stuffing will expand during roasting, so don't pack it too full. At the other end of the turkey, pull the neck skin away and using a spoon in your hand, tuck stuffing into the shallow cavity under the skin. Turn the bird over and continue to add stuffing . To help keep the stuffing in place, pull the skin over the stuffing . Use a short skewer to secure the skin by poking the skewer through the loose skin of the body. Turn the turkey over. Tuck the ends of the drumstick under a band of skin.

Mashed potatoes are the one side dish that almost everyone has on their table. And I've got some great ideas today to get perfect mashed potatoes on your table in no time. Hi, I'm Sandra Lee. Now, when you are thinking about mashed potatoes , it's really important to know what potato in the grocery store you're supposed to buy. You could buy russet potatoes or Yukon potatoes. Both of these will make perfect mashed potatoes every single time. Now, I've already cooked off some Yukon potatoes here. And by the way, when you boil your potatoes, an easy way to check to see if they're done, is just stick a fork all the way through, and if they come apart, they are ready. Now, to these potatoes, I just wanna add some room temperature softened butter. It's important that it be softened and not cold and hard when you put it into your warm potatoes. I'm gonna go ahead, and I'm gonna use just a regular hand-held potato masher. This is the kind of masher that you wanna use if want a nice mashed potato that's got beautiful potato chunks in it. Now if you want something that's a little bit smoother, which you may wanna use, is just a hand mixer. This gives you a much more creamy, light, fluffy potato . Just add a little bit of milk as you go to make this nice and creamy. Most of us like to use a hand mixer because it gives you a nice, fluffy potato that still has some wonderful chunks of potato in it. Now to this, you're gonna wanna add just a little of salt and pepper. If you want a super smooth, creamy potato , the best thing to use is either a ricer or a food mill. Both of these will give you a perfectly smooth potato . Now, let's talk about embellishing the flavor of your potato . You can easily do that with maybe a little bit of sour cream, and certainly some chopped chives, or think about maybe