Headliners for this year’s Fabulous Food Show in November have been announced, and the majority are recognizable faces!

The Food Show starts Friday, November 13 and runs until Sunday, November 15.

The Show kicks off with “Semi- Homemade” star Sandra Lee and “Tyler’s Ultimate” Tyler Florence, both slated for the 13th. On the 14th Tyler returns with Guy Fieri, and Bobby Flay will close things down on the 15th.

Tickets don’t go on sale until this summer, but keep an eye out if you’re a Food Network fan that wants to see some stars in action!

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Food Network Stars Headlining Fabulous Food Show

How was your Thanksgiving?

Except for a couple of sickies (including me!) ours went pretty well! We stuck with our Foot Network-inspired menu and while it was fun to try new things we’ll probably stick to our traditional dishes next year.

The brining that we did for the turkey was a hit. I don’t think I’ve ever had such a moist turkey, it was awesome. We found some brining bags at Whole Foods the day before, which was good because my husband was reluctant to use one of his beer making buckets (I don’t blame him!). I made the brine early Wednesday afternoon and got it in the fridge so it’d be cold enough for the turkey, and the whole process was pretty painless. This’ll definitely be part of our yearly prep!

The turkey turned out beautifully but with the hustle and bustle I didn’t get a decent picture of it (this picture was in the background of a shot my husband took, right before we took the turkey out).

The one thing that didn’t turn out was the gravy. I’ve made gravy a lot and never had a problem, but this time it separated and looked awful but tasted fine. I even had Alton’s segment on the DVR and rewatched it a few times and did everything he did, so I’m not sure what happened.

Tyler’s dressing was ok. My husband’s really the only one crazy about Italian sausage but it added a really nice flavor to the bread anyway and while it wasn’t a pain to make there was some juggling getting what should be a simple side dish going. Oddly enough the chestnuts really didn’t add anything to the dish and I’m glad we didn’t spend anymore time trying to find them fresh, roasting them ourselves, etc.

Giada’s potatoes were delicious and we’ll probably make them again in a non-holiday meal. Make sure you don’t add any extra salt to it while making it – the cheeses definitely take care of that for you!

I also made my usual dinner rolls, some steamed veggies, and pumpkin pie. Overall it was a fun day (I love trying new recipes!) and everyone enjoyed the food.

Did you try anything new yesterday? How did it turn out?

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The Day After

With the U.S. Thanksgiving just days away, it’s time to start thinking about turkey prep!

We’ve been wanting to try brining for a while now and saw Alton do it over the weekend on the Dear Food Network Thanksgiving. Alton has yet to let us down so we went out yesterday to get the spices and broth that we need. Our biggest issue now is finding something big enough to keep the turkey in and also have it fit in the fridge overnight.

I think we might also try Tyler’s dressing and Giada’s mashed potatoes. We always stick with the basics but this year we’re in the mood to switch things up a bit and since it’ll be just us we won’t feel bad if it doesn’t turn out too well!

So what’s on your Thanksgiving menu? How are you preparing your turkey? Or what have you been assigned to bring to a big get-together?

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How Are You Preparing Your Turkey?