Morning Show's Rx For Your Holiday Cooking!

                              Make Tasty Side Dishes! 

All this week the "Today show" is all about Thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving cooking.
Monday's show featured chef Curtis Stone making (in his words and
the cohosts' words, "the juiciest turkey ever." 

And on this morning's show- co-host Carson Daly's  main squeeze-Suri Pinter.
and her specialty--Side dishes.
If you're one who makes the same old mashed potatoes, or green beans, or
plain rice, why not add a few spices, herbs, cheeses and fruits to some old time
favorite side dishes. 

Not sure how? Just look below...
1) Gravy-
Don't just add a little salt and pepper to your turkey drippings gravy, 
really spice it up with some herbs. Add parsley, thyme, rosemary and a little
white wine and really get your guests talking (and asking for more).
2) Rolls-
Yes, you add butter, ho-hum and boring.
This yr. add some finely chopped basil,  grated Parmesan, and add it to
melted butter, stir and when the rolls are done, brush this combo over your 
just-out-of the oven rolls.
3) Rice-
Yes, gravy poured over rice is delicious, but this yr. make your rice extra special
by sauteeing a few pieces of chopped butternut squash and some chopped leaks
in a little butter or olive oil and then add them to the rice.
One more tip: make sure to really clean the leeks.
4) Cranberry sauce-
You can make your own or buy some. And if you're not to ambitious and want to 
buy a can, add some thawed frozen strawberries and chopped apples (diced
into bit-sized pieces) or pears to the canned cranberry sauce.
5) Magic Mashed Potatoes-
There's "Magic Mike" and now there's "Magic Mashed Potatoes"
and if the gravy poured atop your potatoes is getting a little too boring
and tiresome, just tuck some sour cream, crumpled up bacon, (cooked)
and chopped scallions into your boiled potatoes.
6) Stuffed Stuffing-
Yes, cornbread or plain ole bread stuffing with celery, sausage, carrots,
onions and turkey drippings will most likely be on most tables, but 
if you're the daring type and want a stuffing reminiscent of a fruitcake, 
then by all means--go for it...Add seedless grapes, toasted chopped walnuts,
dried cherries, or slivered almonds.

And if you want even more- like how to fix burnt gravy, salty gravy, 
mushy stuffing,  or under cooked turkey--head to Amazon.com/
the kindle store and download, see title below....

Good Luck!
JGib~~
RedCarpwtRxs!

Bethenny's Rx To Prevent Lung Cancer!

               Drink This Not That! 

Bethenny Frankel, the popular star of her own Bravo reality series and
creator of her own line of "Skinny Girl" drinks, can help you prevent
lung cancer.

Lung cancer? Yes, the same disease that just took Donna Summer.
Surprisingly, Donna Summer never smoked, and if you're not a smoker
you're still at risk, According to research, more women than men get it,
and more women are getting it than they are breast, uterine, cervical
and ovarian cancer combined.

So, if you're willing to do this one thing, courtesy of Bethenny Frankel,
you too, can prevent it.
That one thing: Have a drink known as a Cosmopolitan.
You may remember the Cosmopolitan from the series-
"Sex and The City!"

But today, it will only be used for good, add some unsweetned cranberry 
juice, unsweetned juice, some organic apple juice, a little vodka
and stir, (do not shake) until it's well blended.

The cranberry juice helps prevent the spread of precancerous lung cells and
the apple juice-fights inflammation so it can't attach itself to lung tissue,
plus it helps prevent pneumonia and bronchitis.
And if you want to help your kids prevent lung cancer, give them the juice
without the vodka.

That's It-
And for more great tips-go to our blog...SupermarketRxs@typepad.com 

Good Luck!
JGib~~
RedCarpetRxs!