>>>
>>> THIS
>>> THIS IS SO GREAT, BECAUSE AS US A -- EVERYBODY
IS MAKING THEIR PLANS, BUT
SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN,
AND YOU HAVE THE HACKS OR THE
SOLUTIONS.
SOLUTIONS. >> BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT IS
GOING TO ALL KIND OF GO
TO POT IN A SENSE, BUT YOU WANT
IT TO BE SOMETHING
YOU CAN PULL TOGETHER, GET
GOING, HAVE A GREAT TIME.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> MAYBE MAKE YOURSELF A DRINK.
>> IS THERE A DRINK ON THIS?
>> NO, NO.
WE'RE KIND OF --
>> WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?
>> LET'S START WITH THIS ONE.
>> WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
EXTRA SPACE IN OUR
FRIDGE.
FRIDGE.
FRIDGE. WE HAVE TO PUT THE TURKEY,
THEIZE, ALL THE
CASSEROLES, ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU'RE PREPPING, AND
HOPEFULLY YOU'RE PREPPING A FEW
DAYS IN ADVANCE.
IF YOU NEED TO MAKE EXTRA
SPACE, GO TO YOUR COOLERS.
YOUR COOLER CAN BE YOUR
SECONDARY FRIDGE IF YOU
START RUNNING OUT OF ROOM.
JUICES, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO
GO BAD IF THEY'RE
JUST SLIGHTLY CHILD.
PUT THINGS IN THAT YOU KNOW
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
NEED, OR PUTTING THINGS TO STAY
BEFORE YOU PUT THEM
INTO THE OVEN.
USE YOUR COOLERS.
>> OH, GOSH.
WE HAVE, LIKE, FOUR, SO THAT'S
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> NOW, I LOVE TO PUT MY
RECIPES THAT I'M MAKING --
MY KITCHEN LOOKS LIKE A GIANT
BULLETIN BOARD.
BULLETIN BOARD. >> THAT'S GREAT.
>> THIS IS OUR -- THIS IS THE
BEST EVER RECIPE
YOU'LL EVER HAVE FOR AN
APPETIZER FOR THANKSGIVING,
OUR BUTTERNUT SQUASH.
>> CAN WE PUT THAT ON OUR WEB
SITE?
SITE?
SITE? >>
SITE? >> YEAH, YEAH.
BUT ALSO YOUR TIME LINE OF HOW
THINGS ARE GOING IN
AND OUT OF THE OVEN OR HOW
THINGS NEED TO BE DONE.
IF IT'S UP ON A BOARD AND YOU
HAVE AUNT BETTY COMING
IN AND SAYING, "WHAT CAN I DO,"
YOU CAN GIVE THEM A
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. >>
JOB. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. DELEGATE.
DELEGATE.
DELEGATE. >> YOU CAN SAY, "GO FIND THAT
RECIPE ON THE CABINET,
YOU KNOW, WHERE THE COFFEE POTS
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. >>
ARE. >> AND YOU CAN SEE IT CLEARLY.
I LOVE THAT.
>> IF YOUR TURKEY GETS DRIED
OUT, YOUR MASHED
POTATOES GET DRIED OUT,
ANYTHING THAT NEEDS A JUSSH,
REALLY GOOD CHICKEN STOCK IS A
WAY TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. GOOD CHICKEN STOCK, HOT IN A
POT ON THE SIDE WILL
REVIVE ANYTHING.
REVIVE ANYTHING. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD
REVIVE JIM'S TURKEY.
IT'S GRAVY AND BOURBON.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE COOKED IT TOO
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. IT HAPPENS.
IT HAPPENS. >> IT CAN GET DRIED OUT.
BUT IT REALLY CAN MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE USING
GOOD CHICKEN STOP, NOT
THE DISH WATER STUFF OUR GRAND
MA USED TO USE.
AND THEN TO FREE UP YOUR OVEN
SPACE, PUT YOUR SIDE
DISHES IN YOUR SLOW COOKER.
YOU CAN PUT IT ON LOW.
IF IT STARTS TO GET TOO HOT,
JUST TURN IT OFF.
IT ALSO IS AN INSULATED MINI
OVEN.
OVEN.
OVEN. SO
OVEN. SO IT KEEPS THINGS HOT WITHOUT
DRYING THEM OUT.
PLUS THE STEAM ARISES WITHIN
IT.
IT.
IT. SO
IT. SO IT
IT. SO IT REALLY DOESN'T LET IT DRY
OUT LIKE AN OVEN
WOULD.
WOULD.
WOULD. >>
WOULD. >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST
COMPLAINTS IS WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH SPACE.
ENOUGH SPACE. YOU HAVE THE TURKEY.
IF YOU ARE LIKE US, WE DO LOT
OF SIDES.
OF SIDES.
OF SIDES. >> YOU CAN PLUG IT ON THE
COUNTER OR ON A TABLE.
YOU CAN BE VERY CRAFTY.
>> GOT IT.
>> HAVE YOU EVER MADE GRAVY AND
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REWORK IT, REWORK IT.
BECAUSE YOU MADE IT.
BUT NOW IT'S COLD AND
CONGEALED.
CONGEALED. >> TOTALLY.
>> TOTALLY. >> YOUR THERMOS IS WHERE TO
KEEP IT RIGHT AFTER YOU
MAKE IT THE FIRST TIME.
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT. PUT IT IN YOUR THERMOS.
IT WILL STAY HOT ALL DAY LONG.
>> BRILLIANT.
>> BRILLIANT. >> EVERY TIME YOU HAVE TO
REFILL YOUR GRAVY BOAT,
IT'S PIPING HOT EVERY TIME IT
GETS REFILLED.
GETS REFILLED. YOU ALWAYS HAVE HOT GRAVY, AND
IT DOESN'T GET GUMMY
AND GROSS.
AND GROSS. >> THAT'S ACTUALLY MY MOM'S
DISH.
DISH.
DISH. >>
DISH. >> SHE'S CONSTANTLY HAVING TO
GO BACK TO IT.
IT ALSO GETS A POT OFF YOUR
STOVE TOP.
STOVE TOP. ONCE YOU'RE DONE, YOU PUT IT IN
YOUR THERMOS AND
FORGET ABOUT IT.
I DO ALL OF MY VEGGIES ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. SO A BUNCH OF ONIONS, A BUNCH
OF CELERY.
OF CELERY. IF I HAVE EXTRA AT THE END OF
THE DAY, I'LL KEEP IT
IN THE FREEZER AND USE IT FOR A
SOUP LATER.
SOUP LATER. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> BUT NO BIG DEAL, BUT GET
THAT DONE.
THAT DONE. GET IT DONE EARLY.
PUT IT ON YOUR FAVORITE SHOW.
JUST CHOP AWAY, HAVE BAGGIES,
AND THIS SAVES SO MUCH
TIME?
TIME?
TIME? >>
TIME? >> LISTEN, MY DRESSING THAT I
LOVE TAKES SO MANY
INGREDIENTS, AND THAT'S THE
HARDEST PART IS ALL THE
CHOPPING.
CHOPPING.
CHOPPING. >> YOU ALWAYS RUN OUT OF
COUNTER SPACE.
COUNTER SPACE. IT'S PREPPED.
IT'S PREPPED. YOU'RE YOUR OWN PREP COOK.
>> HAVE YOUR MOM POUR A GLASS
OF WINE, RELAX, BUT
GET IT DONE.
>> THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS
THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TINY TO CHOP IT
EITHER.
EITHER.
EITHER. NOW, A QUICK CLEAN UP.
THIS IS THE TRICK I USE FOR
ANYTIME I HAVE PEOPLE
COMING OVER.
COMING OVER. I ALWAYS HAVE AN EMPTY BASKET
IN MY LAUNDRY ROOM,
AND I RUN AROUND THE HOUSE, AND
ANY LOOSE PAPERS,
ANY SHOES --
>> YOU ARE SAVING ME, BECAUSE
I'LL DO SOMETHING, AND
TO BE QUITE HONEST, WHERE WAS
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> IT ALL GOES IN ONE LOCATION,
AND IF YOU NEED TO
FIND IT AFTER THE PARTY FROM
YOUR QUICK CLEAN UP,
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT.
>> BRILLIANT.
>> BRILLIANT. >> NEXT, THE KIDS NEED
SOMETHING TO DO.
THAT WAY, THE ADULTS CAN
CONTINUE CHATTING, AND I
LOVE TO PUT OUT EITHER PAPER
MACHIER OR REAL
PUMPKINS ON THE TABLE AND A BIG
TO BE FULL OF
COLORED MARKERS, AND LET THEM
GO TO TOWN.
THEY CAN PLAY TIC TAC TOE,
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
>> IT KEEPS THEM OCCUPIED.
>> THE LAST ONE IS ALSO A
COOLER TRICK.
COOLER TRICK. THIS IS YOUR MINI OVEN.
THIS IS YOUR WARMING OVEN.
I TAKE ALL MY CASSEROLES
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN,
ALL NICE AND HOT, PIPING HOT.
I INSULATE THE BOTTOM WITH AN
OLD TOWEL AND THE TOP
WITH AN OLD TOWEL.
AND IT WILL STAY JUST AS HOT AS
IT WAS COMING OUT OF
THE OVEN.
THE OVEN.
THE OVEN. >> GOT IT.
>> SO WE'RE STARTING WITH THE
COOLER AND ENDING WITH
THE COOLER.
THE COOLER. >> THESE ARE SO GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR MORE RECIPES, FOR ALL OF
THESE GREAT HACKS,
PLEASE VISIT MANDY'S WEB SITE.
IT IS SUMPTUOUSLIVING.COM.
MANDY IS GOING TO STICK AROUND
FOR REAL TALK.
>> REAL TALK.
>> PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DO AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. YOU
WELL. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.
>>> COMING UP, THE ULTIMATE
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE