TO SURVIVE THIS PANDEMIC.
>> THAT WAS NBC’S GABE GUTIERREZ
REPORTING.
WELL, THIS MORNING WITH
THANKSGIVING JUST TWO DAYS AWAY,
WE’VE LINED UP OUR EXPERTS TO
HELP YOU PULL OFF A MEMORABLE
HOLIDAY FROM HEALTH AND SAFETY
TO ZOOMSGIVING AND EVEN WAYS TO
SCALE DOWN THAT MEAL.
>> DID WE TAKE THAT UP, ZOOMSGIVING?
WE HAVE DR. JOHN TORRES, AND
CITY OF
CITY OF NEW RULE
STEPHANIE RUHLE AND MELISSA.
DR. TORRES, THE CDC ADVISING
THAT WE AVOID TRAVEL FOR
THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR.
WHETHER WE’RE STILL HEADING OUT
OR GATHERING INDOORS IN A
SMALLER BUBBLE, AT THIS POINT
WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD EVERYONE
BE AWARE OF TO HAVE A SAFE
HOLIDAY?
>> THE CDC IS NOT TRYING TO BE A
WET BLANKET, THEY’RE JUST TRYING
TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE SAFE.
THEY DO HAVE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WEAR A MASK, MAKE SURE YOU’RE 6
FEET APART, MINIMIZE THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE.
BUT HAVE LESS TIME.
SO SEND PEOPLE AWAY EARLY.
THEY’RE ALSO SAYING DON’T SING,
DON’T HAVE LOUD MUSIC AND DON’T
DRINK ALCOHOL.
THOSE ARE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS
THEY HAVE.
>> THAT SEEMS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE,
DR. TORRES.
I MEAN --
>> THE SINGING PART?
>> NO, I THINK THE DRINKING
PART.
>> THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO SING
OR HAVE LOUD MUSIC BECAUSE THAT
MAKES YOU TALK LOUDER AND
PROJECT THE VIRUS PARTICLES, THE
ALCOHOL WILL DISINHIBIT YOU AND
YOU MIGHT GO AROUND HUGGING
PEOPLE.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT AFTER
THANKSGIVING, A LOT OF PEOPLE
WILL BE GOING BACK HOME, BACK TO
WORK, BACK TO CAMPUS.
DO YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
QUARANTINE BEFORE THEY HEAD
BACK?
WHEN WE SAY QUARANTINE, PEOPLE
DON’T HAVE A LOT OF TIME OFF,
RIGHT, SO TWO DAYS, THREE DAYS,
HOW ARE WE REALISTICALLY
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?
>> WHAT THEY RECOMMEND IS THAT
YOU ACTUALLY FOLLOW STATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS.
SOME STATES WANT YOU TO
QUARANTINE IF YOU TRAVEL.
OTHERS LIKE NEW YORK ARE TRYING
THIS NEW THING WHERE THEY HAVE
YOU QUARANTINE A FEW DAYS AND
THEN TEST.
IT BASICALLY DEPENDS WHERE YOU
GO AND WHAT KIND OF RISK YOU
HAVE WHEN YOU’RE THERE.
IF YOU’RE GETTING A LOT OF
EXPOSURE AND DO DRINK AND HUG
EVERYBODY, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD
QUARANTINE.
OTHERWISE IF YOU’RE FAIRLY SAFE
WHERE YOU WERE, KEEP AN EYE ON
YOURSELF WHEN YOU’RE BACK HOME
TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE SAFE AND
EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS TOO.
>> ALL RIGHT, DR. TORRES, I
WON’T SING OR HUG.
>> BUT YOU WILL DRINK.
>> I’LL STAY IN A CORNER WITH A
COCKTAIL.
>>> LET’S BRING IN STEPHANIE
RUHLE FOR TIPS ON CELEBRATING
VIRTUALLY.
STEPH, A LOT OF US AREN’T GOING
TO BE PHYSICALLY WITH FAMILY AND
FRIENDS IN PERSON, BUT WE’VE GOT
THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT LETS US
CELEBRATE AND ACTUALLY SAVE SOME
PROBLEMS TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH
FAMILY MEMBERS YOU’RE GOING TO
SPENDING
SPEND -- YOU COULD SPEND TIME
WITH ALL OF THEM.
>> THAT’S EXACTLY IT, AL.
THIS IS THE YEAR TO BE THANKFUL
FOR TECHNOLOGY.
EVEN A NORMAL YEAR YOU PROBABLY
DON’T SEE YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
FOR ME, I’M MARRIED, SO I’M
EITHER WITH MY FAMILY OR MY
IN-LAWS.
FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE FAR AWAY
FROM THEIR FAMILIES, THEY
PROBABLY DON’T GO HOME EVERY
YEAR.
BECAUSE WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME
BUCKET WE’RE THINKING ABOUT HOW
TO STAY CONNECTED.
MY FAMILY IS GOING TO DO THEIR
THANKSGIVING TOAST VIA ZOOM.
SO WHAT NORMALLY WOULD BE
PROBABLY 12 OF US FOR DINNER,
IT’S GOING TO BE 30 OF US
SHARING A TOAST, GIVING THANKS.
WE’RE EVEN THROWING IN A FEW
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS FOR GOOD
MEASURE BECAUSE MY GOAL IS TO
HAVE THE BIGGEST THANKSGIVING
TOAST EVEN IF WE’RE HAVING THE
SMALLEST THANKSGIVING DINNER.
THEN WHEN IT COMES TO DINNER, DO
NOT FORGET THE INTERNET IS YOUR
FRIEND.
FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO COOK, I
LIKE TO COOK, BUT IN MY FAMILY
I’M SORT OF CONSIDERED A NEWBIE.
MY MOTHER PUTS ME AT THE
CULINARY KIDS TABLE.
I ONLY GET TO BRING A CHEESE
PLATTER.
BECAUSE WE’RE NOT TOGETHER, WE
ALL GET TO COOK THIS YEAR.
THANKS TO THE INTERNET, EVERY
POSSIBLE RECIPE IS OUT THERE FOR
YOU.
SO FOR ME, RIGHT, I’M GOING TO
GO TO TODAY FOOD.COM AND GET
EVERY RECIPE.
WHEN I CAN’T JAM MY TURKEY IN
THE OVEN, ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS,
HEY, GOOGLE, MY TURKEY DOESN’T
FIT IN.
>> KNOWING YOUR MOM, LOUISE,
SHE’LL STILL GIVE YOU GRIEF
ABOUT WHATEVER YOU MAKE.
>> YES, BUT THIS YEAR I CAN MUTE
HER.
I CAN MUTE HER THIS YEAR.
>> YOU SAID THAT, I DIDN’T.
OKAY, SO AFTER DINNER, WHAT ARE
SOME ACTIVITIES WE CAN DO WITH
OUR LOVED ONES VIRTUALLY OR JUST
WITH FOLKS AT HOME?
>> OKAY.
SO THIS IS THE YEAR FOR GAMES.
LET’S SAY YOU ARE DOING YOUR
WHOLE THANKSGIVING VIA ZOOM.
GAMES ARE A GREAT WAY TO KEEP
THE NIGHT GOING.
YOU REALLY CAN’T THINK OF STUFF
TO TALK ABOUT FOR THREE HOURS
AND WE’RE SEEING IT IN SALES.
SALES OF BOARD GAMES, VIDEO
GAMES, EVEN ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION
TRIVIA SERVICES.
THEY’RE UP.
IT’S A GREAT WAY TO STAY
CONNECTED.
I’LL SAY ONE OTHER GREAT THING
ABOUT GAMES, YOUR KIDS HAVE TO
PLAY THEM WITH YOU.
THIS YEAR THEY HAVE TO PLAY WITH
ME, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.
>> BREAK OUT THAT TROUBLE AND
POP-O-MATIC CUBE.
>>> NOW WE WANT TO TAKE A TURN
AND BRING IN MELISSA CLARK AND
TALK ABOUT HOW THERE ARE WAYS WE
CAN PARE DOWN THE MEAL.
WE ALL STILL WANTING TO HAVE A
NICE THANKSGIVING SPREAD BUT HOW
CAN WE DO IT SO WE DON’T HAVE
ALL THE DISHES WE NORMALLY HAVE
IF WE HAVE A MILLION PEOPLE AT
OUR HOUSE?
>> THIS YEAR IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT A LITTLE
MORE PARED DOWN AND TO SAVE WORK
AND SAVE DISHES, BUT YOU STILL
WANTING TO HAVE ALL OF THE
AMAZING FLAVORS OF THANKSGIVING,
RIGHT?
YOU WANT YOUR TURKEY AND YOU
WANT YOUR CRANBERRY SAUCE AND
YOUR STUFFING.
SO WHAT WE DID AT NYP COOKING IS
CAME UP FOR A GAME PLAN FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARED DOWN THEIR
THANKSGIVING BUT STILL WANTING
ALL THOSE FLAVORS.
WHAT WE DID WAS A ONE PAN, ONE
POT THANKSGIVING SO YOU CAN MAKE
THE ENTIRE MEAL USING JUST A
REGULAR LITTLE POT AND A PAN
WHICH IS YOUR FRIEND WHEN IT
COMES TO MAKING ANY MEAL EASILY.
SO THERE’S A TURKEY BREAST
COVERED IN BACON, THERE’S
STUFFING, BRUSSEL SPROUTS AND
THESE ADORABLE LITTLE SWEET
POTATO BOATS.
INSTEAD OF DOING THE WHOLE SWEET
POTATO CASSEROLE, YOU CAN DO A
LITTLE SWEET POTATO BOAT WITH
THE MARSHMALLOWS, INDIVIDUAL,
EVERYONE GETS THEIR OWN.
YOU’RE STILL GOING TO HAVE
PLENTY OF LEFTOVERS AND IT’S
JUST AN EASIER, FASTER WAY.
AND THE WHOLE THING YOU CAN DO
IN THREE HOURS AND YOU’RE ONLY
GOING TO HAVE TWO DISHES TO
WASH, SO THIS IS A GREAT PLAN
FOR PEOPLE TO DO A SMALLER BUT
JUST AS DELICIOUS THANKSGIVING
MEAL.
>> MELISSA, WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF
TIME, BUT REAL QUICK IF SOMEBODY
DOESN’T WANT TO COOK, DO YOU
HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR
TAKEOUT OR WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO
IF THEY JUST DON’T WANT TO COOK?
>> OH, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO
COOK, DON’T COOK.
PLEASE, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL
RESTAURANTS.
THEY NEED YOU NOW AND THEY ALL
HAVE THANKSGIVING MENUS.
THEY’RE DYING TO SERVE THEM TO
YOU.
SO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
RESTAURANT, CALL THEM UP, SEE
WHAT THEY’RE OFFERING, SUPPORT
THEM AND SPEND YOUR MONEY THERE.
THEY’LL BE SO GRATEFUL AND
YOU’LL BE THANKFUL AFTER THE
HOLIDAYS.
THERE’S LESS CLEANUP.
>> MELISSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.