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By YumSugar | Shine Food – Wed, Nov 10, 2010 9:20 PM EST10 Dishes That Will Make the Best Thanksgiving Ever
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Finally it's Nov. 1 and that means we can start thinking about my favorite holiday: Thanksgiving! This year we're making it our goal to help you host the best Thanksgiving ever. To kick things off, I've rounded up 10 of our most scrumptious turkey day recipes. From sides to desserts to cocktails, there is something for everyone.Related Content:
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You wouldn't wear the same food costume every Halloween - so why trick-or-treat with the same candy? This year, try something new. If you're already well-versed in the categories of movie treats and nostalgic candies, then consider serving various candies from around the world. Need a bit of an education in global candy culture? Then test your knowledge of the world's candies and check out some of our favorites here.Related Content:
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It's the middle of October and that means Halloween is coming up! Why not celebrate the holiday with tricks and some special homemade treats, too? From eerie cocktails to devilish desserts, here are 10 dishes to inspire a spook-tacular Halloween.Related Content:
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Did last year's canned-pumpkin deficit leave you in short supply? If you're starting to get worried come Halloween and Thanksgiving, simmer down: sources say pumpkin won't be in short supply this year. Although 2009's wet Summer caused flooding and harvesting problems, less rain, a hotter season, and planting of a larger crop have helped out production at Libby's, the canned-pumpkin company that processes 95 percent of the solid pack pumpkin sold in America.
That's great news for the 50 million pumpkin pies that'll be made this holiday. Have you had a hard time locating canned pumpkin so far?
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Source: YumSugarOn Bourbon, Bacon, and Butter: Alton Brown Gets Funny
By YumSugar | Shine Food – Thu, Oct 21, 2010 12:08 AM EDT
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The first time I went to an Alton Brown demo, I was a little disappointed the scientific chef focused on cooking for kids. Luckily, at this year's Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival, Brown was more rated R than PG. Although it was 11 a.m., he got things started by teaching the crowd how to make mint juleps. The theme of his demo was quintessential Southern cuisine with the defining flavor of the South being bourbon. While cooking bacon bourbon ice cream and bananas foster, he joked about the differences between Yankees and Southerners in the kitchen and had some pretty hysterical and memorable quotes. 
On his demo being the first one of the festival: "I'm just the opening act. I'm opening for Giada who's opening for Rachael Ray, who's opening for Julia Child! Yes, Ray is going to raise her from the dead. She's the opening act for Guy Fieri."
On the South's love of bacon: "The relationship a Southerner has with the pig is not quite biblical, but it's very important. Bacon
