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Everyone has their recipe for making #Thanksgiving dinner. Some like their turkey deep-fried. Some brine it and stuff it with citrus. Some cut it up and smoke it. We say, do it however you like but if you would like to learn how to make a traditional, roasted turkey with easy homemade stuffing, potatoes and gravy, this is the recipe for you! It's a hit every year and the recipe has been shared with many friends over the years and they and their families love it as well. This was my Mom and grandma's recipe with some refinements that I have added over the 25 years I've been making it. Hopefully this will take any anxiety out of turning out a perfect Thanksgiving meal for your loved ones. This will be our last video posted for 2022 so we can enjoy the holidays with our family. We'll be back in January with new videos and we hope you and your families have a glorious holiday season!

At the age of 21, I found myself in charge of preparing my family's Thanksgiving dinner. I'd never done it before and my mom hadn't specifically taught me how. I'd watched her do it plenty of times because turkey dinner is one of my favorite meals and I often asked for it on my birthday as a kid. My mom had gotten sick and she would never be able to prepare this meal for me again. My Grandma was on the tail end at that point and wasn't able to help either. I had a few cooking accomplishments on my resume because my mom had insisted that I learn the basics from her as a teenager so I collaborated with my Dad and took what each of us remembered and re-created the meal. It came out nearly perfectly and in the nearly 30 years since that Thanksgiving, I've prepared it dozens of times, sometimes three times in November for different parties. It's never come out badly. Let me share this recipe with you to help take the anxiety out of a day that should be filled with joy and gratitude for everyone

It's probably colder where you are than it is where I am but it's still cold enough in the desert for me to be in soup mode. I want to make it and I want to eat it. This is a great soup to make for a party or gathering because it turns out quite a bit or it can be divided into half regular #ChickenSoup and half Tortilla Chicken Soup. Either way, I can eat it for days or freeze it and have an easy hot meal to warm up on a cold evening

Whether you're just looking for a warm meal on a rainy evening or need an easy, affordable solution to serve all of your friends at a party, this soup will become your go-to solution and can even be prepared as half regular chicken soup and half tortilla chicken!

Ever hear of #JewishPenecillin? If you're part of that community, I'm sure you have and if you live on the East Coast, there's a good chance you've been eating it your entire life. If you live out west though, you may not have experienced this tasty variation of chicken soup yet. Check out this week's video to learn how to easily make it yourself!

This delicious soup is very prevalent in the Eastern part of the country and definitely in the Jewish community but is not as well known out west. Come back mid-week to learn how to easily make it yourself!

I had never tried this before shooting this video with my daughter. she found the recipe and loved it. After making it several times she's clearly perfected it. It was magically delicious and I'm going to add it to my own rotation now. My older daughter made some home made focaccia bread to go with it and I enjoyed a pleasant #FallFood hangover afterwards. Follow my daughters and their cooking as well @AlliHibbits @amateurpagkaon https://chalknrollcalligraphy.godaddysites.com/

For under $20, you can feed your whole family a delicious meal that can be prepared in a fraction of the time it takes to prepare a traditional lasagna and I think we can all agree that everyone needs more lasagna in their lives!

Do you love cabbage rolls? Have you ever had cabbage rolls? If you've had them, you know that they take a while to make but they taste delicious if you're a fan of cabbage. This healthy recipe provides you with a way to enjoy the flavor without the time consuming task of separating cabbage leaves and rolling each roll. This can be on the table in less than 45 minutes!

Growing up in the rainy Pacific North West, I loved coming home from school/work/after school sports to find that my mom had made one of my favorite comfort foods. She never made this but I would have loved it if she had! come back later this week to see the full video

My videos are as much about giving you ideas for easy affordable meals to feed your family as they are about cooking instruction. This is still one of my kids' favorites, Can feed a family of five for under $20 & be on your table in under 20 minutes!

This is less of a cooking instructional video than it is an illustration of an easy meal that is very popular with my family. This meal feeds five people for under $20 & with under 20 minutes of prep time. It's nearly entirely made with premade materials but it becomes hybrid when you enhance your sauce

If you've never enjoyed a root beer or coke float, you must be living in a cave on a polar ice cap. Root Beer floats have been a life-long favorite of mine. So if you like a good float, here's a new classic flavor with a fall twist! Let's just say that if you like caramel apples, ice cream or apple pie, you're going to love this

Insanely easy to make and subjectively better than root beer floats. Check out this fantastic fall treat that you can share at a fall get together or binge drink at home! The full video will be posted in the next several days

My parents used to make clam dip once a year on Thanksgiving and we always looked forward to it. I liked it so much that I tried the store-bought stuff and found it to have totally weak flavors so I had my dad show me the basics. Over the years I've tinkered with it a bit and feel that I've now achieved perfection with the inclusion of fresh roasted garlic and a little Sriracha Sauce. I can now turn it out quickly and I have an easy dish i can bring to any party to share or just munch on over a Sunday afternoon movie with the family!

What's your go-to contribution to a party? We're rolling into Spooky Season and then Thanksgiving and the Holidays. On the next installment of the Obesity Sherpa Presents, we'll teach you a quick, easy and fully homemade dip recipe that will be a hit at every party. Check out this preview and look for the full video later this week!

This delicacy hails from Utah and Idaho and earned its name as a staple of funeral luncheons provided by LDS Relief Societies for the family and friends of the person whose life is being celebrated. This recipe can be prepared and in the oven in under 25 minutes or assembled the night before and placed in the oven to cook two hours before meal time. They started out as a way to honor a life well lived but can be used to enjoy a life currently in progress. Enjoy them with ham, pork chops, roast beef, chicken or however you like!

Funeral potatoes aren't just for funerals. This version goes great with BBQ. Check out the preview for our next show where you will learn to make a versatile dish that goes great with anything that comes off your smoker or grill!

What's your favorite memory of enjoying a delicious pot roast dinner? I think for most of us, it's Sunday dinner with your family or maybe a visit to Grandma's house. Maybe your Mom's or Grandma's pot roast skills weren't as high and tight as my Mom and Grandma's were but surely you've had the all-star of fall comfort food prepared to perfection somewhere along the line. Now you can do it yourself with minimal prep time and help your kids and/or grandkids get a taste of that Norman Rockwell image of a great family dinner!

Sunday dinner with your family or a visit to Grandma's house. what's your favorite memory of pot roast/stringy roast? It goes by many names but you know it when you see it or smell it. Delicious, tender, fall apart roast served with mashed potatoes, scratch gravy and sides like corn, green beans, carrots, etc. Learn how to make this comfort food all star for your family with under 45 minutes of actual prep time!

A good side dish really sets off a great meal. This is an easy one to make that will complement pot roast, roasted chicken, prime rib, & turkey, just to name a few. Hold on to this one to round out the video I'll be making on prepping that perfect thanksgiving turkey and take the opportunity to practice with a few of the dishes listed above before you get to turkey day!

It's Fall and Thanksgiving is on the horizon. You're ready to consume some serious comfort food and you need a great side dish to serve with all of that pot roast, prime rib, roast chicken and Thanksgiving turkey. We have the answer for you on this week's installment of The Obesity Sherpa Presents! Check out this preview and watch for the full episode to post mid-week

The only difference between the sauce on the chicken in this salad and your favorite wings from your local wing joint is Olive Oil, as opposed to butter. A lot of places just use straight Frank's Red Hot Sauce but those places are not usually regarded as "Good". In 20 minutes, you can serve a healthy, tasty meal that your whole family will enjoy!The only difference between the sauce on the chicken in this salad and your favorite wings from your local wing joint is Olive Oil, as opposed to butter. A lot of places just use straight Frank's Red Hot Sauce but those places are not usually regarded as "Good". In 20 minutes, you can serve a healthy, tasty meal that your whole family will enjoy!

By changing one ingredient in your buffalo wing sauce, you can have a healthy salad or wrap. My kids always ask me for this and it's a popular meal at my house. Check back later this week for the full video of how to prepare this entire meal from scratch in about 20 minutes!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, paying an exorbitant amount of money to have someone else smoke meat for you is a gigantic waste! If you're in TX or other places known for great BBQ, it's acceptable because you're exploring new ideas and finding things to learn for yourself but if you're anywhere else, I guarantee that once you get this sorted out, you'll want to make your own, less for the savings and more because you can dial it in to exactly what you want it to be every time and you can do it at home in a bathrobe