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" I asked you guys to dish about your Thanksgiving shortcuts, substitutions, and shenanigans...and boy, did you deliver! Here&amp;#039;s some of what you told us on here on Gatherings, and on Facebook: Smart Prep Tips:    Get our recipe for sage-butter turkey. &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t stuff the turkey. We make it in the slow cooker with the giblets on top, breast side down. I&amp;#039;d rather have juicy meat served on a platter than a picture-perfect dry bird!&amp;quot; \u2013Lorlie Engbrecht &amp;quot;My laziest Thanksgiving shortcut it to buy pre-cut butternut squash. It is more expensive but those few dollars are worth avoiding the frustration and the likelihood of a knife injury.&amp;quot; \u2013Anna Ballard &amp;quot;Instead of suffering through the dreaded onion chopping, I add onion soup mix to my hash brown casserole. Yum!&amp;quot; \u2013Audrey Plew Store-Bought Solutions:    Get the recipe for our pumpkin pie with a walnut crust, or snag one of our favorite mail-order pies. &amp;quot;I make my own pies with Pillsbury piecrusts. The secret is out!&amp;quot; \u2013Patricia Bell Swanson &amp;quot;My husband will only eat Stove Top stuffing.&amp;quot; \u2013April Lopez &amp;quot;I order pecan pecans from Ranalli&amp;#039;s in Tontitown, Arkansas. Best ever!&amp;quot; \u2013Janie Cottrell &amp;quot;Whole Foods cooks all of our sides. We just roast the bird and make the pies.&amp;quot; \u2013Lynette Manteau &amp;quot;Why would anyone make their own when they could get Costco pumpkin pie?&amp;quot; \u2013Mary Bahr McClaskey &amp;quot;I use Bob Evans&amp;#039; Original Mashed Potatoes. I haven&amp;#039;t peeled a potato in years since I discovered these. They are the best I&amp;#039;ve ever eaten.&amp;quot; \u2013Keni Farnwalt Restaurants to the Rescue:    Get chef Carrie Morey&amp;#039;s perfect buttermilk biscuit recipe, or order some of her pre-made creations from her shop, Callie&amp;#039;s Charleston Biscuits. &amp;quot;I roast an amazing turkey, but get the sides from Cracker Barrel.&amp;quot; \u2013Rita Wells &amp;quot;Utlimate shortcut: go out to a restaurant to eat!&amp;quot; \u2013Colette Nichelle Erck &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t cook a turkey. I get mine at Honey Baked Ham company. Then I can concentrate on making the side dishes.&amp;quot; \u2013Janet Fisher Love Those Leftovers:    Give your leftovers the dessert treatment by turning yams into sweet potato spoon bread.Get our recipe. &amp;quot;I often find myself layering all the side dish leftovers into a mini trifle. That might be off-putting to some people, but who doesn&amp;#039;t want Thanksgiving in a glass?&amp;quot; \u2013Diane Dubansky Haase &amp;quot;We don&amp;#039;t do Thanksgiving at my house anymore...but my family loves the Friday leftovers so much that we basically make an entire extra dinner just to leave at home. Nothing beats the Friday turkey and stuffing sandwiches.&amp;quot; \u2013Hillary Grey Related Video: 7 Easy and Beautiful Thanksgiving Craft Ideas         Tell us: What&amp;#039;s your favorite way to decorate for Thanksgiving? Your answers could appear in a future post! Plus: See more sweet and simple entertaining tips \u00BB37 ways to make something new out of something old \u00BB70+ delicious Thanksgiving side dishes \u00BB101 holiday decorating ideas \u00BBIna Garten&amp;#039;s tips for a stress-free Thanksgiving \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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