Are you ready for Thanksgiving?

You sure?

Use this handy dandy Guide to Planning Thanksgiving Dinner just to be positive.

Me? No, I’m not. I’m still trying to get through the week BEFORE Thanksgiving.

So this will help me when the time comes . . . soon. There are so many little details to remember, it helps when someone else lays them all out for me!

Check out the Thanksgiving guide here and get all your ducks (or turkeys) in a row for the big day!

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The holidays are coming! And that means company and cooking. Are you ready?

Many of us will do the traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. But we’ve gotta eat more than once, right?

So why not make something different and delicious that everyone will love!

Try this Flat Iron Steaks with KC BBQ Glaze recipe from The Kansas City Steak Company. It’s sure to be a hit!

Flat Iron With KC Barbeque Glaze

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Sauce:

Apple Cider Vinegar                    ½ C

Water                                        ½ C

Yellow Mustard                          ¼ C

Ketchup                                     2 T

Tomato Paste                             1.5 T

Sweet paprika                             1 T

Salt                                           ½ T

Ground celery seed                       1 t

Black pepper                               ¼ t

Cayenne                                     ¼ t

Garlic powder                             ¼ t

Onion powder                             ¼ t

Cinnamon                                  pinch

Allspice, ground                          pinch

Cloves, ground                           pinch

Flat iron Steaks, 6 oz                   4

Salt and pepper                           to taste

Method:

1. For the glaze, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. This glaze can be made in bulk ahead of time. Omit the water, and you have an excellent Kansas City Barbeque glaze.

2. Preheat the grill.

3. Season the steaks with salt and pepper.

4. Grill the steaks to desired doneness, when they are about 1 minute from being done brush them with the glaze on both sides and let the heat from the grill cook them for just a moment. Let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.

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Turkey Bolognese! Cranberry-carrot muffins! Turkey spring rolls!

I’ve gotta admit, these are meals made from Thanksgiving leftovers I would NEVER have come up with on my own.

But what great ideas! After the obligatory turkey and ham sandwiches, I usually don’t want the traditional meal again anytime soon. But Turkey Bolognese? That’s a flavor I can get behind. And it’s not even close to tasting like Thanksgiving turkey!

And how about some cranberry-carrot muffins for breakfast the next morning? Genius!

Click to see more really smart – and tasty –  Thanksgiving leftover ideas here.

With these meals, it’ll be a happy Thanksgiving, indeed!

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