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If there's one day a year Hollywood stars most likely ditch their diets, it would be Thanksgiving. Enjoy this small collection of celebrities' turkey-day favorites.
Victoria's Secret supermodel and mother-of-four Heidi Klum says she “will be cooking up a big fat turkey and sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top.”
Vegetarian starlet Kristen Bell loves Tofurkey. She explains, “It’s a faux turkey that my parents always made for me because I’ve always been a vegetarian. It’s great, you should try it!”
Fantastic Four star Jessica Alba says, “I like to cook it all! I like turkey; I like stuffing; I like candied yams — I like it all!”
The Office actress and Quincy Jones' daughter, Rashida Jones says her favorite Thanksgiving treat is, “Stuffing! We have this incredible, really old recipe in my family that makes me come home no matter where I am.”
Another fan of the side dish is "Heroes" star Ali Larter. She wants, "more, more more" stuffing!
A celebrity favorite food list would not be complete without a recipe from Martha Stewart. Check out Martha's take on roast turkey as well as a few other celebrity favorites. (See below)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Roast Turkey by Martha Stewart
Serves 12 to 14
• 3 cups coarse salt, plus more for seasoning
• 5 cups sugar
• 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 medium leeks, white and pale-green parts only, rinsed and coarsely chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns, plus freshly ground pepper
• 1 fresh whole turkey (18 to 20 pounds), rinsed and patted dry, giblets and neck reserved for gravy
• Gravy
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted, plus 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc
• Chestnut Stuffing
• Crab apples, fresh rosemary sprigs, and fresh sage, for garnish (optional)
Rachel Ray’s Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese and Chives
• 2 1/2 pounds small red potatoes or baby Yukon Gold potatoes, large ones halved and small ones left whole
• 1/2 cup cream or half-and-half
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 10 chives, finely chopped Place the potatoes in a large pot with cold water. Once the water comes to a boil, add a generous amount of salt. Boil until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 10-12 minutes. Drain the potatoes and return them to the hot pot to let them dry out a bit. Mash the potatoes with cream or half-and-half, cream cheese, chives, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Ted Turner’s Applesauce Cake
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups hot applesauce
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. clove and allspice mix
• 1 cup chopped nuts Cream the butter and sugar. Add the hot applesauce. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and spices, and add to the first mixture. Add the nuts. Pour into a greased Bundt pan or tube pan and bake at 375 degrees for twenty-five to thirty minutes.
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