Help for the hapless holiday host

It's your turn to host dinner. Problem is, you can't cook.

Never learned, never wanted to. Until now.

Oh, why didn't you pay more attention to Grandma, an expert if there ever was one at pie making. And aren't you sorry now that you know nothing about meat thermometers and, worse, don't even know why you should.

Welcome to Wishbone U., where several lucky readers get a free one-on-one help mastering such Thanksgiving favorites as pie, roast turkey and gravy, stuffing, macaroni and cheese, and cranberry sauce.

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November 16, 2005
Brined and beautiful
By JANET K. KEELER
Four students tame the fearsome turkey, using their tutor's tried and true method: brining, trussing, basting and roasting.
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November 9, 2005
Get good taste on your side
By JANET K. KEELER
Use our instructor's tips and techniques to add perfect mashed potatoes and stuffing to your Thanksgiving table.
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November 2, 2005
A friend in knead
By JANET K. KEELER
Champion baker Ellen McFarland gently guides three nervous novices as they make the perfect pumpkin pie.
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