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I wonder if anyone else does this:

When Thanksgiving is coming, I find myself watching the cooking shows on tv!
I Don't usually watch them at any other time of the year.
They have awesome specials on how to best cook Turkey, all kinds of different side dishes, yummy desserts, and I am always so fascinated!
 

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The only one that I watch every year is Alton Brown's Good Eats episode, Romancing The Bird. I actually just watched it yesterday morning on DVD as a refresher before I made "practice Thanksgiving" at a friend's house last night.
 

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He's an interesting guy. Did you know that originally he was a film director and cinematographer? He was frustrated with the lack of interesting cooking shows on TV, so he went to culinary school and made his own.
 

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I do tend to watch more cooking shows around the holidays. I was just watching a Christmas German cooking special on public tv this past Saturday.:) They were actually making several of the recipes that trackrebel had put in her post!
 

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The only show I seem to watch on the Food Network is 'Unwrapped'.

BTW, I went to college for a year with Rachel Ray and I'm 99.99% confident that we never crossed paths.
 
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I loves foodnetwork! It's so much during the Holidays! I especially love Unwrapped and Paula's Party. Paula Dean is my favorite!
 

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I do the same thing. I look so forward to the Food Network at that time of year. This will be the first year I am doing Thanksgiving dinner so I will definately be taking some notes. :)
 

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I love watching the holiday episodes on the food network channel!
 

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My husband drives me nuts watching the Food Network! I can't stand that station and I even deleted it from my cable line up so that when I'm flipping through the channels I won't see it! Ever since my husband had gastric bypass surgery last year he's been watching the Food Network. I guess he figures if he can't eat the food then he'll just imagine that he can. He likes it, I hate it.
 

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My current and lame cable company doesn't carry the Food Network and it ticks me off. That is one of the few stations that I love. I miss Paula, Alton, Tyler and heck I even miss Bobby Flay and I don't even like him. cheesy I am sad that we won't be able to watch all of the holiday shows. :(
 

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I watch more cooking shows around the holidays too! I do watch it throughout the year but only if Im really bored or nothing else is on. Im doing Christmas dinner this year at my house for the first time so I will def. be watching the cooking shows more then ever this season!
 

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I love Good Eats! It seems that Alton Brown might be running out of foods, though. All of the new episodes are weird foods like celery root :)

My other favorite is Giada De Laurentiis, but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with cooking :hello:
 

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Thank goodness I'm not the only one!! I find myself watching all kinds of specials on the Food Network as we get into the holiday season. From how to cook your Thanksgiving Turkey to the Gingerbread House bake-off and everything in between.

I get excited when they start the "month of Seasons Eatings" commercials. I'm such a dork!
 

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I love the Food Network and I watch it all year long, but I really love it around the holidays! My favorite is probably Paula Deen.
 

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Yesterday I saw they are starting the Thanksgiving shows on Nov. 16th.
 

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Don't worry you are not alone! Those shows are so addictive it's hard not to watch. Especially this time of year they have great tips for the perfect holiday feast.cheesy
 

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The only one that I watch every year is Alton Brown's Good Eats episode, Romancing The Bird. I actually just watched it yesterday morning on DVD as a refresher before I made "practice Thanksgiving" at a friend's house last night.

THAT'S why I remember you Dominick!

Romancing the Bird is the BEST episode of Good Eats, with the exception of Deep Space Slime.

I remember that you and I both make the turkey the way he does!

Soooo good.

On topic: yeah...I also watch more Food TV around the holidays. I do it in an effort to find interesting side dishes.
 

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