Thanksgiving is less than 24 hours away! Don’t panic – we have a few tips that are guaranteed to help your day go smoothly if you are hosting a gathering for your friends and family:

DO cover your turkey with tin foil to prevent excess browning.

DON’T pull a Sandra Lee and create foil replicas of your guests’ heads as place settings.

DO tie your turkey’s legs together to keep them in place.

DON’T tie your guests to their chairs to keep them in place.

DO use a meat thermometer to make sure your turkey is fully cooked.

DON’T stab a guest in the eye
if they say your turkey is “a little dry.”

DO baste your turkey every 30 minutes.

DON’T boil the baster before using it like Sharon
Stone did in “If These Walls Could Talk 2″

DO put out your most expensive silverware.

DON’T frisk Nana before she leaves
to make sure she didn’t steal any.

DO invite your best friends.

DON’T invite your best friend’s eccentric acupuncturist.

DO make your pie one day ahead.

DON’T make your pie one month ahead.

DO mention all the things you’re thankful for.

DON’T mention Viagra.

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Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

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