Red new potatoes, olive oil, thyme and salt roasted until the edges crisp, with the calorie count the source leaves out and how much thyme you actually need.
Perfect Roast Turkey
A 12 pound bird with thyme, lemon and garlic in the cavity, roasted at 350F, plus the one step in the original recipe you should skip for food safety.
Green Bean Casserole
Fresh beans, bacon and a sharp cheddar roux under panko, no canned soup, plus the dish size the recipe leaves out and what the extra milk is really for.
Non Alcoholic Christmas Punch
Cranberry and pineapple juice with almond extract and ginger ale, no alcohol, plus how many cups it really pours and when the ginger ale should go in.
Homemade Dinner Rolls
Butter melted into warm milk, active dry yeast proofed on its own, fifteen rolls to a pan, plus why the instant yeast warning on the source page is wrong.
Christmas Punch
Cranberry juice, dry sparkling wine, cider and rum over ice, with the punch bowl size the recipe never mentions and how to stop the ice from diluting it.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
Roasted sweet potato mash under a pecan streusel and marshmallows, with the cooling time the card leaves out and how many marshmallows actually cover the top.
Soft Dinner Rolls
A rich milk and butter dough kneaded to the windowpane stage, with the calorie count the source leaves out and the pan choice that decides soft sides.
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
Yukon golds in a Parmesan cream sauce, baked until gold on top, plus the one pan size fix that stops five pounds of potatoes from overflowing the dish.
Classic Cheese Ball
Cream cheese, sharp cheddar and sour cream with pimientos and Worcestershire, rolled in crushed pecans. Serves 10, no cooking, and it keeps three days.