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You’ve been planning for weeks, choosing the appetizers you’ll serve before the feast, finding the perfect turkey recipe, dreaming about your favorite mashed potatoes and whittling down the dessert menu (we know, it’s so hard to refrain from making all the pies and cakes!). Everything’s going so well … and then you realize you’ll have a few extra guests at the table! If you find yourself in need of a last-minute side dish or two, don’t worry.

Turn those dusty cans sitting in the back of the cupboard into tonight's dinner.

Meal planning is like exercise — sometimes it’s a struggle to do it, but once you’re done you feel great. And as you do it more and more, it becomes part of your daily routine and is easier to maintain. Meal planning gives me piece of mind throughout the week; I just open my fridge or freezer, and I know I have meal options ready to go. And once you master meal planning for yourself and family, you will find that this skill helps you in all aspects of cooking, especially if you are entertaining.

Everyone has a favorite hot coffee or tea drink, but when the mercury rises, the flavors of those steamy beverages needn’t be forgotten until fall. Take coffee and tea to the next level with these frosty, refreshing desserts.

Trisha uses canned peaches for this easy cobbler because they’re softer, but you can use fresh peaches if they’re available.