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Keep calm and carry on cooking this Thanksgiving

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Being a digital mom, I use all kinds of apps and technology to help make life a little bit easier. And who couldn’t use a little tech support on Thanksgiving?

CNET.com is always on top of their game, and they’ve released some pretty cool apps that will help you keep calm and carry on cooking this Thanksgiving.

Avoid pre-holiday panic with these smartphone apps:

If your holiday menu is stuck in a rut. The brand new magazine app, Panna, is offering recipes and cooking videos from uber-chefs like Rick Bayless and Nancy Silverton. The videos are very detailed and walk you though every aspect of the recipe. Many of the videos were shot in the chef’s own kitchen, which is a pretty cool feature. Another highlight, recipes can easily be switched from imperial to metric.

Panna for iPad

Cooking for the first time? The Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach free app makes sure every dish is ready to be served and piping hot come dinner time. Whatever recipe you want to make, cranberry sauce, turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes….check off the ones you’re going to make and the app collates all of the steps. It’ll tell you when to start prepping like, “Do this on Tuesday. Do this on Wednesday.” This app has some great reviews from users!

Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach

***Tip***
If you’re using your smartphone or iPad in the kitchen as a recipe guide, keep it grime-free with a protective sleeve or a plastic bag.

Time to relax. Once everyone’s belly is full, gather around your tablet and launch the Cozy Fireplace App. Some highlights: Fireplace loops seamlessly for continual playback. Relaxing sound of the crackling fire as it was recorded. Sleep timer allows the fire to stop playing at a specified time and lets you drift off to sleep with the comfort of your own cozy fire. Also, Apple TV owners can stream the Fireplace in HD using Airplay over their home wireless network.

This app sounds cool but is probably for the true digital peeps out there. I think I’ll stick to the real thing!

Cozy Fireplace App

When do you start preparing recipes for Thanksgiving? I plan to do my baking and cooking Wednesday. Thank goodness I’m not on turkey duty, that’s all up to my mom!

About Courtney

Courtney is a mom to four kids, 8 years old and under. She's dog-obsessed and loves to cook. When watching TV, her go-to channels are Food Network, HGTV and Hallmark. And in case you were wondering, her favorite food is home fries. And pizza.

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      Courtney says

      Hmm, good point. If you find any, let me know! haha Although, I get to bring my dog with me to my mom’s house, so he entertains my two-year-old. Furry play date! 🙂

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    Sarah says

    These are great apps! Fortunately, Thanksgiving dinner will be prepared by my aunt, she’s an expert haha I do love the fireplace app, since we don’t have the real thing in our house!

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    Megan (@MegRTaylor) says

    These look like great apps! Luckily I have absolutely nothing to do with Thanksgiving dinner, except to bring the wine….the perks of travelling to NY on Thanksgiving morning with two little ones, lol

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    Dodging Acorns says

    I love any apps that can make my life easier! I am not cooking Thanksgiving this year but I wonder if I can get that fireplace app on a cousin’s iphone and onto their TV. That would be fun – but only until game time 😉

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    liza says

    thanks so much for this! for the 1st time my sister in law and i are splitting all the sides and making them at our houses to bring to thanksgiving dinner at my inlaws. feeling stuck over what to do, this came at the perfect time! (and not having a fireplace at my house, i’ll setlle for the one on the ipad LOL)

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      Courtney says

      Good luck with the side dishes! I’m making Butternut Squash Puree, homemade cranberry sauce and apple pie. I opted to buy a cookie tray instead of tackling that!