Warm up with this hearty chicken and vegetable soup, loaded with oodles of nutritious goodness to sooth your aches and pains, ease nagging sniffles and ward off additional infections.

Roasting a turkey breast is a good way to enjoy the pure white breast meat without having to wonder what you can do with the legs and the wings. The tender succulent white breast meat is easy to carve and it looks good on the plate. Often the darker leg meat is not so popular and inevitably ends up getting wasted.

After 15 minutes turn the heat down to 325 F – 160 C. The turkey breast will take about one ½ hours to cook through. The breast meat will need to be basted regularly. Use the pastry brush, dip it into the remaining melted butter in the bowl and keep `buttering` the white breast meat as it cooks. The more you baste the better.

A roast turkey should be tender, moist, and delicious, but to achieve all this you must first do a little bit of preparation. Before I left my childhood home, I used to love my Christmas day dinner, my dad used to cook most of our family dinners; in fact, he still cooks most of the food and I still love his turkey dinners. Now that I have my own home, I strive to cook like my dad. He has many years of experience in roasting meat, and his roast turkey is far the best that I have ever tasted.

First, ensure your turkey is thoroughly defrosted. For best results, take it out of the freezer a good 24 hours in advance. Check it often to ensure it’s thawing, but still cool. Should you require that extra push to further this process, simply soak your packaged turkey in cold water.

About 30 minutes before cooking time is complete, turn the turkey breast up, baste, then place more bacon strips over the top. At this stage, remove the stuffing and either put in a serving dish at the lower part of your oven, or roll into balls and place higher up, for a crisper finish. You could divide it and have two kinds, soft and crisp.

Here is a wonderful dish for autumn I ran across a few weeks ago that I like to share with you. This recipe is very easy to do and is remarkably tasty. The ingredients are perfect for the fall season, with colors and taste to match, giving you that warm, satisfying, feeling during the coming colder months ahead.

Want something a little different this thanksgiving?

Tips on how to make your game taste better.

This recipe is easy to do and it turns out delicious crunchy chicken.