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Get ready for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is next week. Do you know what you’re cooking?

If you don’t – that’s ok. We can help. Two 91��Ƭ�� culinary students have several recipes they’re going to share with you next week to help you get ready for Thanksgiving.

So be sure to check the 91��Ƭ�� Looped In blog and social media next week – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday – for recipes and instructional videos.

Here’s the schedule:

• Monday, Nov. 25 – Turkey brine and rub with David Hamilton. Hamilton, a Sam Houston High School junior, is an advanced culinary student at the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. He’s also a member of the Smokin’ Ferrets, the CTC’s BBQ club team featured on Magnolia Network’s “.”
• Tuesday, Nov. 26 – Stuffing with Gaby Perea. Berea is a senior at Martin High School and an advanced culinary student at the CTC. She’s also a member of the CTC’s Pastry Club.
• Wednesday, Nov. 27 – “Gaby’s Apple Pie” with Perea. Desserts are Perea’s specialty, and this recipe is her own creation.

Hamilton and Perea are both students of Chef Greg Almendarez, a culinary instructor at the CTC and the advisor for both the BBQ and Pastry clubs.

Almendarez – 91��Ƭ��’s October high school teacher of the month – is looking forward to all the food next week.

“A good mac and cheese is my go-to dish,” Almendarez said about his favorite food at Thanksgiving. “Turkey for sure and a good mac and cheese… I’ll do a baked mac and cheese. I do smoked gouda in it. I like a little hint to it, so I’ll do some chopped-up jalapeño to add to it.”

If you’d like some of Chef A’s mac and cheese for Thanksgiving, you’re out of luck this year. He has a catering business on the side () – with everything from smoked meats to cakes and pies – but he’s booked up next week.

So, it’s on you.

But that’s ok, thanks to the recipes and help from Hamilton and Perea. Get ready to wow your friends and family with tasty, juicy turkey, homemade stuffing, and Gaby’s Apple Pie.