Brown gravy being poured over mashed potatoes - Ryan Benyi Photography/Getty Images Almost by definition, gravy is a bit of an afterthought — one of the last things you whip up once the roast is out ...

A jug pouring gravy on a bowl of mashed potatoes - Ryan Benyi Photography/Getty Images When Thanksgiving rolls around, there are a few table staples you can always count on -- sweet potatoes, turkey, ...

If your gravy keeps turning out lumpy, it's most likely not the ingredients you're adding, but how you're adding them. Lumps usually come from starch (that is, the flour) hitting liquid the wrong way.

Use turkey drippings and vegetables to create a deeply flavorful gravy base. Deglaze your roasting pan with wine or stock to capture every bit of flavor. Slowly whisk in warm stock for a velvety ...

Cooking Christmas dinner is stressful, and besides making sure the turkey isn't dry, the gravy is perhaps the most important part of the meal. It is the sauce that brings all the flavours together and ...

*** roasting pan. We need salt pepper. The horror stories, undercooked, overcooked, lumpy mashed potatoes, lumpy gravy and of course the unexpected guest, we can't help you with the last problem. But ...

Don't bin the bits that went wrong, even the soggiest sprout can be saved THE festive table may be set, but one misstep, a burnt turkey, dry stuffing, or soggy roast potatoes, can turn your Christmas ...