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3 Casual Thanksgiving Recipes - Paula is making Thanksgiving dinner recipes for kids from the Bethesda Home for Boys, including delicious Thanksgiving salad recipe ideas. Paula’s Best Dishes, Season 12, Episode 5.
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00:00 Intro
1:29 Turkey and Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie Recipe: https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/turkey-and-sweet-potato-shepherds-pie/
7:56 Cranberry Upside Down Cake Recipe: https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/cranberry-upside-down-cake/
14:28 Harvest Salad with Sweet Dijon Vinaigrette Recipe: https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/harvest-salad-with-sweet-dijon-vinaigrette/
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0:00
- Today, the boys are back in town!
0:03
There is an orphanage here in town,
0:05
Bethesada Home For Boys.
0:07
And today, y'all, I'm gonna feed them a Thanksgiving meal.
0:11
And my friend, Donna, has volunteered
0:14
to help me create some wonderful dishes for 'em.
0:17
- Well, I can not wait.
0:18
- A turkey and sweet potato shepherd's pie,
0:21
paired with a harvest salad,
0:23
with a sweet dijon vinegarette.
0:25
And for dessert, cranberry upside-down cake.
0:29
This is just gonna be a fun, wonderful day.
0:32
(upbeat theme music)
0:44
You know, my friend, Donna, ya'all,
0:47
she's usually very prompt.
0:48
I told her, I said,
0:49
we're gonna have a lot of work to do, Donna.
0:51
Well, what happens today?
0:53
She's late.
0:54
She is late.
0:56
- Hey sweetie!
0:58
- Thank goodness but don't sweetie to me, Merdis.
1:00
- We got muah, muah, muah.
1:02
- I don't want, I'm mad with you, I don't wanna kiss you.
1:05
I got 30 boys comin' for lunch.
1:08
- I'm so sorry- - Merdis!
1:10
- Bo got out, and I had this landscape people
1:12
were trying to-
1:13
- Well, I don't care!
1:14
- Do some landscaping in my yard.
1:16
- You got the main ingredients!
1:17
- I'm sorry.
1:18
- Anyway, I'm glad you're here.
1:19
- And then I had to stop at the grocery,
1:21
and then you know how crowded it was.
1:23
- I know it.
1:24
- Everybody's shopping for Thanksgiving.
1:25
- I can't stay mad with ya,
1:26
- But I love you.
1:27
- I can't stay mad with you.
1:29
- You know, Donna, I'm so excited
1:31
because today for the orphanage,
1:33
we are making turkey and sweet potato shepherd's pie.
1:36
We got to double-up and catch-up, honey.
1:38
- Okay, good.
1:40
- For Christmas guess- - I'm ready.
1:41
- What you get?
1:42
- What, a clock.
1:43
- A watch.
1:44
- I know I'm gettin' a clock.
1:45
(Paula chuckles)
1:46
Or a watch, ooh, I would love a new watch.
1:48
- Well, okay, consider it done!
1:50
- Let me tell you what kind I want.
1:52
- All right well, let me tell you what to do.
1:54
Now I like those leaves.
1:55
- Okay, I will do it.
1:57
- Okay, now I need two of those
1:59
diced up. - Okay.
2:01
- I need two carrots peeled and diced.
2:03
I need this one parsnip peeled and we'll dice it.
2:08
One vidalia onion, and you can open our tomato paste.
2:13
- Okay, great.
2:14
- Well, what am I gonna do?
2:15
I will do herbs
2:18
- That's my least favorite, 'cause you know why?
2:20
You have to take all the leaves off.
2:21
- I know, it's aggravatin' isn't it?
2:24
- It is.
2:25
- Thyme is aggravatin'
2:26
- Yes, and I was already late, so I don't wanna-
2:28
(Paula laughs)
2:29
- You don't have time for the thyme do you? (chuckles)
2:33
- I don't wanna delay this process anymore.
2:36
- You know,
2:37
you've been with me before. - Yes.
2:40
- Things with Bethesda.
2:41
- Yes, Paula.
2:42
- You know, they're precious boys.
2:44
They're just precious.
2:45
- Well, they are so adorable, I cannot wait.
2:48
- All right now,
2:48
I'm gonna to do about two teaspoons of Rosemary.
2:53
And I'm gonna do a couple of tablespoons of thyme.
2:56
So Donna, today's menu is a new twist on shepherd's pie.
3:03
You know, for the holidays,
3:05
it's a great easy kinda one-pot meal for the boys.
3:10
- [Donna] Yes, and it's ground turkey in there?
3:12
- [Paula] Yes!
3:13
- Well that's great, Paula.
3:14
Now, I'm so glad you're doin' this for them,
3:16
because I know they look so forward to it.
3:19
They came last Christmas,
3:20
remember? - Yes.
3:21
- And they surprised you and sang Christmas carols.
3:23
Do you remember that?
3:25
- [Paula] You're exactly right.
3:26
- [Donna] They did.
3:27
♪ Oh what fun it to ride in a one horse open sleigh hey ♪
3:31
That is very nice.
3:32
- All right lets put the lid on the sweet potatoes now.
3:34
Salted them. - Sure.
3:35
- Just put the lid on them, so they'll cook quicker.
3:38
All right now,
3:39
put a couple of tablespoons of butter in here.
3:41
I'm gonna grab the celery, and the carrots,
3:44
and the parsnip, they look perfect, Donna.
3:47
- You know, I don't think I've ever cooked with parsnip.
3:50
- I love parsnips.
3:51
- Yeah I know, I've had it at your house.
3:54
- And you just diced that so professionally.
3:59
That comes from being a Nolan's girl.
4:03
You've chopped the trinity lots of times, haven't you?
4:06
- Yes, that's right.
4:07
- You wanna throw those
4:08
in there for me? - Sure.
4:09
- Thank you.
4:10
There's a few things here in Savannah
4:12
that I really try to support and advocate for,
4:17
and that's Bethesda.
4:19
- It's the oldest institution of its type in the country.
4:23
- [Paula] A oldest working orphanage in America.
4:24
- It's like 270 years old, or something.
4:27
- Yes, it's old.
4:30
Okay, so just kind of
4:31
chunk that up. - Okay.
4:33
- Now you know, this is delicious.
4:35
All right, so there we go.
4:37
We're just gonna let that a brown.
4:40
(faucet water running)
4:43
Look at this, do you see any fat coming out?
4:46
- No it's beautiful.
4:46
- No, 'cause it's so lean. - Nice.
4:49
- Instead of scrambling mine up to smithereens.
4:52
- Yes, leave it
4:53
a little chunky. - Yes.
4:54
And why don't you give us a little worcestershire in here.
4:57
- Oh, okay, yeah.
4:58
- Now I'm gonna need a couple of tablespoons of flour,
5:01
quarter-of-a-cup of tomato paste in it.
5:04
All right, now I'm just gonna eye-ball, Donna,
5:06
a couple of cups of
5:07
chicken stock. - Okay.
5:10
- All right, that is beautiful.
5:12
- Look, it looks like a meatball, just like you like.
5:14
- All right, take this, pour it into the bottom of that.
5:17
Now I have sprayed it for you.
5:20
And I'm gonna drain our sweet potatoes.
5:24
You need a rag?
5:25
- Please, thanks.
5:26
- Okey doke' - Thank you.
5:27
- I bet I'm gonna need one too.
5:29
So anyway, now I know what I wanted to ask you.
5:34
Thanks giving day, are you in Curtis going to the mountains?
5:38
- We are not, but we are gonna spend it
5:41
with my two brothers.
5:42
We're going to-
5:43
- Well, do y'all wanna come to my house?
5:45
- Oh thank you, Paula, that would be lovely.
5:47
- You want to?
5:48
- If we don't go-
5:49
- If you don't get a better invitation.
5:51
- No, no, no.
5:52
- Oh, did I say that out loud?
5:53
- No, we're supposed to go to the mountains.
5:56
But I don't know if we're going,
5:57
but oh my gosh, we'd love to come by you, you kidding?
6:00
- Well, I would love for you to come by me.
6:02
Now we're gonna mash up these sweet potatoes
6:06
using this little electric mixer
6:08
'cause it's just great like that.
6:10
I've got four ounces of cream cheese in here,
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couple of tablespoons of butter.
6:16
Oh hey, Donna, I forgot the peas.
6:18
- And I thought about the peas and I forgot to say it.
6:20
- Well, why didn't you-
6:21
- No because it came in and out
6:22
- Well, why didn't you say, "Paula, pea!"
6:25
- No, because I didn't think about it 'till after now.
6:27
- Well, it's all right it's not too late,
6:29
because those are cooked.
6:32
Donna, our potatoes were so stinkin' hot.
6:36
I'm just gonna temper that egg
6:38
with a little of those hot potatoes.
6:41
You wanna taste it just see if it needs more salt?
6:44
- Beautiful, yes Lucy.
6:45
- Okay Ethel, (laughing).
6:50
What do you think?
6:51
- Mmm-yum.
6:52
- All right, so here we go.
6:54
(upbeat music)
7:00
We're gonna put that in the oven, Donna.
7:01
We're gonna bake it,
7:03
375 for 45 minutes. - Okay.
7:08
- [Puala] Comin' up next,
7:09
we're gonna make the boys my cranberry upside down cake.
7:13
Our cake looks beautiful.
7:15
And later we've tossed together a light salad
7:18
with sweet Dijon vinegarette.
7:21
And the Bethesda boys are back!
7:28
I so hope y'all are enjoying the show.
7:30
And if you do.
7:32
Be sure to click like, subscribe and
7:35
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7:39
And we'll be right back after the break.
7:44
(upbeat theme music)
7:49
Donna, the Bethesda boys
7:50
are gonna be here real soon.
7:52
The next thing we've got to make is their dessert.
7:56
And we're going to make them a cranberry upside-down cake.
8:00
'Cause cranberry goes with the turkey
8:01
and just goes with Thanksgiving.
8:04
All right so if you would,
8:05
I need 3/4 cup of packed brown sugar.
8:08
The recipe actually calls for six tablespoons of butter,
8:11
but let's do the whole stick.
8:12
- Okay, let's I agree.
8:13
- Who's arguing about a couple of tablespoons.
8:16
Now, while you're doing that,
8:18
I'm gonna come down here and I'm gonna separate two eggs.
8:25
And all we wanna do is melt that butter
8:27
and sugar together. - Okay.
8:29
- Now, Donna, while you're making the topin',
8:31
I'll be making the cake.
8:36
All right, now I've got our two eggs separated.
8:40
Now I'm gonna move over here.
8:42
And I'm gonna take a stick of butter.
8:47
I know you're surprised.
8:49
- I'm shocked.
8:50
- And I'm gonna take 3/4 of a cup of white sugar.
8:55
All right, so I'm just gonna cream this
8:57
until it's nice and fluffy. - Okay.
9:01
How are we doing with time?
9:02
- We're in the short rows,
9:03
but you know, it seems like you and I stay in that row.
9:06
- I know, but that's all right.
9:08
- But you were the cause of this row today.
9:10
- I know it.
9:12
- Perfect, now just pour that into the bottom of our pan.
9:15
Where we have greased and floured our pan,
9:19
and we have cut a circle of parchment paper and put in.
9:23
You know, you and I have never spent Thanksgiving together.
9:25
'Cause you're always-- - Go to the mountains, yes.
9:28
So what is your traditional Thanksgiving?
9:32
- I'm usually on the road right up to Thanksgiving.
9:34
- Yeah, that's right.
9:36
- I have started, Donna, asking everybody to bring a dish.
9:40
- Oh, Paula, I think wonderful.
9:41
- And me do the bones.
9:43
- That is wonderful!
9:44
- It gives everybody a chance to show off their dishes.
9:47
- I think it's a wonderful idea.
9:49
- So Donna, what I want you to do now,
9:50
we've got our eggs separated.
9:53
We just need to beat this
9:55
because we're gonna fold in those whites.
9:58
All right, so I'm gonna add a teaspoon of vanilla to this.
10:01
We're gonna throw those egg whites in when I'm done
10:04
mixing the wet and dry ingredients together.
10:06
Three-quarters-of-a-cup of milk, I'm gonna get ready.
10:10
And while you're doing that,
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I am gonna sprinkle some nuts,
10:19
I'm gonna use walnuts, Donna.
10:22
I like it nutty.
10:24
- So what about you having three grandchildren?
10:27
- Ahh, Oh my gosh. - At the table at Thanksgiving
10:30
Henry's so cute.
10:32
- Oh gosh, Mathew, Jack they're so precious.
10:36
- Three high-chairs at the table.
10:38
Well, we'd better not say Jack's gonna be in a high-chair.
10:41
- Oh no, Jack would be mad.
10:42
He likes to sit like his Daddy.
10:44
- I know, I know.
10:45
- All right, so what I'm gonna do, Donna,
10:48
while you're beaten that,
10:50
is I'm gonna measure out our dry ingredients
10:52
real quick-like.
10:54
And that is one-and-a-half cups of all purpose flour.
11:02
- Am I, like, making a meringue with this?
11:04
No. - Well yeah,
11:06
you want it to be like a meringue.
11:08
You don't wanna over-beat it. - Over-beat it.
11:10
So I think it's done.
11:12
- Okay, good.
11:13
- I don't wanna over-
11:14
- I'm adding two teaspoons of baking powder.
11:17
All right, now a fourth-of-a-teaspoon of salt.
11:18
So, okay? - Okay.
11:20
- We got our dry ingredients.
11:22
So we're just gonna mix that up
11:23
real good. - Okay.
11:25
- All right, you got those eggs ready?
11:27
- Yes, are we using these?
11:28
- Yeah, I'm gonna put these-
11:30
- You want me to beat them?
11:31
Or you're just gonna use them.
11:32
- Well, I'm gonna put the two egg yolks
11:33
in with my creamed sugar and butter.
11:35
We need to alternately add the milk and the dry.
11:39
Let me beat the eggs in first.
11:43
Now it's important that you get
11:46
those eggs, sugar, and butter mixed.
11:48
- Oh see, that's what I'm not good at.
11:51
- So when you make a cake, Donna,
11:53
you always start with dry and end with dry.
11:57
All right, well let's add some flour.
11:59
And we've got to look at our milk so we make sure,
12:02
you know, that it comes out like we want it.
12:06
- Equal. - Yes
12:08
- Proportioned. - Yes
12:10
All right, a little milk.
12:15
There you go, Merdis!
12:18
We gettin' it now.
12:20
(upbeat music)
12:30
All right, look-it here.
12:32
Now I'm addin' in all the egg whites that you mixed.
12:34
And you're gonna fold.
12:36
- I know, easy Laverne.
12:38
- Okay, Shirley.
12:40
Donna, while you're folding,
12:41
I'm gonna line the pan with cranberries.
12:45
And I'm gonna cover the whole bottom y'all.
12:48
- Look, it's all folded, look.
12:49
- It's perfect.
12:50
- Look how nicely.
12:51
- All right, now just pour that over it.
12:54
Yes, gettin' every luscious bite.
12:56
- Yum, look at that beautiful fold.
12:59
- Now take it, pop it on your counter.
13:02
- Yeah. - Pop it.
13:04
See how it spreaded out our batter?
13:06
- My Mom taught me that.
13:07
- Did she? - Aha.
13:08
- Good for your Mama.
13:09
Now you just sashay with your pretty self over there,
13:12
and put that in the oven.
13:13
350 for about 35
13:14
to 45 minutes. - Okay.
13:17
- Coming up next.
13:18
We get a sneak peek at our cake.
13:21
Look at that.
13:22
- Yay.
13:24
And later, y'all dig in.
13:26
The boys and I sit down to enjoy this Thanksgivin' feast.
13:34
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13:36
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13:38
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13:41
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13:45
Now, let's get back to the show, y'all.
13:49
(upbeat theme music)
13:53
All right, Donna.
13:55
The Shepherd's pie and cranberry upside-down cake
13:57
are ready to come out now.
13:58
I'll get out this one.
14:00
And our cake looks beautiful.
14:02
I'm gonna sit that right there, Donna.
14:05
Now we don't want that cake to cool too long,
14:07
because if we do,
14:09
it won't want to come out.
14:10
So I'm gonna turn that out pretty quickly.
14:12
Can I help you with that?
14:13
- I got it, just tell me you got a place to put it.
14:17
- Yeah, right there on that chopping block.
14:19
Okey dokey!
14:21
- Okay, yum.
14:22
- Isn't that gorgeous looking?
14:23
- Beautiful, that is beautiful, yes.
14:25
- Our boys are gonna love it.
14:27
- Yes.
14:28
- All right, now we've got to do
14:29
is pull us together the salad.
14:31
Measure out a cup of red wine vinegar.
14:33
- Okay.
14:34
- Three-fourths cup of sugar.
14:36
Just melt that together.
14:37
Doesn't have to boil or anything.
14:40
And in the meantime, I'm gonna just lightly toast about a
14:45
Oh, I don't need that manyabout that many,
14:48
a cup of pecans.
14:51
And then I'm gonna be addin'
14:52
dry cranberries to our salad.
14:56
Now I'm gonna put our lettuce together.
14:59
We've got an apple here,
15:03
that I'm gonna just slice up.
15:10
I'm using a mesclun green.
15:12
No washin', choppin', or tearin'.
15:15
Love, love it.
15:16
Now I'm gonna take our cake.
15:21
Hopefully - Oh yay!.
15:23
- This will turn out.
15:24
- I wanna see.
15:25
- Just like I'm hopin' it will.
15:28
Drum-roll, Donna!
15:30
(Donna sings a drum-rollsort of)
15:32
- Go, go, go.
15:34
- Please, cake gods.
15:36
- Good, good, good
15:38
- All right, come on.
15:39
Come on, baby.
15:43
Look at that. - Yay!
15:45
- Now see if he had left it to totally cool in that pan
15:50
would have had a mess. - Okay.
15:53
So how long do you leave it cool before you try to turn it?
15:55
- Like, two or three minutes.
15:56
- Oh that, okay. - Not long.
15:59
All right now,
16:00
so you just melt that. - Okay.
16:04
- And I'm just gonna toss our pecans.
16:07
And you know, nuts will scorch so quick.
16:10
So I've got to be real careful.
16:12
You know what I'm gonna do?
16:13
I'm gonna put a little butter.
16:15
- Okay, cool.
16:16
(butter sizzling)
16:19
- Look, see what that butter does to those nuts?
16:21
- Oh good, uh-huh, that looks really really good.
16:24
- So I'm gonna cut that off.
16:27
And because I'm a big fan of sweet and savory,
16:31
I'm just gonna put a little salt.
16:32
- Yeah I like that too.
16:33
- Because we have the sweetness from the cranberries.
16:37
- And you have sugar in here.
16:38
- Yeah.
16:39
There we go!
16:41
- [Donna] Yum!
16:42
- [Paula] Now we just need to let those cool.
16:44
- Now this is dissolved.
16:45
So does that mean this is done?
16:47
- Yeah, all you want is that dissolved.
16:50
- Now we need to measure out,
16:53
just squirt it with a about a tablespoon
16:54
of Dijon. - Oh.
16:57
- And then about a half-a-cup olive oil.
17:01
Ahh, Donna!
17:03
- What?
17:04
- You're suppose to slowly incorporate that.
17:07
(whisk scrapping rapidly)
17:09
You're suppose to add your olive oil very slowly.
17:12
And almost like emulsify it.
17:14
- I'm sorry, okay.
17:15
- You have done dumped that whole thing in there,
17:17
so it's your problem, you beat that stuff together.
17:20
- Okay, I will.
17:25
- I can see right now, I've got to keep my eye on you.
17:28
(both laughs)
17:30
Comin' up next,
17:31
we wrap up this salad.
17:32
Good job on the dressin'
17:34
We finished decorating these tables
17:36
just in time for the boys to arrive.
17:41
I so hope y'all are enjoying the show.
17:44
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17:46
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17:52
And we'll be right back after the break.
17:59
(upbeat theme music)
18:03
(whisk scratching pan)
18:04
- All right, let's just finish up this salad.
18:06
So here's our apples.
18:09
- Oh, that looks nice.
18:10
- And the sweetness of that apple
18:11
is gonna be so good with the tartness of that vinegar.
18:16
And I'm gonna put a handful of cranberries in there.
18:21
Hopefully our nuts are cool enough.
18:23
We don't want it to wilt our salad.
18:26
I'm gonna pour that nuts out of that hot pan,
18:29
so they'll cool a little bit quicker.
18:32
You want a hot nut?
18:33
- Uh-ah, oh, it's good.
18:36
- Mmm little butter.
18:37
Little butter and salt.
18:39
Doesn't that make it so much of it better?
18:40
- Mmm-hmm.
18:41
- All right, so here's our nuts.
18:45
- That's a pretty salad.
18:46
- Thank you.
18:49
(Paula laughing) - Love ya, it isbeautiful.
18:51
I love those apples slices in it.
18:52
- I'm so glad.
18:53
- Is this good yet?
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- Oh, I'm sorry, that's good (laughs).
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Good job on the dressin'.
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Everything's out and ready.
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- 10 minutes, gosh, we have to hurry.
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- We got like 10 minutes.
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(kids cheering on bus)
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Y'all, y'all we have company.
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- Boys, happy Thanksgiving!
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Ya'all come hug-um!
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A group hug, come on!
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You know it's not every day,
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that I would be willing to walk into
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a 30-something-plus male group hug.
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But these boys, that's what I wanna do when I see 'em.
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I just want to hug 'em.
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Let's eat, dig in, brother hen!
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Bethesda Home For Boys,
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they will show up with an appetite.
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If they don't have anything else with them,
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they'll bring their appetite.
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So we've got shepherd's pie,
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we got your salad,
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and for dessert, we've got you a cranberry upside-down cake.
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So dig in.
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(upbeat music)
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Oh my goodness!
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Hey, y'all look at this, look at this.
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This young man stood up.
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When I went to sit down at my table,
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One child stood up, that I was gonna be sitting next to
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and pulled my chair for me.
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That is wonderful.
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Now who taught you that?
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- My Grandma.
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- Your Grandma.
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Way to go, Granny.
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(laughs)
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(upbeat music)
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Tell me about you, precious.
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(both laughs)
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- My name is Malik Davis, and I'm a B student at Bethesda.
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And I'm in ninth grade.
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- And what do you wanna be when you grow up?
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- I wanna be an architect.
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- Oh good.
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You know, you can be or do anything you want to,
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as long as you have passion.
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I just wish y'all all the best.
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- Thank you.
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- I just love y'all.
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I know you need more.
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- Yeah, I'll see if I can get seconds.
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- You go get seconds, you go get seconds.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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Love and Best Dishes Y'all.
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