Just when you think there's no way around the same old same old, along comes Colin Cowie, Oprah's favorite event planner, with a turkey so juicy you'll swear it's a whole new bird; the nuttiest, crunchiest, most over-the-top stuffing ever invented; and pumpkin—no, not pie, deep-fried fritters dusted with cinnamon sugar. And if you think you can't avoid the traditional holiday insanity, he's laid out a plan that'll make the preparations go down as smoothly as the creamy pumpkin-apple soup you start with.

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