Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

DIY Nativity Scene

Paige Hemmis is getting ready for the holidays with this festive DIY, a nativity scene that you can hang on a wall. This DIY has a special meaning to Paige, because it brings back memories of celebrating Christmas as a child. She recommends making this DIY look more rustic by using sanding paper to scruff up the edges when you are done.

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“The Real Housewives of Dallas”

Cary Deuber and her husband, board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Deuber are in the Home & Family kitchen today making one of their favorite dishes from the French Laundry Cookbook, lemon ricotta ravioli. If you want extra flavor to your sauce, they recommend adding shallots to the brown butter. For extra-protein, the husband and wife suggests shrimp or scallops to the dish.

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Ice Ice Beauty

Kym Douglas is giving you some fabulous new beauty products to try out that involve cooling. Today, she introduces you to ice facials that tighten your pores, a cold cream that makes for a great primer and make-up remover and finally Iceland Hydro Cool Eye Gells to help reduce wrinkling.

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Thomas McClary

Singer and author of “Rock and Soul,” Thomas McClary vitas Home & Family to talk about his time in the legendary band, The Commodores. Thomas shares early stories of the band, who formed in 1968 at Tuskegee University. After his interview, Thomas even performs a song for the audience.

Tuscan Kale and Sausage Stuffing

Chef Elise Wims of “Hell’s Kitchen: All-Stars” is in the kitchen making a delicious stuffing with kale and sausage. She recommends soaking the bread in a mixture for 30 minutes, flipping occasionally to make sure it all gets covered. When done, bake the stuffing in a baking dish with measurements 9x13. You will know when you are done when the stuffing is lightly brown while baking, uncovered.

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Daddy’s Home 2

Actors Scarlett Estevez and Owen Vaccaro sit down with Mark and Debbie to talk about the release of their new movie, “Daddy’s Home 2,” with hits theaters Friday, November 10th. They also share photos from the set. The pint-sized actors also share stories of how much fun they had filming the movie which also stars Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, John Cena and Will Ferrell.

DIY Tree Knit Skirt

Orly Shani is getting ready for the holidays with this tree knit skip using a round tablecloth, yarn and glue. In the end, the tablecloth will serve as the base of the skirt. When you are done, you will have a festive and fashionable skirt to place your Christmas tree on!

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Christmas Lighting Tips

Lighting experts Jon Vrolycks and Jeff Maxey return to Home & Family to give you some helpful Christmas lighting tips. The two use Light-O-Rama to design a 16 house show every year, where people travel for miles and miles to see. As for tips, they recommend you keep it classy and not to over-light your house and sketch a design of how you see your lights on our house, first, before purchasing them. When done, just plug your lights into your own Light-O-Rama to create a light show.

Avoiding Food Poisoning

Dr. JJ is here to give you some helpful tips to avoid food poisoning this holiday season. She recommends you keep raw foods separate from one another and always cook your foods at a safe temperature. She also wants you to wash hands, utensils and surfaces often with soapy water and finally always defrost your foods safely and freeze perishable foods.