JOELS HOST THANKSGIVING DAY EARLY

Last updated: Monday, October 20, 2008

JOELS HOST THANKSGIVING DAY EARLY

Rocker BILLY JOEL and his chef wife KATIE LEE are such big fans of America's Thanksgiving holiday they've already celebrated - over a month early.

KATIE LEE and BILLY JOEL

The couple had their Thanksgiving, surrounded by family and friends, at the beginning of October (08) - because Joel will be on tour in Australia at the end of November (08), when the official Thanksgiving Day is celebrated across the U.S.

Joel's wife says, "We had a Saturday free and had a little Thanksgiving party with friends."

She admits the holiday has become a big deal for her and Piano Man Joel - because she's had her best and worst experiences in the kitchen over Thanksgiving.

She explains, "My biggest disaster meal was probably about six years ago when I did a Thanksgiving dinner.

"Billy and I had just moved into the new house. There were still boxes everywhere and I invited 15 people over. Because it was a new house I hadn't used the oven because I only lived there a week, so the oven wasn't properly calibrated.

"I had taken all this time to make homemade rolls from scratch; they were black on the top and doughy on the bottom. The turkey breasts burned but the legs were raw and I burned myself.

"Now Thanksgiving is my favourite meal to cook. I love to make turkey with maple syrup, orange juice and chicken broth basting every 30 minutes because it really caramelises the skin.

"But it's a quirky holiday for us because we never celebrate it on the real date because a lot of times my husband is on tour so we'll have Thanksgiving a couple of weeks before."

Source: WENN

| Monday, October 20, 2008

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