Register Food Editor Cathy Thomas demonstrates how to properly fit pie dough to a pie plate and crimp the edges.

Food writer Cathy Thomas demonstrates how to cut soft goat cheese with nothing more than a piece of string. Video by Geoffrey Anderson, The Orange County Register

Napa Rose executive chef Andrew Sutton shows Cathy Thomas his method of cutting the Thanksgiving turkey. Video by Eugene Garcia and Cindy Yamanaka, The Orange County Register

Napa Rose executive chef Andrew Sutton demonstrates his unique method of prepping the Thanksgiving turkey at the Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim. Video by Eugene Garcia and Cindy Yamanaka, The Orange County Register

Cathy Thomas welcomes colleague Roxanne Hack to the kitchen and shows her how to make crust from scratch for a mascarpone pumpkin pie.