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Step 1
Get the turkey from the supermarket--cooked to perfection. Most supermarkets not only sell raw turkeys for the do-it-yourself-ers, but also offer fully-cooked, seasoned turkeys that might even be tastier than what you could make from scratch. Put it in the oven on warm about 45 minutes before guests arrive and your whole house will smell like home-cooked turkey.
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Step 2
Drop by Boston Market, Chicken Kitchen or another family style chain restaurant for mashed potatoes and stuffing. To disguise the familiar, fast food flavor, throw on a few gourmet, unusual condiments, like some fresh chives or chunks of roasted garlic on the potatoes or a sprinkle of dried cranberries and walnuts mixed into the stuffing. Then dump it out of the plastic canisters and serve it on Grandma's fine china.
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Step 3
Serve amazingly good red wine. If your guests drink enough of it, they'll be even more likely to be fooled. The same rule applies to butter. Melt it on top of just about everything on the table and everyone will be complimenting you on your delicious cooking.
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Step 4
Buy two pies from your grocery store or bakery. Keep one pie in the box it came in, marked with the store's logo and the price. Take the other one, place it on a pie plate and dust the crust with spots of flour. Serve both pies side by side--no one will question whether the flour-dusted pie is homemade.
