Holiday Cheer Leaders / Side by Side -- Forget the Turkey: Accompaniments Are the True Stars of a Holiday Table

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Editor's note: This is the last of our four-part series on holiday cooking. Go to commercialappeal.com and look under Lifestyle and Food to find the stories about cocktails and appetizers, baking, and main dishes.

Many workplaces have a vocal group of food lovers, and we're no different at The Commercial Appeal. In just about any department, you can find people happy to tell you about what they recently cooked, where they've eaten, or what they're going to eat.

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Holiday Cheer Leaders / Side by Side -- Forget the Turkey: Accompaniments Are the True Stars of a Holiday Table

Drew Phillips in New Media is one of those guys. He's the primary cook in his house, though his wife, Deanna, does the clean-up after the meals - have you ever seen a kitchen that clean? Both make a point of cooking and eating with an eye toward their health.

"I don't feel like I'm sacrificing anything," Phillips said of his cooking style. "I really believe that if you season your food, use good olive oil, pepper and so on, it's just as good as anything else."

He does admit a weakness for cheese...

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