Settle Down, It's Just Thanksgiving
Since Thanksgiving Eve can be fraught with stress, here are ten links to keep you in good spirits. From Coolio to Tofurky soda to Calvin Trillin's fight for spaghetti carbonara to replace turkey, we bring you some Thanksgiving giggles.
Photo of the Day: Turkey Cakes: Like real turkeys, turkey cakes also give you the option of white and dark "meat."
Video: Coolio Makes Deep-Fried Turkey: What is rap star (and now cookbook author) Coolio's mantra for perfect turkey? The mo' injections, the merrier.
Thanksgiving Letter from a Control Freak: Be thankful you are not related to this person.
Jones Soda Debuts Tofurky and Gravy Flavor: This year Jones Soda came out with a limited edition vegetarian-friendly soda.
Video: Charlie Chaplin's Thanksgiving Meal: If a reincarnated Charlie Chaplin is your host tomorrow, don't be surprised if he serves you a stewed shoe.
Calvin Trillin's Thanksgiving Laugh: 'One Man's Grace': This is required reading for Serious Eaters everywhere.
Turkey Cannon Cooks Turkeys, Does Not Shoot Them: Following the beer-can-chicken model, this gadget allows liquid to help cook and flavor the bird from within.
Video: Stop Motion Turkeys Eat Pumpkin Pie: When humans leave the room and the paper turkey decorations are left alone, they just can't help themselves. They must attack the pumpkin pie.
Qua-duc-ant (Quail, Duck, Pheasant): A quaducant—following the Russian matryoshka nesting doll model of meat—is quail's breast meat stuffed in duck's breast meat stuffed in a deboned pheasant.
Photo of the Day: Turducken! For Cats! If you want to give Fluffy a taste of Thanksgiving.
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