In a perfect world, all of your dishes would be homemade next Thursday. You'd toast the bread crumbs yourself, roll out the pie crusts, maybe even churn the butter (ha!). But just in case it's Wednesday night and you're having an I'm-so-screwed moment, or know that'll be you and want to stock up at the market this weekend, here are the winners of all of our taste tests for store-bought Thanksgiving foods: cranberry sauce, stuffing, frozen pumpkin and apple pie, pie crusts, gravy, chicken stock.
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We don't want non-meat-eaters to feel left out of the Thanksgiving hubbub here at Serious Eats. We've
chatted a little about non-Tofurkey Thanksgiving dishes for vegetarians, and there's a
vegetarian category on our recipes section, but here are a few more great-looking ideas from Serious Eats (and around the web) for meatless mains to be served Thanksgiving day.
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Last week on the
Weekend Cook and Tell we asked all of you to share your preferred Thanksgiving stuffing and dressing recipes and techniques for a challenge we called
Stuffing Stories. Here's a look at some of some of our favorite ways to stuff the bird.
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Our turkey shopping and cooking guide will be coming tomorrow, but here's your chance to bone up on your carving skills.
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Well the short and simple answer to the titular question can be found
right here.
Store-bought gravies just don't taste right. Sure, some of them have that nostalgic cafeteria appeal, but unless you're seriously trying to relive middle school, you're much better off making your own. With a few store-bought staples, it's surprisingly easy, and worlds better than anything you'd get out of a jar.
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Is your Thanksgiving plan all mapped out? You've got
mashed potatoes and bacon-studded
brussels sprouts. You've thought about
stuffing and
dessert. But there's always room for one more delicious side dish, and these squash recipes may just tempt you to add a delicata, acorn, or butternut to your shopping list.
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Is your gravy too thick? Your mashed potatoes too gluey? Your bird not cooking quickly enough? Here are some tips from
Howcast on how to solve common Thanksgiving dinner disasters.
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Today's Thanksgiving Planning Tip: Start tidying up your house. Make sure the china is clean and ready, and that you'll have enough cooking vessels for the feast production.
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While it can be made with any number of bases, the most popular type (and my favorite) is made with
bread, broth, eggs, and butter. Essentially it's best to think of it as a savory bread pudding when constructing a recipe. The key to great bread pudding is to use the bread as a sponge to soak up as much flavorful liquid as possible.
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