Sure, we found some store-bought cranberry sauce that was pretty decent in our recent taste test, but homemade is so much better, and best of all, it's blindingly simple to do. More

Making cranberry sauce from scratch isn't too hard. But going the canned (or jarred!) route saves a few steps on the crazy T-Day, and some people even prefer the taste. And I'd argue that a subset of others just buys it just for that priceless plop noise the gelatinous cylinder makes when it enters the world. We tried nationally available brands (Ocean Spray, Whole Foods 365, Trader Joe's, and Williams-Sonoma) in both the jellied loaf and whole-berry categories. Find out who won. More

We continue our rounding-up of Thanksgiving sides recipes—today it's time for cranberry sauces, relishes, and chutneys. More

Thanksgiving is a fascinating holiday. We run around combining canned things with boxed things with jarred things. While the meal is arguably the tastiest of the year, some familiar ingredients are strange. A good strange. A strange we love to hate. More