Serious Thanksgiving
Recipes »
Ingredients and Techniques »
Wine: A Guide for Hosts and Guests »
Each week, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 drops by with Serious Grape. This week, some welcome advice, whether you're hosting or attending a holiday dinner. Continue reading »
Pumpkin »
Canned pumpkin is easy to use and available year round, but fresh pumpkin is worth the extra prep for real pumpkin flavor. Continue reading »
Store-Bought Stuffing Mix »
The results of the Serious Eats taste test of eight packaged stuffing mixes, along with some suggestions on jazzing up your store-bought stuffing. Continue reading »
More ingredients: Potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberries, turkey, apples.
Celebrity Chef Holidays »
Bobby Flay »
What's Bobby Flay, famed restaurateur, Food Network personality, and cookbook author, doing for the holidays? Find out! Continue reading »
Lidia Bastianich »
What's Lidia Bastianich, famed restaurateur, public television personality, and cookbook author, doing for the holidays? Find out! Continue reading »
Menus »
Classic Menu »
Classics never go out of style; celebrate Thanksgiving with perfected, fool-proof recipes from our Classic Thanksgiving Menu.
Healthy Menu »
Accomodate everyone's diets, allergies, and prohibitions with our Healthy Thanksgiving Menu.
Easy Menu »
Our Easy Thanksgiving Menu offers recipes that are pared down or semi-homemade so you can reclaim the holiday.
More menus: Thanksgiving with a French Accent, Vegan Thanksgiving, Mark Bittman's Minimalist Thanksgiving
Turkey Talk »
Turkey Talk With Christopher Kimball of 'Cook's Illustrated' »
We caught up with Christopher Kimball, founding editor and publisher of Cook's Illustrated and host of America's Test Kitchen, a couple days ago on the phone to talk turkey (day) with him. It turns out that, among other things, the man hates green beans, and he's not afraid to admit it. Continue reading »
Turkey Talk With Barbara Fairchild of 'Bon Appétit' »
I spoke to Bon Appétit editor in chief Barbara Fairchild a few days ago about the magazine's Thanksgiving issue. What did I learn? Don't mess with her octogenarian mother's pumpkin pie, which is still as good as pumpkin pie gets. Continue reading »
Turkey Talk with 'Gourmet' Magazine's Ruth Reichl »
We caught up with Gourmet's editor in chief a few days ago to talk turkey. We found out that there's hell to pay if you bring a dish to her Thanksgiving. Read on to find out what Ruth Reichl is cooking this year. Continue reading »
More Turkey Talk: 'Everyday Food' Thanksgiving, 'Food and Wine' Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Fun »
Cheeseballs »
The bacon-covered artisanal cheeseball has got to be literally the cheesiest appetizer you could possibly serve to your guests.
More fun! The Jive Turkey Hat, the perfect accessory for your Thanksgiving celebration.
Featured
Ten Turkey Tips You'll Be Thankful For
To make both of these easier for serious eaters, we've compiled everything you need to know about turkey, from what kind of turkey to buy to what to do with the leftovers, in one handy guide.
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