We usually don't go in for the Thanksgiving leftover turkey sandwich; it's just not our favorite thing. BUT this version may rope us in to the tradition. Take a peek! ...
We're going to talk about our Thanksgiving meal a little later today and show you some photos of how it all went. But first we want to know - how did your meal go, and what do you have left over? Do y...
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Name: Dune 5 quart Oval French Oven
Maker: Le Creuset
Value: $210
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to be giving away this Dune 5 quart Oval French Oven from Le Cre...
Happy Thanksgiving! All of us here at The Kitchn wish you a joyful and nourishing Thanksgiving, full of good things to eat and time to reflect on all the good things we have to be grateful for. How's ...
A huge thank you to everyone who rolled, baked, and shared their best flaky pie doughs and best yummy fillings. All of your pies were so inspiring and delicious - we are already looking forward t...
This is it. How to carve a turkey - are you ready?...
With potatoes filling up root cellars right now, we wanted to share a nice potato side dish recipe. Break out your mandoline and get ready for this!...
As you're basting your turkeys and stressing over pie crusts, don't forget to keep an eye on food safety! Here's a few key food safety issues to be aware of:...
We here at The Kitchn are cooks, not craftsters. Our creative energy goes into testing recipes and mastering kitchen skills; our aesthetics are tuned to eggplant and persimmons, not stitchery and...
Did you read Regina Schrambling's rant against Thanksgiving writing and news coverage over at Slate? We did, and we think it's hilarious (and more than a little true).
Her basic premise is that it's...
With Thanksgiving nipping at our heels, it's a good time to remember all the things that help make a meal a great meal. Here's one I learned from both my mother and my husband: warm plates make a hug...
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Name: UtiliTEA temperature control kettle, 6 Holiday Teas and Sugar Crystals (2 sets)
Shop: Adagio Teas
Value: $132
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to be giving aw...
A few days ago the New York Times spotlighted Daniel Vosovic's NYC apartment. Vosovic was a Season 2 finalist on Project Runway and a big audience favorite. He lives in a duplex apartment on the Lower...
This actually happened to a friend of ours last year: she had cleaned out the turkey, had rubbed it with marinade, and was ready to put it in the oven when she realized that she had a roasting pan but...
Special Mention Award: Best-Looking
Winning Recipe: Susan's Candy Apple Pie
Voting for the best Original and Classic pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 has finished, but we wanted to also weigh in edi...
We spotted this in New York Magazine yesterday: Tom Mylan the butcher-in-chief at Marlow & Sons and Diner in New York City recommends his best budget knife. This is his favorite knife, great for T...
The Times already did their big Thanksgiving section last week, so what's left for today, the day before the day itself? Well, let's see. Luscious photos of squash. A strong suggestion (we can't tell ...
On Thanksgiving, I will join my boyfriend's relatives for a feast of traditional turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie alongside Korean dishes like spicy kimchee, savory pajun pancakes, and kimbap seaweed...
Yesterday I asked for your best stuffing (errr - make that dressing) recipes and tips, and a ton of advice, suggestions, full recipes, and very opinionated discussion ensued. Thank you - I am going to...
How appropriate that we've come full circle on our tour of regional American cooking right before Thanksgiving! Thanks, everyone, for sharing your own insight and stories (and corrections!) along the ...
Every week we round up our favorite posts from our friends at Serious Eats. What's on the menu this week? Well, we had to sidestep Thanksgiving coverage to show you this Grilled Plum Salad with Aged G...
Special Mention Award: Best Story
Winning Recipe: Edith's Sweet Potato Pie
Voting for the best Original and Classic pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 has finished, but we wanted to also weigh in edit...
Well, the gravy is finished. We decided to make ours over the weekend rather than wait to see what kind of pan drippings we got from the turkey or risk not having any at all. So we used a recipe from ...
Do we have a treat for you today! This is perhaps the most appropriate kitchen tour we could bring you today, two days before Thanksgiving. Why? Well, Alli here roasts a turkey every single week. She ...
I grew up in the South, but both my parents are Yankees, so it's always been "stuffing" in my family. My Southern neighbors called it "dressing." What about you? ...
Puff pastry appetizers (so simple!), decorated cookie placecards, and funnel cake pancakes. ...
For eons upon eons (or at least the past few decades), we've blamed post-Thanksgiving drowsiness tryptophan, an amino acid found in turkey meat. Is this really fair, or should we be pointing our finge...
Last year we told you about Cookies for Kids Cancer, and how our friend Gretchen had a crazy idea: bake, package, and sell 96,000 cookies in the mother of all bake sales, to help raise money for resea...
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Name: Nonstick Goldtouch Bakeware Set
Shop: Williams-Sonoma
Value: $84
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Nonstick Goldtouch 4-piece Bakeware Set fro...
While hitting up the farmer's market for Thanksgiving brussels sprouts this weekend, we got a tip from the stand owner that made us add a few extra pounds onto our purchase. Here's what he told us......
We've been planning our Thanksgiving dishes for weeks (OK, we'll be honest – months), and the big day is almost here. But when Thanksgiving morning rolls around, we like to spend at least a couple o...
We have an odd fascination with as-seen-on-TV gadgets, and this time of year the NuWave and its promises of fast turkey roasting are everywhere. What's the NuWave oven, and can it really cook a turkey...
Expected? Perhaps. Worth doing anyway? Definitely.
This Thursday, it's only appropriate to highlight some of our country's best cheesemakers on an All-American Thanksgiving cheese plate. And the bes...
Looking for one more dish for Thanksgiving, or maybe a first course appetite-teaser? Maybe you should try this dish of pumpkin ravioli from chef Salvatore Corea of New York City's Alloro. This is a ve...
This year I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. It sort of crept up on me, until this weekend I had a flight of full-fledged panic over cooking the entire meal for a new set of in-laws ...
Between planning your Thanksgiving meal, grocery shopping, brining, and making dishes ahead of time, actual eating—as in dinner, tonight—gets lost in the shuffle. At least it does for us (we ha...
One of the most interesting segments on Evan Kleiman's radio show this past week was an interview with Carol Meerschaert that raised the question "What foods are we thankful for, really?" Hear Meersch...
Special Mention Award: Most Unusual
Winning Recipe: Breanne's Bean Brulee Tart
Voting for the best Original and Classic pies in our Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 has finished, but we wanted to also weigh in ...
There's a new game in town. And we think it may give Epicurious and Food Network a run for their money. And what's that? These guys are missing an "e" in their name? Funny, we here at The Kitchn could...
A chocolate turkey, Dorie Greenspan's Christmas galette, and a fridge to keep all that fresh produce spoilage-free. This and more in today's Delicious Links. ...
Wine cap mushrooms are found in the spring and fall. They have beautiful cream-colored stems topped with a reddish brown-colored cap. When the mushroom is younger, the cap is shaped like a bell. As...
Fashion and footwear isn't something that comes up very often here at the Kitchn. But with all the winter and holiday cooking in our near future, we thought we'd pay tribute to that which keeps us on ...
If Mayor Bloomberg has his way, stores will have to start charging 6 cents for every plastic bag they hand out to shoppers. What do you think? At first it might seem like a no-brainer good idea, but c...
A bain marie (ban mah-REE) is the fancy term for a hot water bath. It's used for cooking delicate foods like custards and terrines to create a gentle and uniform heat around the food. Here's how!...
Look at this bright tip from reader Donna (also the baker behind that Apple Cranberry Galette). Donna lives on a boat and therefore has a very limited set of baking equipment. But that doesn't keep he...
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Name: Dual-Disc Juice Processor
Shop: Breville
Value: $400
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to be giving away this Dual-Disc Juice Processor from Breville. Breville...
People like to argue about the Brining Question a lot this time of year. Here's my usual response. If you're working with a run-of-the-mill commercial bird, absolutely brine and brine with something f...
Nuts and seeds are so readily available at grocery stores that we may not think of them as being seasonal. But at the Hollywood Farmers' Market, where shopping is guided by the rhythm of the seasons, ...
Here's a good question from reader Jason. He asks:
This year I wanted to try something different when I fry my turkey and came up with the idea of a cranberry cajun injection. Have you ever heard of...
Thanksgiving is a big meal, yes, but it shouldn't be one that stresses you out (too much). We love cooking, and Thanksgiving is perhaps the one time of year where the focus is all on the food. So ther...
Check out this Pie Month-appropriate t-shirt from JennyAnn Wheeler over at BuyOlympia.com. A perfect gift for your pie obsessed sweetie -- it even comes in men's sizes! Read on for more informa...
A while ago, Emma asked about buying the best roasting pan for holiday cooking, and it made us think, "What kind of roasting pan do we have? And where is that thing?" We use it so infrequently, we're ...
Looking for Thanksgiving recipes? We have them here! Our hot posts last week were all about Thanksgiving; it looks l...
Tournée (tour-nay): Literally, French for "turned." In culinary terms, this describes a specific method for preparing and presenting vegetables by cutting them into uniform oblong shapes.
If y...
I was beginning to think that when it came to quince, we Kitchn folks were jinxed. First it was Emma and her much looked-forward-to and yet very rotten quince, shared from a neighbor's tree. Poor Emma...
It's damn easy, if not necessary, to make a mess when cooking. Even if you're the clean-up-as-you-go type, messiness still exists in those moments before you start cleaning up. Egg shells, carrot pe...
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