Thanksgiving

Tell Aunt Jan we don’t need her Craisin-packed instant rice dressing this year.

Rule #1: No fake turkeys.

Here's how Brad Leone and Claire Saffitz came up with the pie that has it all.

Five sleek tabletop pieces that pair well with whatever's on the menu. 

Melty cheese. Roasty, toasty veg. Shallot-garlic cream…what’s not to love?

This light-as-can-be pie has a toasty graham cracker crust to complement its cloudlike texture.

With custardy insides and charred exteriors, these sweet potatoes are everything you always wish roasted sweet potatoes could be. A crunchy mixture of toasted nuts and seeds provides pops of texture and spice, and a cooling lemony yogurt sauce cuts through the richness. 

This year, I’m thankful for all the bright, zippy vinegar cutting through the usual spread of starches.

A good side needs to do two things: Be low-effort and offer something new, just like these guys. 

The turkey will be televised.

Turkey whomst? 

The most impressive appetizer to “casually” pull out of the oven when your friends come over (and it also happens to make a nice Thanksgiving snack for while the turkey rests—just sayin').

If you need to bake the recipes for your rising and sun and moon signs, we understand.

It’s an architectural masterpiece—and it’s super easy to make.

Great! You're all done making Thanksgiving dinner. Oh wait, the appetizers…

The cornbread base is oomphed up with corn nut magic dust for an extra hit of funky corn flavor. 

The sweet-acidic-salty-gingery sauce, cooling mayo, and piles of wispy bonito flake toppings of Japanese okonomiyaki go great on pretty much anything.

No sad, dry sandwiches allowed.

From homemade cranberry sauce to baked oatmeal, check out our favorite ways to rethink the favorite berry of the fall.

They were new to this country, to the holiday, to us. And we made space for them.

It all comes down to Butterballs and MSG.

Whether you're cooking the whole feast yourself or bringing a dish to someone else's home, you shouldn't have to break a sweat.

Share the love (and a little bit of the work) with these party-ready recipes.

It’s subtly spiced with bay leaves and cardamom, then set in a gelatin mold and crowned with sugary orange zest and cranberries.