Thanksgiving

Now that we've recovered from Thanksgiving, we are finally able to come to an agreement on the zaniest Thanksgiving disaster story submitted to our Thanksgiving Bloopers Contest.

Enjoy your leftovers! Here are three creative ways to use Thanksgiving turkey leftovers and ideas for reusing other holiday dishes

If you've followed our advice, today should be a breeze.

We just received the following letter from a reader who prepared eighteen of our recipes for one meal. We were tickled pink, so indulge us for a minute while we share.

A roast Thanksgiving turkey is one of life's greatest pleasures. But after the feast and the second helpings of pie, after the football games in the leaves and the naps by the fire, what do you do with the leftover five pounds of meat? Here are three delicious and simple ideas to help transform next-day turkey into another great meal.

Hit the supermarket early in the day to shop for perishables.

I'm headed to Boston for the holiday weekend, which presented me with a problem: How would I transport my Thanksgiving pies on the four-hour bus ride without squishing them in the process?

Here now, by popular request, is a list of our favorite stories from the Thanksgiving Bloopers Contest. A winner will be announced before the Thanksgiving holiday at bonappetit.com.

Thanksgiving prep: Thaw frozen pie crusts and make soups and store in a covered container in the fridge.

Hipsters don't eat turkey. Turkey is for people who live in Oklahoma. Turkey is played out. So forget it; you need to find something else to make this holiday cool.

If you didn't already make and freeze turkey stock, do so today.

Things happening a little last-minute this Thanksgiving? Here's a holiday feast that comes together in just two hours.

Go through your assorted flatware, glassware, serving pieces, and table linens to see what you need to dry-clean, press, or shine, and what you will need to buy.

Nothing is more daunting than trying a recipe for the first time when you're having guests over for dinner--except maybe when that dinner is on Thanksgiving. So we've gathered some November-issue recipes that have already been tested in the blogosphere for a special pre-Thanksgiving edition of What People Are Cooking.

Day 6 of our three-week countdown to Thanksgiving. Get organized so that the day of the feast is easy and relaxed.

Check that you have all the kitchen equipment necessary to make the turkey and other dishes on the menu. See our five essential kitchen tools for Turkey Day.

In the November issue of Bon Appetit, Cooking Life columnist Molly Wizenberg divulges her family's unusual Thanksgiving tradition: sauerkraut.

Pick up some turkey wings on the way home from work, in preparation for making and freezing a big batch of turkey stock. Use our recipe for Golden Turkey Stock.

It's never too early to get organized. Take note of the "DO-AHEAD" tips in our Thanksgiving recipes and make a day-to-day schedule of of the prep work you can do ahead.

Our three-week countdown to Thanksgiving helps you get organized--listing everything you need to do when you need to do it--so that the day of the feast is easy and relaxed. Here, Day Two.

Pickles are a big trend these days, as a new generation of food artisans is preserving all kinds of fruits and vegetables--from figs and strawberries to okra and corn.

Here's where to dine out across the country on Thanksgiving.

It's exactly three weeks till Thanksgiving, so why not get the two most important things--the turkey and the guest list--out of the way?

Follow these steps and you'll be carving a turkey like a pro this Thanksgiving.