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You can use this rich stock, made from the turkey carcass, for risotto or soup over the long weekend, or freeze it for the new year.

A rich stew brought to life with butternut squash and warming spices like cardamom and clove.

This rosemary focaccia bread recipe calls for chilling the dough overnight, so plan ahead.

This fragrant coconut milk-based curry from chef Asha Gomez of Atlanta's Cardamom Hill delivers big flavor to this beef stew with very little work. "It's a complete meal, a one-dish wonder," Gomez says.

Polish sausage gives the onions and chiles a rich, smoky flavor.