Dinner

Two chicken halves won’t fit in a standard 10-inch cast-iron, so this recipe calls for both a pan and a baking sheet. If you have a 14-inch pan, you can go straight from stovetop to oven.

The radicchio delivers nice color, but endive or escarole hearts would be smart substitutions flavorwise.

Sure, this recipe can make standard-size latkes, but the minis are just right for noshing while chatting.

Upgrade store-bought dough with spicy sausage, torn hardy greens, and dollops of ricotta. Presto: “homemade” pizza night.

For more variations and veggie inspiration, check out our roasted veggie matrix.

For more variations and veggie inspiration, check out our roasted veggie matrix.

For more variations and veggie inspiration, check out our roasted veggie matrix.

If you’re nervous about igniting the whiskey (honestly, who wouldn’t be), or you have an electric stove, simply let the spirit reduce in the pan. The flavor will be the same. On the other hand, if you’re into kitchen pyrotechnics, just do that step carefully and with the pan extended as far from your body as possible. This was created in partnership with Chef Watson.

For this butternut squash soup recipe, you need to toss the squash occasionally while it’s roasting so it doesn’t burn or stick, and to encourage as much caramelization as possible.

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You’re familiar with French dip, of course. In a stroke of holiday genius, you’ll use the turkey carcass to make a dark poultry stock with warming spices, a little sugar for lip-smacking goodness, and fish sauce for saltiness and “can’t-quite-put-my-finger-on-it” depth. Sandwiches never had it so good.

Meaty mushrooms compliment nutty, chewy grains in this savory dish.

A vinegar-and-chile glaze adds heat to sweet squash, spicing up the traditional Thanksgiving flavor profile.

A protein like sausage lends the stuffing those all-important crispy bites, and the fat contributes essential flavor.

This kicky sauce, inspired by Spanish romesco, uses cherry tomatoes.

You can prep your vegetables ahead of time (store them in a zip-top bag in the crisper drawer), but wait to assemble these at the last minute.

Thick slab bacon is key to this dish. Buy it packaged if you can find it or from the butcher.

When shopping for celeriac, look for firm, unblemished roots that feel heavy for their size, with a greenish hue.

For cornbread stuffing, toasting the dried-out cornbread is essential; this will keep it from falling apart during mixing.

Toasting the seeds and nuts in oil forms the base of a complex vinaigrette.

We transformed the regular hands-on skillet method to a very hands-off oven technique.

You know how sometimes the turkey is dry and there’s not enough gravy? We fixed that by braising dark meat in a robust pan sauce. Ta-da!

Coming soon to a kitchen near you: an escapist fantasy set under the sun, starring spicy-fruity pineapple glazed pan-roasted chicken. This recipe might change the way you look at pineapple forever.

Use the largest skillet you have and a fish spatula—the thin angled edge is just right for helping potatoes release from the skillet.