Cooking a perfect, crowd-pleasing turkey on Thanksgiving can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. The Test Kitchen's Andy Baraghani is here to how you how to make a simple and traditional Thanksgiving turkey.
Get the recipe: Roast Turkey With Tangy Honey Glaze
Some things about Thanksgiving should never change: gravy, mashed potatoes, Aunt Jane making an untoward comment to a new significant other. But side dishes sit far enough outside the realm of Traditional Holiday Fare that unusual suspects like harissa or miso can slip right in. Here, tips for keeping things interesting—and crowd-pleasing, too.
This is it. Bringing it all together. Brad, Claire, Rick, Carla, Andy, Chris, Molly and Christina have striven over the last few weeks to create the perfect component parts of a Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, sides, pie. Now they're here to bring it all together in the finale and make a (mostly) absolutely perfect Thanksgiving meal.
It’s the ingredients you choose (Chorizo? Sure! Rye bread? Why not?) that will make your stuffing stand out. We bake ours outside the bird to maximize crispy bits (and, of course, you can’t stuff a spatchcocked turkey).
Join Chris Morocco, Kendra Vaculin, Shilpa Uskokovic, Hana Asbrink, Rachel Gurjar, and Brad Leone in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each make their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes.
Read more: 89 Thanksgiving Side Dishes That’ll Outshine the Turkey
You don’t need a pumpkin pie on the table. What you do need is plenty of other (more decadent, more delicious) desserts. Like this galette, for instance. Here’s how to make it.
Sponsored by Swanson | Join Carla Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes Thanksgiving stuffing. This easy stuffing recipe, or dressing if you prefer, will be a staple on your Thanksgiving dinner menu for years to come.
Join Kendra Vaculin in the Bon Appétit test kitchen as she demonstrates how to make stuffing biscuits - just in time for the holidays. All the herby and aromatic flavors of a classic Thanksgiving stuffing—sage, rosemary, fennel seed, oniony scallion–are packed into this tender biscuit.
In the world of Thanksgiving sides, there is a plethora of options, so deciding on which ones to make for your feast can be challenging. That's why Claire Saffitz and Christina Chaey are here to up your Thanksgiving side dish game.
Check out the recipes here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/story/making-perfect-thanksgiving-sides
Failure, heartache, and heartbreak are what it takes to create a new take on a classic recipe. Join Rachel Gurjar in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she spends two days creating the perfect cheesy cornbread–a recipe that took 80 servings to get right.
You can check out Rachel's upside-down cornbread recipe here: https://bonappetit.com/recipe/upside-down-cornbread
Claire Saffitz and Brad Leone know that after turkey and stuffing, a Thanksgiving meal is judged on its pies. Guests, all of whom have saved room in their stomachs, will ask: 'What type of pies did the hosts provide? What was the quality of the crust? Was this pumpkin pie pumpkin-y enough?' Claire and Brad want you to pass your guests' pie grading, so they've endeavored to make the perfect Thanksgiving pie.
Check out the final recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/pecan-rye-pumpkin-pie%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-59f906a2e9b7de6c1bd484d8">
Mission Chinese chef Danny Bowien thinks you should throw some pastrami in there; Bobby Flay has a green chile queso sauce for mashed potatoes; and more Thanksgiving side inspiration from celebrity chefs.
Former New York Times restaurant critic (and current Senior Editor) Sam Sifton literally wrote the book on Thanksgiving. We enlisted Sifton to show us a Thanksgiving tradition that's becoming the subject of countless YouTube videos--the fried turkey.
Kick the cranberry sauce can and bring fresh textures and flavors to the table with this relish alternative. Learn about how to make Sweet and Spicy Pepper Jelly right here:
It's time. Making Perfect. Season 2. And with Thanksgiving right around the corner, what better topic is there than... Thanksgiving? That's right, in this season join OG Making Perfecters Claire, Andy, Brad, Carla, Chris and Molly and new additions Rick and Christina as they pursue the perfect Thanksgiving dishes.
