Cooking the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner is an important task. If you fall behind schedule on the big day, don’t panic (we’ve all been there) — here are five smart ways to help your turkey cook faster, so you can get it on the table in time.
This was my first summer having a garden and it coincided with the summer I hatched a new human and the themes of both keep blurring together: The goofy pride in growing things from seed. The occasionally overwhelming feeling that there are so many things and they’re all very hungry and counting on you to fix this. The twinge of sadness as they look less sprout-y and more robust. The urgency to not squander any of this.
With that in mind, there’s the fact that a very warm fall has meant that instead of this garden looking near collapse, it’s going strong and the four billowing pots of herbs that remain are pressuring me to do something great with them before they meet their imminent frosty demise. Fried sage leaves on everything! Crisp rosemary flatbread all the time! Minced chives on every dish! Parsley… I mean, I like tabbouleh and all, but there’s no way I’m going to get through this. Let’s not pretend this made a huge dent, but 5 sprigs down is a respectable effort, right?
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In our opinion, a holiday table isn’t complete without a big basket of fluffy dinner rolls. How else are you going to sop up the last bits of gravy? These soft and airy sweet potato rolls are perfect for the job. They’re also very nearly foolproof, making them one less thing to worry about when planning the meal.
When it comes to dessert this holiday season, what do you plan on putting on the table? I am not talking about the actual dessert – let’s be honest, we all know you’re going to make at least one pumpkin pie in the coming weeks – I’m talking about the coffee.
Coffee-lovers, what’s the best way to pair coffee with pumpkin pie? Let’s get geeky.
Yes, you really can cook a frozen turkey. Yes, it sounds completely improbable — even slightly alarming. But against all odds, yes, it works. If you find yourself staring down a turkey that’s still frozen solid on Thanksgiving morning and you’re wondering how in the world you’re going to get dinner on the table in a few hours, there’s hope. Here’s how to go from frozen to golden without skipping a beat.
The romantic, magazine-fetishized notion of a holiday meal usually includes several generations of a family sitting together in one endlessly long table. The table is carefully effortless looking, just so — aglow with candles, swathed in autumnal colors, and set with matchy-matchy everything. Elements of nature are incorporated — gourds, leaves, driftwood — and children are expertly dressed and coiffed to the nth degree of cuteness.
Thanksgiving is arguably the most highly anticipated culinary day of the year. While some people may resort to beer and football on this day, I personally enjoy leading the charge in the kitchen. I like to ease those pre-dinner jitters and possible family tensions by making a shareable, seasonal punch that gets everyone into the holiday mood.
Here’s a fall-inspired cocktail that you can share and enjoy all morning while you’re prepping Thanksgiving dinner. It’s not too boozy, but it’s refreshing enough to keep you relaxed as things get hectic … because we all know they will.
If you’re cooking a holiday dinner, chances are there’s something big and impressive taking up most of your valuable oven real estate. This can make it tricky to manage the rest of the menu — especially if you’re responsible for all of the side dishes, too. Not to fear, since your stovetop is coming to the rescue this year! All five of these recipes can be made on a burner, no oven required. Get your saucepans and skillets ready.
It’s the week before Thanksgiving and the final countdown is on. If you’re not quite ready yet, don’t worry — that’s why we’re here.
When hosting Thanksgiving, as with any dinner party, last-minute tasks have a way of sneaking up on you and really gobbling up your time. This is why it’s so helpful to get as much as you can done in advance — starting with these 10 smart things you can do right now.
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