Thanksgiving looms close. Are you going home for the holiday? Going home is the strangest thing — it’s a place where you are known yet not known; where childhood habits jostle uncomfortably with present identity. Can home still be home, after you leave? Or is it turned upside down?

Our entire team was deliciously spooked and entertained by the Netflix hit series Stranger Things this past summer, flooded with memories of our own ’80s childhoods. What could we do but give you Stranger Thanksgiving, our tribute to the emotional tensions that Thanksgiving evokes — as well as the nostalgia it inspires for the food of our childhood.

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Target is the ultimate one-stop shop for the Thanksgiving host. While many of us love it for chic homeware, Target has spent the last few years reworking the grocery departments in most stores. If your local Target has a decent-sized grocery section, chances are that you’ll find everything you need for Thanksgiving. Here’s your guide for hosting of your most festive Thanksgiving yet with just one stop.

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When you think of wine from Bordeaux, what comes to mind? If you’re like me a a year ago, you might have thought about rich, expensive red wine that old men keep in cellars for far too long. Bordeaux has a stuffy and sometimes intimidating reputation, but it turns out its future is anything but that.

New wine-makers in the Bordeaux region of France are embracing innovation and sustainability. Some of the most exciting wines I’ve had in the past year have come from Bordeaux, and most at a very reasonable price.

When it comes to wine on Thanksgiving, give Bordeaux another chance. There are a bunch of accessible reds that are ready to drink, and also surprising whites (yes, whites!) and of course delicious sweet wines perfect to end The Big Meal. The versatility of these wines lend themselves to all parts of Thanksgiving, from the relish tray to pumpkin pie.

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If you’re considering Aldi as a place to do some or even all of your Thanksgiving shopping, there are a few key elements you need to be aware of. We covered some tips in our first look at Aldi, but when it comes to a big shop, there are even more details to know about. Here are 10 important tips to keep in mind.

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Fancy platters are the pretty, magazine-approved way to serve your turkey and dessert on Thanksgiving. They aren’t the only serving option, though. If you’re realizing there’s a mismatch between your cooking ambitions and your serving supplies, you have plenty of other options in your kitchen right now. All you need is a flat surface and a little creativity.

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Roasting a large turkey for Thanksgiving is challenging for even the most seasoned home cooks. There are the logistics of storing and thawing a 10-plus-pound orb of frozen poultry and then figuring out the per-pound math for roasting your particular turkey. You also have two different meats — light, tender breast meat prone to overcooking, and dark meat that needs extra time.

A simple solution to that last obstacle? Flip the bird over and roast it breast-side down. While this technique won’t give you a picture-perfect turkey, it will protect the white meat from drying out, while cooking the thigh meat faster. Roasting a turkey upside down is just as simple as it sounds.

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So you decided to jump on the bandwagon and try Whole30. Congratulations! Once you’ve read the guidelines to the program and prepped your kitchen, it’s time to get meal planning. You’ll find it very difficult to eat anything at all if you don’t have a plan and some ingredients prepped in the fridge.

The first rule of doing Whole30 is to always check the ingredient list on whatever you’re buying. You might know that Whole30 says you must abstain from eating grains, legumes, dairy, sugar, and alcohol for 30 days, but it gets more complicated when you break it down to the ingredient level. For example, things like bacon and marinara sauce seem innocent enough, but they might not be Whole30-compliant because they have added sugar or other additives.

I’ve gathered a list of Kitchn’s very best Whole30-friendly recipes so you don’t go hungry on your month-long journey. Almost all of these recipes require no substitutions (I’ll let you know when you need to use ghee for example, instead of butter), but you still need to check your ingredients at the grocery store to make sure everything works for Whole30.

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There’s one meal I cook the same way year after year: Thanksgiving. What can I say? I like the classics, and Thanksgiving gives me a chance to cook familiar recipes while chatting with friends and family.

I also like saving money; it’s one of my favorite things. So this year I decided to head to Aldi, my go-to budget-friendly grocery store to see if I could buy an entire classic Thanksgiving dinner for less than $100.

Could it be done? I wanted to find out!

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Dessert lasagna is the modern take on trifles. Cookies or cake are layered with pudding, mousse, or whipped cream (or in some cases, all three) in a 9×13-inch baking dish, giving it distinct layers like its savory counterpart. But dessert lasagna doesn’t require any cooking and actually gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.

Pumpkin dessert lasagna is an easy make-ahead dessert perfect for Thanksgiving. It has layers of gingersnap cookies, a spiced cream cheese mousse, and pumpkin pudding enrobed in a spiced whipped cream. The whole of it is drizzled with a quick caramel sauce so each bite is a magical mix of all the favorite flavors and textures of the holiday season.

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Let’s be honest here — if you are shopping at Costco for Thanksgiving, chances are you are feeding a crowd. Feeding not just your immediate family, but also your friends, neighbors, and extended family means that beyond buying your turkeys and hams (yes, you’ll need multiples of both), you’re also going to need more plates, more tables, and more wine.

Given that, here are three things your should pick up at Costco for Thanksgiving.

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