Happy Thanksgiving from The Kitchn! Good luck to all of you as you go forth to cook; we hope you have a happy, delicious, and memorable meal with family and friends. We'd love a peek at your meal, if you are open to sharing. Show us your table, your favorite dish, your decorations, or your pie! Submission form below — we'll update this post with your photos all weekend!
Off to work on your Thanksgiving dinner? So are we! We'll leave you with this last-minute reference list of recipes, roundups, and tips for Thanksgiving cooking.
• How To Check the Temperature on a Turkey
• How To Make Gravy
• Scheduling Tips for Thanksgiving Day
• A Smaller Thanksgiving Dinner
• Stuffed Squash and Pork Loin
• Make-Ahead Appetizers
• Recipes for Side Dishes
• Bread, Biscuits, and Rolls
• 29 Pie Recipes from the 2008 Bakeoff
• 6 Unconventional Pies
• Lighter Fruit Desserts
• Hard cider, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks
• Everything Else You Need for Thanksgiving!
Every year, The Kitchn's writers like to share some of the things that make us feel thankful, and this time we wanted to focus the spotlight on local resources. Read about our treasured food resources after the cut, and then share your own. Who are the farmers, markets, artisans, and organizations that inspire your cooking and contribute to your communities?
Last minute check: Do you know how to make gravy? Some people swear that gravy is the most essential part of Thanksgiving dinner, touching everything on your plate with its savory essence of turkey. No pressure, right? Here are a few tips and links for making your own gravy — it's really not that hard.
Still trying to think of a side dish for Thanksgiving? Try broccoli casserole. It's got minimal ingredients, is easy to make, and you can even combine the ingredients today and bake it tomorrow. And unlike most casseroles, this doesn't call for a can of cream of anything! This dish is creamy and cheesy and not the healthiest on the table, but for special occasions, it's a crowd-pleaser.
We've always found that being told how to check the internal temperature of the turkey in one line of instruction is very different than actually doing it. And when we're talking about not only our own health but that of our guests as well, we don't want to get it wrong! Here are a few extra tips to help you out:
Do you have lots of little ones coming to your house for Thanksgiving? There's no reason a designated kids' table can't look as beautiful and festive as the main one. Below, we've got some lovely crafts from Martha Stewart, plus some super easy ideas in case you don't have time for pine cone turkeys.
Thanksgiving may be the biggest cooking day of the year, but it's the biggest washing up day of the year too! Between the roasting and the serving you've probably dirtied every pot, pan, and plate in your kitchen. Well, here's a look at our new favorite washing up tools, a set of bamboo accessories from Full Circle Home.
Hopefully your Thanksgiving cheese selection will be less predictable than the ubiquitous (though festive) cheese and nut ball. Don't have a clue as to how to venture beyond the expected? Just in time, some help for your Thanksgiving cheese platter. It's easy, friends, especially with this alliterative trick: Tomorrow, when it comes to cheese, keep it Bloomy, Boozy, and Blue.
Food that's both savory and sweet is just fine, but being a firm believer that candied yams or sweet potatoes suffer from a severe identity crisis in this department— we're just not huge fans. To help them out a little we pushed the recipe a little further into the sweet category and came out with the most glorious of Thanksgiving sweets!
Between turkey, pies, stuffing, and sweet potatoes, it seems like almost everything for the traditional Thanksgiving meal needs a spot in the oven. How do you make it all fit?
"When we eat together, when we set out to do so deliberately, life is better, no matter your circumstances. Whether it's a sad or difficult time, whether it's an ordinary-seeming day, or whether it's a time of celebration, our lives are enriched when we share meals together. And that's what the food in this book is all about." — Thomas Keller
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Store: Nudo
Value: $150
Description: A unique chance to own a piece of the Italian countryside. After receiving the adoption papers, you'll receive all the olive oil from your tree in the spring (2 liters) plus 3 tins of infused oil in the fall.
Luxirare is at it again! The absolutely amazing food and fashion blogger came up with a deconstructed Thanksgiving dinner (deep-fried potatoes, wrapped in potato strings? Turkey jellies? Pie in the shape of a pumpkin?) that you really must see. That plus a sweet felt trivet and rosemary shortbread.
We had a hard time choosing which recipe to share with you from Real Simple's latest collection of Easy, Delicious Meals. This one seemed to have it all: lots of flavor, simple ingredients, and easy to make on a busy weeknight. Oh, and a healthy portion of gooey cheese!
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