Fennel turns meltingly tender and oh so sweet when slowly, slowly, slowly braised in cream, cheese, and butter. One more reason to be enamored with the holidays.

Need a savvy, sophisticated, make-ahead, eat-your-veggies strategy? Here it is. We think of it as sort of an adult take on Cracker Jack, given the surprise that awaits.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal serves up some delightful, charming, and four-second-fast ways to show your love–with heart-shaped food. Sigh.

David’s sautéed onions, chestnuts, and bacon recipe is an ideal Thanksgiving side dish. It’s a mix of salty, sweet, and caramel flavors. Who can resist that?

This boldly flavored classic Portuguese cake with an unforgettable crumb smacks of citrus in a way that no other cake can. The secret? A fruity olive oil, winter oranges, and this recipe.

Summer at its simplest, not to mention it’s most splendid, seeing as how five minutes of effort yields a meal that rivals round-trip tickets to Italy.

In this video, Jamie Purviance, the envy of all who grill, teaches David that grilling salmon isn’t that hard. It just takes high heat and some patience. Salmon lovers rejoice.

Rotisserie chicken is on the menu in this video, when grillmeister Jamie Purviance teaches David to harness his inner griller and get is spin on.

To grill the perfect steak, David turned to grill master Jamie Purviance for help and tips. Several hours later, he was searing and sliding.

A salad of earthy cannellini beans, onions, and garlic is tossed in a light dressing. On the side: grape tomatoes, whose flavor is intensified by roasting.

David finally gets on the Today Show, cooking clams in a cataplana for Al Roker and Natalie Morales, and becomes addicted to live TV.

Turkey sausage infused with Italian seasonings makes this chili flavorful. Onions, red bell peppers, a can of tomatoes, and beans make it fast.

An inspired meal in minutes, this harried weeknight spaghetti solution melds eggs, cheese, and pancetta into a creamy sauce that cloaks every last strand.

Beef chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and water are all that’s needed to make savory, falling-apart braised beef fit for a blizzard–even when it refuses to snow.

In this video, you’ll learn how to brine a Thanksgiving turkey.

In this video, you’ll learn how to stuff a Thanksgiving turkey.

In this video, you’ll learn how to make Thanksgiving turkey gravy from pan drippings.

In this video you’ll learn how to make gravy for a brined Thanksgiving turkey. The secret: fried mushrooms.

In this video, learn how to tell when the Thanksgiving turkey is done.

In this video, learn how to carve a Thanksgiving turkey.