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Thanksgiving Disaster 3: The Bird’s Roasted—But Still Raw

Thanksgiving Disaster 3: The Bird’s Roasted—But Still Raw

The pop-up timer popped. The skin’s burnished. The drumstick jiggles. Yet when you commence carving, you still see a trickle of pink. Ohhhh $(%!

Thanksgiving Disaster 4: Transferring the Bird to…Oops!

Thanksgiving Disaster 4: Transferring the Bird to…Oops!

The bird may be done–whew!–but your work isn’t. Here, foolproof tactics on how the heck to heft a sweaty hen from roasting pan to carving board without incident.

Thanksgiving Disaster 5: One Oven, 4 Burners, 124 Recipes

Thanksgiving Disaster 5: One Oven, 4 Burners, 124 Recipes

Thanksgiving is easily the most denial-inducing meal you’ll contend with all year. But deal with it you must. Here, advice on how to elude oven overload.

Thanksgiving Disaster 6: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen!

Thanksgiving Disaster 6: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen!

Offers of help aren’t always that, um, helpful. We’ve got tricks to tuck up your sleeve for keeping those pesky, well-intentioned, do-gooder guests out of your way.

Venison Meatballs: An Alpha Male Tale

Venison Meatballs: An Alpha Male Tale

A well-intentioned gift of ground venison sort of became an issue for Rick Casner–until he decided to stop thinking and start cooking. Words to live by.

I Hated Caroline Kennedy

I Hated Caroline Kennedy

Carol Penn-Romine long considered the first daughter her nemesis. The reason has everything to do with overcooked okra and a distaste for turnips.

St-Germain Aperitif

St-Germain Aperitif

Mark Scarbrough and Bruce Weinstein had hoped for a quiet, rustic dinner in the French countryside. Thanks to this storied liqueur, what they ended up with was far, far more memorable.

Tales from a Doughnut Queen

Tales from a Doughnut Queen

Is too much of a good thing really wonderful? We asked doughnut diva Jess Thomson, who just wrote a cookbook on the topic. Here’s what she says.

Lovey Dovey: One Guys Passion for Dove Hunting

Lovey Dovey: One Guys Passion for Dove Hunting

Hunter Hank Shaw has had in his sights pretty much everything that flies, runs, crawls, or swims. Here he explains the exquisite lure of dove.

Labor Day Recipes

Labor Day Recipes

Nothing against burgers and brats, but sometimes you crave something a little less expected, something to help you impress a backyard full of folks. Done.

Vive la Bonal!

Vive la Bonal!

Bonal is one of France’s great aperitifs. As Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough learned it’s wielded by les français as an icon of Gallic superiority.

Woodstock: Peace, Love, Granola?

Woodstock: Peace, Love, Granola?

Peace. Love. Granola. We reconsider hippy cooking in light of the principles those tie dye-wearing, tree-hugging concertgoers espoused.

Julia Child Speaks: What I’ve Learned

Julia Child Speaks: What I’ve Learned

The beloved American doyenne of French cooking expounds upon what she learned during a lifetime cooking and thinking at the stove.

From Mom to Son, Ice Pops Still Rule

From Mom to Son, Ice Pops Still Rule

Ice pops have a way of making everything better. Always have. And even though today’s creations bear little resemblance to those of yore, it’s all good.

Tomato-y Soups in Honor of Andy Warhol

Tomato-y Soups in Honor of Andy Warhol

What’s tomato soup if not art? We share a stack of recipes for the most inspired interpretations we could find, whether hot or cold, plain or posh, comfortingly familiar or mind-bendingly abstract.

Some Marinara Sauce With That Ear, Sir?

Some Marinara Sauce With That Ear, Sir?

We have a theory for what prompted the Tyson-Holyfield incident. The real culprit? A dab of marinara, barbecue sauce, maybe even mayo.

The Fried Chicken Evangelist

The Fried Chicken Evangelist

Sydney Meers knows Southern fried chicken. Thanks to him and his grandmother Winnie Lee Johnson’s recipe, so can you. Lorraine Eaton divulges.

Cherry Season

Cherry Season

You haven’t experienced cherry season ’til you’ve owned a cherry tree. Darlene West has the purple-stained hands and the perfect clafouti to prove it.

Cooking for my Sons

Cooking for my Sons

Cooking for his sons taught single dad Rick Casner to use dinnertime as an excuse not just to grow closer to his sons, but to grow up himself.

Famous Last Words

Famous Last Words

Frontiersman Kit Carson’s dying wish was for chili. Who can blame the guy? Beef, beans, chili powder and spices. What a way to go.