We can’t help but think that all we want for Christmas is jar after jar of this sweet-tart cranberry condiment.
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Portuguese Turkey with Two Stuffings
David tells the tale of the two drama-ridden dressings he grew up with at his family’s Portuguese Thanksgiving table.
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- 3 H
- 40

Brown Butter Winter Squash
One taste and you’ll forget all about that butter and brown sugar trick your mom taught you long ago. Promise.
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- 10 M
- 40 M
- 15

Chestnut Pasta Rags with Wild Mushrooms and Brussels Sprouts
This eminently easy-to-assemble jumble of autumn veggies and pasta just sorta screams elegance, don’t you agree?
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- 30 M
- 30 M
- 10

Cranberry and Orange Relish
Traditions just don’t come much simpler than this easy-peasy, make-ahead relish. Simmer cranberries, sugar, and orange until you hear a “Pop!” Then plop it in the fridge.
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- 15 M
- 22

Apple Cranberry Crisp
How poetic that a recipe whose ingredients scream out for Thanksgiving would, in and of itself, be reason to give thanks.
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- 20 M
- 1 H, 25 M
- 9

Baked Spinach Mornay
Sorta like potato gratin, except the nutty, cheesy white sauce swaddles leaves of spinach, not sliced spuds. Sure beats salad.
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- 25 M
- 1 H
- 5

Sweet Potato Pie
Sugar and spice and everything nice—that’s what you’ll find in this magnificently spiced traditional southern pie.
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- 15 M
- 2 H, 30 M
- 12

Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
We swoon to recipes that give us the pretense of being healthful as we douse food in fruity olive oil. Thank you, Lidia Bastianich.
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- 45 M
- 22

Cranberry Buckle
We’ll take this sweetly tart mingling of muffin and coffee cake any time someone cares to plunk a slice down in front of us.
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- 25 M
- 1 H, 25 M
- 6

New York State Maple Pecan Pie
Distinct from other pecan pies in one notable way, this recipe draws on robust maple syrup to usurp cloying corn syrup. You’re welcome.
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- 30 M
- 2 H, 35 M
- 3

Puréed Celery Root Soup with Caramelized Apples
Behold, an exquisitely simple, sophisticated soup with a subtle celery root flavor that’s certain to make you swoon.
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- 25 M
- 50 M
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Basic Pan Gravy
Great gravy doesn’t just happen by chance. It’s all in the technique. So even though making gravy is simple as can be, there’s a way to do it properly. We think this is it.
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- 15 M
- 15 M
- 4

Chocolate Pecan Pie
Pecans. Chocolate. Bourbon. Dunno about you, but that’s sufficient to make us forget all about that other traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Pumpkin who?
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- 10 M
- 55 M
- 2

Caramel Pear Tarts
Nothing says sassy like swapping pears for apples in the classic French tarte tatin. What can we say? We like to live on the edge.
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- 15 M
- 1 H
- 6

Stilton and Walnut Crackers
Perhaps the simplest precursor to a dinner party ever. Just make the savory shortbread dough, freeze it, slice it, and bake it at the very last second. You’re welcome.
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- 15 M
- 1 H, 10 M
- 6

Pumpkin Quick Bread
Home cook and storybook savant T. Susan Chang explains how she eventually came around to baking this quick, fragrant, subtly sweet loaf from a gourd of fairy tale proportions.
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- 20 M
- 2 H
- 16

Thanksgiving Disaster 1: The Bird’s Still Frozen
Nothing can stop Thanksgiving dinner–not rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor a bird that’s still frozen solid a few hours before you intend to say grace.

Thanksgiving Disaster 2: The Bird’s Too Big for the Oven
You know the rule: one pound of turkey per guest. But when your back-of-the-envelope calculations say you need a behemoth, what to do? We have answers.

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 $(%!
