The Arsenal®

Schmear this simple green sauce on anything and watch it disappear. And did we mention you can toss it together in minutes?

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Not your everyday mashed potatoes, these are ridiculously rich and comforting thanks to butter, sour cream, Parmesan, roasted garlic, and caramelized onions. Leftovers freeze and reheat beautifully.

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This is what we consider to be the ultimate pot roast for company. (Heck, with two types of booze, it’s gotta be good!)

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To us, perhaps the best part of Thanksgiving–right up there with that being grateful thing–is the leftovers. We’re already craving this turkey cranberry sandwich with mayo and stuffing and gravy, oh my.

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This brilliant (and frugal) technique creates surprise supper parcels from flaky, buttery pastry or pie crust hiding Thanksgiving leftovers. Prepare to be even more enthralled with Thanksgiving than before.

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Here’s how to make Thanksgiving dinner as Rockwell-ian as possible. (Well, the turkey carving part, anyways. We can’t do anything about your family.)

Doesn’t get much simpler than this make-ahead cranberry sauce. Simply simmer cranberries, sugar, and orange until you hear a “Pop!” Then slide it in the fridge. Your work is done.

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Shallots take on a dulcet, docile personality when slowly coaxed to a caramelized brown. Easy to make. And easygoing by way of going well with just about anything.

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We could blather on and on and on about this surprising and stunning (and stealthy healthy) riff on a Southern classic that everyone is swearing is the best cornbread they’ve ever had. But you best experience it for yourself.

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This is the real deal: a proper, old-fashioned roast turkey. Relying on water-soaked cheesecloth gives the bird crisp skin and moist, juicy meat.

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So easy to toss together. So understated yet sophisticated. So wise in capturing and preserving something during its season.

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Our definition of what the perfect apple crumble recipe ought to be—sweet, spicy, crunchy, tender, and lovely as can be.

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Sure, made-from-scratch stock like grandma used to make is frugal beyond belief. But wait till you see what it does for your cooking.

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Far easier to make than you might imagine. And unspeakably more flavorful than anything you can find that’s store-bought.

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