Dinner

This twist on the ham and cheese baguette is a great way to use up that marmalade you keep getting every year during the holidays.

Try any marmalade or jelly you might have in your condiment ghost town with this festive baked ham.

Tart cranberries meet their perfect match in persimmons, the glorious fruit that ripens in time for Thanksgiving. For this cranberry relish, use Fuyu persimmons, which are eaten while still hard, like apples.

This warm, cheesy dip with sweet, caramelized fennel and Brie is perfect as an appetizer or for entertaining.

It’s nothing fancy or complicated, simply a jumbo Brie wheel topped with sautéed apples and honey and wrapped in butter-brushed phyllo. But when baked, the combination of textures matched with apple and honey flavors fused with gooey Brie never fails to please a crowd.

While most baked Bries are on the sweet side, with layers of jam or chutney under the crust, this one goes savory with anchovies, garlic, and roasted bell peppers.

Deep-fried tofu gets braised with shiitake mushrooms in soy sauce and Chinese wine for this easy dish.

The combination of tender chicken and sweet chestnuts makes for classic Chinese comfort food.

Delicious sweet potato with marshmallows recipe made using brown sugar, almonds, and spices.

Think of this as something like savory s'mores.

Deep-frying a turkey is easier than you might think, plus it frees up oven space for the rest of your Thanksgiving feast.

Though perilla look like large mint leaves, they are tender and mild, with notes of sesame. I love using them for salads and in this focaccia.

Braise smoked collard greens with onions, then toss them with a bright pepper vinegar for dish that's smoky, sweet, and savory.

This take on a very popular Thai bar snack—freshly fried cashews tossed with salt, chiles, scallions, and fragrant lime zest—is simple but so good with an ice-cold beer.

Onions are the star of the show: sweet and lightly scented, in pride of place on a layer of light, puffy pastry and delicious crumbled blue cheese.

Cooking congee in a slow cooker takes patience, but you can cook it overnight if you want it for breakfast. 

Chopped fresh oysters lend depth and moisture to this classic Thanksgiving side dish.

Our ultimate version has mix of country bread and cornbread, savory breakfast sausage, and plenty of fresh herbs to make it truly irresistible.

I would just as soon skip the cooking marathon that leads up to Thanksgiving. But I would feel truly bereft to miss out on the festival of leftovers, including days of sandwiches piled high with slabs of stuffing fried in butter and stacks of thinly shaved turkey breast. (No, I am not above going full tetrazzini if the situation demands it.) I am hardly alone in celebrating a fridge full of Thanksgiving leftovers, but this year I am taking things a bit further and cooking my Thanksgiving turkey .…