Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in Louisiana Is All About Rice Dressing
This is the ultimate vehicle for sopping up your homemade gravy.
By Vallery Lomas
Molasses Meets Crumble in This Pennsylvania Dutch Classic
Shoofly pie is a sticky-sweet staple of Thanksgivings in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County.
By Casey Elsass
The Ultimate Thanksgiving Flex Is the Turkey You Cooked on Monday
This make-ahead turkey uses a French technique to keep meat tender, juicy, and ready to serve whenever you need it.
By Jesse Szewczyk
I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without This Casserole Tote
Carry your casseroles, pies, and sides in style this holiday season.
By Anna Hezel
It’s Not Thanksgiving in Texas Without Funeral Potatoes
This cheesy potato casserole is a permanent piece of my family’s holiday menu.
By Kayla Stewart
Sweet Potato Biscuits With Benne Seeds
Sweet potatoes make for a tender and moist biscuit that is great as a substitute for dinner rolls. The benne seeds add a rich and nutty flavor.
By Erika Council
These Brown ’n Serve Rolls Are Full of Midwestern Charm
Thanksgiving dinner is just better with warm dinner rolls, and this technique lets you do all the work ahead of time.
By Kelly Janke
Yogurt Biscuits
The yogurt in the dough activates the baking soda, just like buttermilk would, helping these yogurt biscuits to rise and making them light and fluffy.
By Erika Council
Creole Rice Dressing
In Louisiana, rice dressing, which combines rice, ground meat, and aromatics, is served alongside turkey and all of the trimmings at Thanksgiving.
By Vallery Lomas
How Long Does Turkey Last in the Fridge?
Leftover Thanksgiving turkey is a great thing to have around—as long as you store it safely.
By Casey Corn
Make-Ahead Dinner Rolls
This homemade version of “brown-and-serve” rolls comes out of the oven hot and steamy, just in time for dinner.
By Kelly Janke
I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without Extra Sheet Pans
Treat yourself to a fresh set of baking trays before the chaos of holiday cooking sets in.
By Emily Johnson
Make-Ahead Turkey
The secret to a showstopping bird that can be prepared several days in advance without drying out? A parchment paper pouch.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Our Favorite Mashed Potatoes
These perfect mashed potatoes are light and fluffy yet rich and creamy, with just a hint of garlic and thyme.
By Rhoda Boone
Our Favorite Mac and Cheese
Crispy, creamy mac ‘n’ cheese is the ultimate comfort food, ready to grace your weeknight table or holiday spread.
By Rhoda Boone
Sour Cream and Raisin Pie
Popular in Iowa, the sour cream and raisin pie was a longtime favorite of Mennonite cooks because its ingredients were always in the pantry and it kept well.
By Stacey Mei Yan Fong
How to Brine a Turkey in a Wet Brine
This brining method gives you the crispy skin of a dry-brined turkey but the juiciness of a wet-brined bird. That’s what we call the best of both worlds.
By Zoe Denenberg and The Editors of Epicurious
Vinegar Pie
For a classic custardy pie that packs a punch, reach for the vinegar.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
How to Deep-Fry a Turkey (Safely!) for Juicy Meat and Golden Skin
Our step-by-step instructions and safety tips guarantee a juicy, crispy-skinned bird in less than two hours.
By Zoe Denenberg and The Editors of Epicurious
Let This Be the Thanksgiving You Give All Your Guests Take-Out Containers
Don’t give away your precious food storage containers just because you’re hosting.
By Megan Wahn