While it takes a bit of planning, a brined turkey will not only be more moist, but it will give you a bit more leeway in case you leave the bird in the oven a bit too long.
Recipes
It’s game time. Thanksgiving dinner won’t make itself, so we’re here to chime in with some of our favorite recipes to inspire you on the big day.
To add a little fall inspiration to your meat, throw some apples into the mix. Takashi shows us how.
So what does a winning latke look like? Great Performances’s Liz Neumark and chef Matthew Riznyk share their seasonal recipe.
Chef Jason Weiner of Almond Restaurants shares his recipe for Warm Beet Curly Endive Pistachio Salad from the free Meatless Monday e-cookbook.
Once a year, nutmeg goes from unsung hero, to center stage, providing an indispensable seasoning to holiday staples from eggnog to pumpkin pie.
For a sneak peek at one of the recipes in Eat Ink, check out Lish Steiling’s Roasted Parsnip and Kale Salad.
Runaway Apricot found a way to keep carrot tops from becoming food waste that doubles as a condiment for just about everything.
Flipping through this book is so much better than your average, workaday recipe compendium. It’s about history, and memory and cultural connection.
This is it — this is the year that you’re going to make your Halloween treats at home instead of hurriedly picking up a jumbo bag of Tootsie Roll pops on your way home from work.
Happy Food Day! Hopefully you joined hundreds of other New Yorkers for this year’s Big Apple Crunch. Either way, check out our three favorite photos from our Instagram contest!