THANKSGIVING: Pumpkin Cheesecake

We don’t know what condition we’ll be in at the end of the main course on Thanksgiving. But if there’s no room for our pumpkin cheesecake, we’ll happily eat it over the weekend. (Sorry, NIBBLE colleagues, there won’t be any left to bring in on Monday.) We’re trying a new recipe this year, but here…
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THANKSGIVING: Spiced Cider Recipe

If it’s nippy outside over Thanksgiving, greet dinner guests and holiday weekend visitors with a glass of hot spiced cider. Add some rum, and you’ve got an apple rum toddy. A toddy is a warm cocktail made with spirits or sherry, boiling water, sugar and spices. Warm alcoholic beverages such as glögg, mulled wine and…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Brine A Turkey

  Have you decided yet how to cook your Thanksgiving turkey? The biggest problem people cite is that the white meat comes out too dry (hence, the need for gravy to moisten it). Different techniques are used by skilled cooks to ensure a moist bird—from bacon under the skin to brushing with butter to injecting…
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