Thanksgiving Cookbooks to Fit Every Need
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Part of the joy of Thanksgiving is cooking family recipes, but there's always room on the table for new dishes, revamped classics, and even a few (gasp) healthy items to nourish your vegan cousin. Whatever you're looking to bring to the table this Thanksgiving - tips from the latest cookbook release, a go-to source for classic dishes, or even help planning the menu - here are five cookbooks to fit your needs this season.
The Newest Release: Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well ($18), written by former New York Times food critic Sam Sifton, covers perfected classic Thanksgiving recipes for turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, and stuffing.
The Everything Go-To: For over a decade, Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes For Great Food ($35) has been a staple in many kitchens. While it's not Thanksgiving-themed per se, it does have all the basics covered if you're looking to make dinner rolls, roasted turkey, or mashed potatoes. With detailed illustrations and tried-and-true recipes, this encyclopedia of a book does cover just about everything.
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The Classic-Contemporary Hybrid: If your family loves classic recipes but wants to include a few contemporary spins as well, then Lou Pappas's Thanksgiving: Recipes For a Holiday Meal ($16) will see you through. Make a classic herb-brined turkey and sass up your pumpkin pie with a gingersnap crust.
Organized Menus: The America's Test Kitchen Menu Cookbook: Your Guide to Hosting Stress-Free Dinner Parties and Holiday Feasts ($35) is a cookbook that does the meal planning and organizing for you. The book contains a classic Thanksgiving menu, but feel free to include easy appetizers, like melted brie with honey and herbs, too.
The Special Diet-Friendly Cookbook: Many families have someone at the table who is vegan, dairy-free, or gluten-free, but preparing food without commonly used ingredients like eggs, milk, and wheat can be tough unless you have a cookbook like Zel Allen's Vegan For the Holidays: Celebration Feasts For Thanksgiving Through New Year's Day ($20) to guide you. These pages contain some hearty recipes, like mushroom and cashew paté and pistachio and sweet pea torte with roasted tomato aioli.
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