Food
This Thanksgiving, don’t forget the cornbread, and here’s a nicely cheesy version
And every year, one of the non-negotiable items is cornbread. This year, it's going to be this nicely cheesy version, with shredded cheddar incorporated into the batter, and then some more strewn across the top before baking for good measure.
Who needs turkey? Thanksgiving tables fill with new favorites
Roasting turkey may be synonymous with Thanksgiving, but for a growing number of Americans, that bird is nowhere on the table. More than 34% of American adults say their least favorite traditional Thanksgiving food is the turkey at the center.
Cracker Barrel shareholders vote to keep CEO despite logo debacle
Cracker Barrel shareholders voted Thursday to keep company CEO Julie Felss Masino in place despite a debacle over the company's logo that continues to hurt its sales.
Lobster boats must keep using tracking devices for government observation, court rules
The U.S. government can continue requiring America's lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data, a federal appeals court has ruled, denying claims by some in the industry that the monitoring amounts to unreasonable search and seizure.
Thanksgiving dinner prices fall for 3rd straight year as inflation cools
Thanksgiving turkey dinners will cost less for the third year in a row as inflation cools, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported Wednesday.
Lidia Bastianich’s recipe for Pumpkin Ravioli, a fall dish using butternut squash
Lidia Bastianich notes that the traditional filling of pumpkin ravioli is simple. Instead of the traditional roasted Mantova squash, she uses butternut here and says it's a good substitute. She also uses crushed amaretti cookies, breadcrumbs, eggs, and grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano, so the filling is not too sweet. In the northern Italian city of Mantova, they add mostarda di Mantova, a chutney of preserved local fruit in syrup. It's usually a combination of pears, apricots, and cherries with some mustard powder added, which makes it piquant. Here, Bastianich substitutes golden raisins.
This simple polenta and mushroom dish will elevate your Thanksgiving table
This simple recipe is a marriage of two even simpler foods, that add up to one flavorful appetizer, main dish or side. This would be welcome any time from breakfast to lunch to dinner, and also a nice entertaining idea. And they would be a great addition to a Thanksgiving table, a cheery little side dish, or a center of the plate offering for the vegetarians in the house.
The great American chili debate boils over this fall
There's a lot more controversy than you might think. Beef, venison, chicken or pork? How hot is too hot? Whole tomato chunks? Canned or homemade? Pre-mixed spices or your unique blend? Beans or no beans? Depending on where in the country you live, the last one might surprise you.
Pies can be scary — This year, try some new Thanksgiving dessert ideas
Costco sold more than 4 million pies in the three days before Thanksgiving in 2023, with 2.9 million being pumpkin pies and 1.3 million apple and pecan pies. Americans bake or buy this Thanksgiving dish every year, but more and more home cooks are leaving the rolling pin in the drawer. For all its charm, pie is one of the most stressful parts of the meal.
The Thanksgiving side dishes we used to overlook are suddenly the stars
For decades, Thanksgiving's supporting cast: the casseroles, the rolls, the mashed potatoes, existed in quiet service to the turkey. But the spotlight has shifted.
Heady odors and sensory overload as 5,200 cheeses compete for the World Cheese Awards
The first thing that hits you at the World Cheese Awards is the smell.
Doritos and Cheetos dial back the bright orange in new versions without artificial ingredients
Doritos and Cheetos are getting a makeover.
Thanksgiving salad with pears, Parmesan and pomegranate seeds, starring puff pastry croutons
If you want a salad that shouts "holiday," then you have landed in a very good spot.
Apple and pumpkin face off for America’s favorite holiday pie
More than half of all Americans plan to finish their Thanksgiving dinner with a slice of pie, according to the latest YouGov numbers, but what flavor will they choose?
Traditional acai berry dishes surprise visitors to Brazil climate summit, no sugar added
Some acai berry lovers visiting Brazil for this week's U.N. climate summit are in for a surprise when they taste the fruit popular around the world in smoothies and breakfast bowls.
From the freezer: A tasty and elevated panzanella salad with fish sticks
Fish sticks, like any other frozen, breaded product, conjure up visions of a utilitarian meal. But there's no reason fish sticks, which really can be very tasty, can't be lent a little class by pairing them with marquee ingredients, such as fresh-from-the-vine heirloom tomatoes.
A new ‘Blue Food’ cookbook champions fish and other seafood for any meal
Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver are what you'd call seafood fanatics. Or blue food evangelists. They want us to eat more things from the water, even first thing in the morning.
The build-up to Thanksgiving might matter more than the turkey
A recent Jennie-O survey finds most Americans start planning their Thanksgiving meals up to two weeks in advance, long before the turkey ever goes in the oven. That alone says something: for most of us, the season's real joy isn't in the turkey at all, but in the anticipation of it.
Costumes, candy, decorations; How Americans celebrate Halloween
Sherry Jenkins is a Halloween person by default. She lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, a rural town where much of the original "Friday the 13th" horror movie was filmed.
For young cooks, TikTok videos win out over grandma’s dusty old recipe box
The most recent report from Chicory finds more than 90% of Americans regularly use digital recipes. Among millennials, it jumps to 96%. Young consumers may want to cook like grandma, but they're not reaching for her recipe cards anymore.
