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Thanksgiving Recipe: Sweet Potatoes But Hold the Marshmallows Please

Sweet Potatoes, a New Way for Thanksgiving
by Chef Renee Marton
I’ve never been a fan of sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, although I know many people love them.
Here’s a sweet potato recipe that might just  make you dump that bag of marshmallows. It’s adapted from a recipe by June restaurant’s Chef Vuoc Long in Seattle. This [...]

Happy Thanksgiving and Food and Thing’s Redo

back after Thanksgiving. Ice cream-A global History.

Recipe: Thanksgiving Squash Soup

Squash soup—it practically screams autumn and Thanksgiving—is a great way to start your Turkey Day feast. Here’s a recipe from Chef Renee.
Plus, she’s built in a bonus. The soup should be made the day before. So you get to cross one item off your Thanksgiving prep list!
Thanksgiving Squash Soup with maple cream drizzle
Serves 8
This soup [...]

Happy Thanksgiving–We’re Taking a Break

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I’m still recovering from too much pumpkin pie. Be back on Monday with more food news for and about the Upper West Side.

Thanksgiving Turkey Carving Is No Big Deal When Fairway’s Butcher Does It

Are you a hacker or a slicer when it comes to carving up your Thanksgiving turkey?  In my house, hackers oversee the dismantling of our Thanksgiving bird.  The turkey meat comes off the carcas in chunks that resemble blocks of moldering wood chips. So the other night, we strolled over to the Broadway and 74th [...]