Thanksgiving’s main course may be pretty much set in stone with the usual lineup of turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, etc., but the appetizers and first course are open to interpretation. What could be a more delicious way to start the feast than with appetizing hors d’oeuvres from Russ & Daughters? To give you some ideas [...]

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New York Times food writer Mark Bittman has a blog: Bitten.  It is particularly fantastic in that it features not only him, but posts from a few other writers as well.  The mix of voices - all essentially in search of, well, how to cook everything -  is singularly obsessed with cooking and eating fresh/local/sustainable [...]

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During the subway ride to work today, I made quick notes about what I should cook for my friends’ Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow night.  The hosting couple has already covered almost everything imaginable, including more than one type of turkey and multiple versions of various side dishes (they subscribe — literally and in spirit — to [...]

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