Thanksgiving Recipes and Tips

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Alton Brown's Bird to the Last Drop Soup Recipe: The essence of Thanksgiving in liquid form. This soup extracts every last bit of goodness from the poultry remains. Get the recipe on altonbrown.com. Thanksgiving, Soup Recipes, Turkey Soup, Turkey Soup Recipe, Cooking Turkey, Leftover Soup Recipe, Leftover Turkey Soup, Leftovers Soup, Soup
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Alton Brown's Bird to the Last Drop Soup Recipe: The essence of Thanksgiving in liquid form. This soup extracts every last bit of goodness from the poultry remains. Get the recipe on altonbrown.com.
Alton Brown's Turkey Salad Recipe: What all the cool kids are putting between those bread slices the day after Thanksgiving. Get the recipe on altonbrown.com. Turkey Patties, Turkey Salad Recipe, Turkey Salad, Turkey Sandwiches, Alton Brown Turkey, Turkey Recipes, Perfect Turkey, Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers, Favorite Recipes
Turkey Salad with Cranberries and Pecans Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Turkey Salad Recipe: What all the cool kids are putting between those bread slices the day after Thanksgiving. Get the recipe on altonbrown.com.
Why Alton Brown Still Brines his Thanksgiving Turkey After All These Years: There are plenty of ways to prep a turkey, and even more wonderful ways to cook it. There’s nothing wrong with simply roasting the darned thing, given that take care with the cooking as nothing is worse than dry turkey except maybe … well, I can’t think of anything right now. My personal favorite method of prep is to spatchcock the bird (cut out the backbone and flatten) and quickly cure by rubbing with kosher salt and s Turkey, Christmas, Thanksgiving Recipes, Christmas Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Thanksgiving Turkey, Alton Brown, Turkey Recipes Thanksgiving
Why I'm Still Brining After All These Years - Alton Brown
Why Alton Brown Still Brines his Thanksgiving Turkey After All These Years: There are plenty of ways to prep a turkey, and even more wonderful ways to cook it. There’s nothing wrong with simply roasting the darned thing, given that take care with the cooking as nothing is worse than dry turkey except maybe … well, I can’t think of anything right now. My personal favorite method of prep is to spatchcock the bird (cut out the backbone and flatten) and quickly cure by rubbing with kosher salt and s
Alton Brown's Next Day Mac and Cheese "Toast": I realize that the concept of leftover mac and cheese may be alien to many of you. So you may want to make a double recipe, just to make this. Ideas, Pasta, Apps, Macaroni Cheese, Dips, Fried Mac And Cheese, Fried Mac N Cheese, Fried Macaroni And Cheese, Fried Macaroni
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Alton Brown's Next Day Mac and Cheese "Toast": I realize that the concept of leftover mac and cheese may be alien to many of you. So you may want to make a double recipe, just to make this.
Alton Brown's Leftover Apple Pie Milkshake: Have leftover apple pie? Turn it into a milkshake. All you need are three ingredients: apple pie, vanilla ice cream and apple cider. Apple Pie, Pie, Just Desserts, Apple Recipes, Good Eats, Sweet Recipes, Food Network Recipes, Fall Recipes
Leftover Apple Pie Milkshake Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Leftover Apple Pie Milkshake: Have leftover apple pie? Turn it into a milkshake. All you need are three ingredients: apple pie, vanilla ice cream and apple cider.
Alton Brown's Green Bean Casserole Recipe: I’m not trying to reinvent this classic yet again, I’m just trying to make it even…classic-er while making it taste more like the stuff that’s supposed to be in it rather than commercial emulsifiers and salt. Foods, Recipes, Meals, Food Processor, Food Processor Recipes, Cooking Advice
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Alton Brown's Green Bean Casserole Recipe: I’m not trying to reinvent this classic yet again, I’m just trying to make it even…classic-er while making it taste more like the stuff that’s supposed to be in it rather than commercial emulsifiers and salt.
Alton Brown's Sweet Potato Waffles Recipe: Sweet potatoes possess a balance of moisture, starch and sugar that makes them ideal for baked goods, especially those requiring considerable surface browning such as waffles. Desserts, Waffles, Dessert, Sweet Potato Waffles, Potato Waffles, Potato Waffle Recipe, Sweet Potato, Toasted Pecans
Sweet Potato Waffles Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Sweet Potato Waffles Recipe: Sweet potatoes possess a balance of moisture, starch and sugar that makes them ideal for baked goods, especially those requiring considerable surface browning such as waffles.
Alton Brown's Butternut Squash (Pumpkin) Bread Recipe: Confession: this was originally pumpkin bread, but when we wanted to test it in summer and couldn’t get hold of any fresh pumpkins, we subbed butternut squash. Guess what? It’s better. Way better. Pumpkin Recipes, Butternut Squash, Quick Bread, Butternut Squash Bread, Butternut Squash Cinnamon, Squash Bread, Squash, Pumpkin Bread Recipe, Pumpkin Bread
Butternut Squash Bread Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Butternut Squash (Pumpkin) Bread Recipe: Confession: this was originally pumpkin bread, but when we wanted to test it in summer and couldn’t get hold of any fresh pumpkins, we subbed butternut squash. Guess what? It’s better. Way better.
Alton Brown's Broccoli Casserole Recipe: Here’s a version of the classic that is nowhere near as heavy, salty or fatty as the one your grandmother used to make…OK, my grandmother used to make. As for the addition of noodles, you’re welcome. Casserole Recipes, Broccoli Cheddar Casserole, Broccoli Cheese Casserole, Broccoli Casserole, Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Baked Dishes, Baked Brown Rice
Cheddar and Broccoli Casserole Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Broccoli Casserole Recipe: Here’s a version of the classic that is nowhere near as heavy, salty or fatty as the one your grandmother used to make…OK, my grandmother used to make. As for the addition of noodles, you’re welcome.
Alton Brown's Pumpkin Pie Recipe: I don’t always make pumpkin pie, but with its emphasize on pumpkin framed by spices like ginger and nutmeg, this is the pumpkin pie I make when I do…you know, make pumpkin pie. Get the recipe: altonbrown.com Cake, Snacks, Pumpkin Pie Recipes, Pumpkin Butter, Individual Pumpkin Pie
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Alton Brown's Pumpkin Pie Recipe: I don’t always make pumpkin pie, but with its emphasize on pumpkin framed by spices like ginger and nutmeg, this is the pumpkin pie I make when I do…you know, make pumpkin pie. Get the recipe: altonbrown.com
Alton Brown's Creamed Corn Recipe: Ninety percent of Americans who eat creamed corn get it from a can. That makes me sadgry.* After all, corn (maize) is as American as food gets and creamed corn may be it’s finest culinary expression … after corn on the cob of course. Side Dishes, Homemade Cream Corn, Creamed Corn Cornbread, Vegetable Side Dishes, Creamed Corn Recipes, Creamed Corn, Cornbread With Corn, Corn Recipes, Corn Bread Recipe
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Alton Brown's Creamed Corn Recipe: Ninety percent of Americans who eat creamed corn get it from a can. That makes me sadgry.* After all, corn (maize) is as American as food gets and creamed corn may be it’s finest culinary expression … after corn on the cob of course.
Alton Brown's Creamed Corn Cornbread: Although there are few things I love more than sitting down naked in a dark closet with a big spoon and an entire batch of creamed corn, occasionally I make extra specifically to use in this bread, which is pretty much the best skillet cornbread I’ve ever made. Muffin, Biscuits, Cream Corn Bread, Cream Corn Cornbread Recipe
Homemade Creamed Corn Cornbread Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Creamed Corn Cornbread: Although there are few things I love more than sitting down naked in a dark closet with a big spoon and an entire batch of creamed corn, occasionally I make extra specifically to use in this bread, which is pretty much the best skillet cornbread I’ve ever made.
Alton Brown's Butternut Squash Soup: Most cooks have one recipe that they break out to truly herald in a particular season and for fall, this is mine. It’s not just the color (which is pretty darned autumnal you must admit) it’s the warmth and the comfort. Low Carb Recipes, Butternut Squash Soup, Butternut Squash Recipes, Butternut Squash Recipes Soup, Chicken And Butternut Squash, Squash Soup, Squash Soup Recipe
Honey-Ginger Butternut Squash Soup | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Butternut Squash Soup: Most cooks have one recipe that they break out to truly herald in a particular season and for fall, this is mine. It’s not just the color (which is pretty darned autumnal you must admit) it’s the warmth and the comfort.
Alton Brown's Macaroni and Cheese Recipe: I think I’m finally getting really, really close to getting this right. Sauces, Bacon, Cheese, Coachella, Mac, Macaroni And Cheese, Macaroni N Cheese Recipe
Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe | Homemade Recipes | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Macaroni and Cheese Recipe: I think I’m finally getting really, really close to getting this right.
Alton Brown's Smashed Chipotle Sweet Potatoes: Although sweet potatoes can be baked or boiled, steaming is faster, easier and won’t wash away any flavor. In this case, the sweetness is balanced by the smoky heat of the chiles. Potatoes, Smashed Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Chipotle, Sweet Potato Recipes, Brown Recipe
Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Smashed Chipotle Sweet Potatoes: Although sweet potatoes can be baked or boiled, steaming is faster, easier and won’t wash away any flavor. In this case, the sweetness is balanced by the smoky heat of the chiles.
Alton Brown's Glazed Carrots: When it comes to pairing carrots with other flavors, I like keeping it in the same botanical family. By seasoning carrots with, say, fresh parsley, not only can we build a portfolio of contrasting flavors, the intensify the carrot flavor itself is amplified…that’s right…to 11! Healthy Recipes, Glazed Carrots Recipe, Glazed Carrots, Ginger Glazed Carrots Recipe, Cayenne, Fennel, Carrot Recipes, Chili Powder
Ginger-Glazed Carrots Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Glazed Carrots: When it comes to pairing carrots with other flavors, I like keeping it in the same botanical family. By seasoning carrots with, say, fresh parsley, not only can we build a portfolio of contrasting flavors, the intensify the carrot flavor itself is amplified…that’s right…to 11!
Alton Brown's Cranberry Sauce Recipe: A lot of folks think that cranberry sauce is basically a jello mold. Nay! There is no gelatin at all. The gelling is achieved via the berry’s natural pectins. Berry, Suits, Jell O, Jellied Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Sauce Homemade, Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Sauce Recipe, Alton Brown Cranberry Sauce
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Alton Brown's Cranberry Sauce Recipe: A lot of folks think that cranberry sauce is basically a jello mold. Nay! There is no gelatin at all. The gelling is achieved via the berry’s natural pectins.
Alton Brown's Sweet Potato Pie: This pie is everything I ever wanted out of pumpkin pie, only without the pumpkin. Pie Recipes, Sweet Potato Pie, Sweet Potato Pies Recipes, Potato Pie, Baked Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pie, Good Pie
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Alton Brown's Sweet Potato Pie: This pie is everything I ever wanted out of pumpkin pie, only without the pumpkin.
Alton Brown's  Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Cranberries: When the first big sprouts of the year roll around in mid-October, this is the first dish I make. It’s basically a cooked slaw, which we need more of if you ask me. Cooking, Cuisine, Food, Brussel, Vegetarian
Brussels Sprouts Recipe with Pecans and Cranberries | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Cranberries: When the first big sprouts of the year roll around in mid-October, this is the first dish I make. It’s basically a cooked slaw, which we need more of if you ask me.
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Alton Brown's Thanksgiving Turkey Survival Guide
Alton Brown's Whole Pumpkin Pie Soup: Is it what most of us  think of as a pie? No. Is it delicious? Heck yeah it is. And you can compost the pot when you’re done. Casserole, Compost, Wines, Pumpkin Pie Soup Recipe, Pumpkin Soup
Whole Pumpkin Pie Soup | Pumpkin Soup Recipe | Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Whole Pumpkin Pie Soup: Is it what most of us think of as a pie? No. Is it delicious? Heck yeah it is. And you can compost the pot when you’re done.
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How to Best Cut Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes
How to Best Cut Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes by Alton Brown
Alton Brown's Pumpkin Cheesecake: Make this pumpkin cheesecake with ginger snap crust and store covered in the fridge for up to a week, which is great for cooks who want to get ahead of all their cooking and baking. Cheesecake Recipes, Cheesecakes, Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipes, Cream Cheese
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Alton Brown's Pumpkin Cheesecake: Make this pumpkin cheesecake with ginger snap crust and store covered in the fridge for up to a week, which is great for cooks who want to get ahead of all their cooking and baking.
All of Alton Brown's Thanksgiving recipes in one place, including his famous Good Eats Roast Turkey + Brine recipe. Cook, Meat, Good Food, Savage, Best, Fun Cooking
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All of Alton Brown's Thanksgiving recipes in one place, including his famous Good Eats Roast Turkey + Brine recipe.
Alton Brown's Green Bean Casserole: My best-ever green bean casserole. I promise it's worth the effort. Use panko bread crumbs and you'll see a difference. Bean Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, Greenbean Casserole Recipe, Cooking Recipes, Dishes, Green Bean, Cast Iron Cooking
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Alton Brown's Green Bean Casserole: My best-ever green bean casserole. I promise it's worth the effort. Use panko bread crumbs and you'll see a difference.
Sweet potato waffles from leftover sweet potatoes. You'll be making this recipe for the rest of winter. It's the ideal Black Friday breakfast recipe.   Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sweet-potato-waffles-recipe.html Brunch
Sweet Potato Waffles
Sweet potato waffles from leftover sweet potatoes. You'll be making this recipe for the rest of winter. It's the ideal Black Friday breakfast recipe. Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sweet-potato-waffles-recipe.html
Freeze leftover gravy in ice cube trays and use it later for pot pie and Shepherd's pie.  My shepherd's pie: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/shepherds-pie-recipe2.html Alton Brown Shepherds Pie, Holiday Leftovers, Helpful Hints, Thanksgiving Menu
Freeze leftover gravy in ice cube trays and use it later for pot pie and Shepherd's pie. My shepherd's pie: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/shepherds-pie-recipe2.html
The best way to reheat casseroles is to portion into custard cups or ramekins, cover with plastic wrap and microwave. Life Hacks, Freeze, Cooking And Baking, Leftovers Recipes, Vegetable Casserole, Cooking 101
The best way to reheat casseroles is to portion into custard cups or ramekins, cover with plastic wrap and microwave.
If you properly store leftover turkey, you can use it year-long in turkey soup, stews, frittatas and more. Storing it in zip-top bags makes for quick thawing. Leftover Turkey, Turkey Brine Alton Brown, Real Food Recipes, Food Hacks, Soup Dinner
If you properly store leftover turkey, you can use it year-long in turkey soup, stews, frittatas and more. Storing it in zip-top bags makes for quick thawing.
Looking for a new leftover idea? Shred leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and add it to my Curry Pot Pie.  Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/curry-chicken-pot-pie-recipe.html Chicken Recipes, Winter, Foodies, Food Network, Quilts
Curry Chicken Pot Pie
Looking for a new leftover idea? Shred leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and add it to my Curry Pot Pie. Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/curry-chicken-pot-pie-recipe.html