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Easy As Pie: Master The Art Of The Perfect Crust

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Easy As Pie: Master The Art Of The Perfect Crust

With pie-making season in full swing, we share lessons on getting your crust just right from the gurus at the Culinary Institute of America.

Easy As Pie: Master The Art Of The Perfect Crust

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Mashing Up Holiday Favorites For The 'Thanksgivukkah' Table

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Mashing Up Holiday Favorites For The 'Thanksgivukkah' Table

The second night of Hanukkah is converging with Turkey Day this year, forming a rare and delicious holiday that's being called "Thanksgivukkah."

Mashing Up Holiday Favorites For The 'Thanksgivukkah' Table

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Squash Your Thanksgiving With Tips From The Test Kitchen
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Squash Your Thanksgiving With Tips From The Test Kitchen

Tired of the same old pumpkin pie or squash side dish? Morning Edition challenged Chris Kimball of America's Test Kitchen to shake up Thanksgiving with recipes that put a new spin on the humble gourd. His chosen recipes include barley risotto with butternut squash and maple-pumpkin stack cake.

Squash Your Thanksgiving With Tips From The Test Kitchen

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Susan Stamberg's Other Favorite Holiday Cranberry Dish
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Susan Stamberg's Other Favorite Holiday Cranberry Dish

Every year, on Thanksgiving, Susan Stamberg recalls a cranberry relish recipe that's now infamous in public radio land. But another cranberry dish has also graced her holiday table through the years — a cranberry chutney that is sweet, tart and packs a kick of cayenne pepper.

Susan Stamberg's Other Favorite Holiday Cranberry Dish

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Thanksgivukkah Stress Getting You Down? Here's A Literary Escape Plan
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Thanksgivukkah Stress Getting You Down? Here's A Literary Escape Plan

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For critic Maureen Corrigan, this year's hybrid family holiday may be best celebrated by escaping into a book. Her recommendations include a kids' book about Russian Jews who identify with the Pilgrims, and a novel that contemplates class divides during wartime through the lens of a football game.

Thanksgivukkah Stress Getting You Down? Here's A Literary Escape Plan

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Don't Stuff The Turkey And Other Tips From 'America's Test Kitchen'

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Don't Stuff The Turkey And Other Tips From 'America's Test Kitchen'

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Jack Bishop and Bridget Lancaster of the public TV series share tips for buying, seasoning and cooking a turkey (hint: bigger isn't necessarily better, keep lots of salt around, and give the bird a break before carving). They also give advice on how to make some of their favorite side dishes.

Don't Stuff The Turkey And Other Tips From 'America's Test Kitchen'

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Saving Yourself From Thanksgiving T.M.I.

Holiday gatherings can be a great time to catch up on big news in the family. But they can also lead to awkward talks and sharing just a little too much information. Host Michel Martin gets advice on sticky holiday conversations with etiquette experts, Philip Galanes and Harriette Cole.

Saving Yourself From Thanksgiving T.M.I.

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Comet Fans Psyched For A Celestial Feast On Thanksgiving Day

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Comet Fans Psyched For A Celestial Feast On Thanksgiving Day

Astronomers will turn skyward to glimpse ISON, an unusual comet from the outermost edge of our solar system that is now plunging toward the sun. ISON could yield clues to the formation of the solar system, and may become visible to the naked eye in December — if it survives.

Comet Fans Psyched For A Celestial Feast On Thanksgiving Day

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Many Americans Will Be Giving Thanks For Lower Prices

Gas prices are down compared with last year, but slumping consumer confidence could dampen Thanksgiving holiday travel. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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Many Americans Will Be Giving Thanks For Lower Prices

Travelers will find gasoline prices are down considerably from last Thanksgiving. But consumer confidence is slumping too. So AAA, the auto club, says it expects to see a dip in holiday travel, compared with 2012.

Many Americans Will Be Giving Thanks For Lower Prices

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Expatriates Make Do Or Do Without For Thanksgiving

Host Rachel Martin catches up with a few Americans who've spent the Thanksgiving holiday far from home. From Korea, to Israel to Spain — she hears the stories of how five expats constructed the holiday with and without pumpkin pie.

'Weekend Edition' Hears From Expats Around The World

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Thanksgiving Dinner Deja Vu? Try French Food This Year

Thanksgiving Dinner Deja Vu? Try French Food This Year

After years of cooking and eating the same pumpkin pies, stuffing and green bean casseroles, you might be in a Thanksgiving slump. Veteran restaurant critic Patricia Wells has a few recipes — including a spicy pumpkin soup and "intense" chocolate custards — to put a French twist on the holiday.

Thanksgiving Dinner Deja Vu? Try French Food This Year

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Project Xpat: Thanksgiving In Faraway Lands

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Project Xpat: Thanksgiving In Faraway Lands

Celebrating a holiday in another country, Americans sometimes have to make do or do without.

'Weekend Edition' Hears From Expats Around The World

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Time To Mix Up The Manischewitz Turkey Brine For Thanksgivukkah

Manischewitz-brined turkey centers the Thanksgivukkah feast, surrounded by challah-apple stuffing, sweet potato bourbon noodle kugel, horseradish-spiked mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts with pastrami and pickled onions, and latkes with cranberry applesauce. Macey J. Foronda/for BuzzFeed hide caption

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Time To Mix Up The Manischewitz Turkey Brine For Thanksgivukkah

Jewish foodies say the flavors of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving are a culinary match made in heaven. And this Thanksgivukkah feast is especially sweet because it may not happen again for 80,000 years.

Time To Mix Up The Manischewitz Turkey Brine For Thanksgivukkah

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Thanksgivukkah: A Mash Of Two Holidays That's Easy To Relish

This year, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah fall on the same day. NPR's Susan Stamberg explores how to combine the best dishes for the double holiday, which won't happen again for another 70,000 or so years. And of course, she shares the recipe for her famous Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish.

Thanksgivukkah: A Mash Of Two Holidays That's Easy To Relish

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In 'Original Local,' Thanksgiving Recipes From The First Americans

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In 'Original Local,' Thanksgiving Recipes From The First Americans

Author and poet Heid Erdrich writes about the food-ways of Native Americans in the Upper Midwest in the new book, Original Local. Erdrich tells guest host Celeste Headlee that "eat Local" is more than just the latest foodie trend. She explains that the practice dates back to America's earliest residents — and we're not talking about the Pilgrims.

In 'Original Local,' Thanksgiving Recipes From The First Americans

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