Friday Round-up: Thanksgiving Edition!

How to make your pies prettier, circa 1959. (Finding this story is so Victoria Granof. And so awesome.)

If I get wind of any of you bolting from your family's Thanksgiving table to go shopping, you are hereby firewalled from DALS.

A Thanksgivukkah take on the Leftover Sandwich.

Roast Cauliflower (or any Thanksgiving vegetable) would look so pretty on this stunning serving platter.

{Related: I finally upgraded my pie dishes from Pyrex to Emile Henry.}

Not that I'll ever do this with my Thanksgiving leftovers, but all you ambitious arty types probably will.

A sweet tablecloth I'm bringing for my sister the host (Lynn: Don't look!), one of Bon App's 27 Best.

I'll also be bringing a few copies of The Thing About Luck (Grades 5-9) for my nieces and nephews, which just won a National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category. (Owen, Nathan, Alison and Amanda: Don't look!)

{PS: Phoebe felt that Boxers & Saints, another nominee, wuz robbed.}

A dying woman's cooking instructions to her husband: "Knives sharp. Ingredients out. Read the damn recipe." (But so much more.)

I'm a purist when it comes to mashed potatoes (milk, butter, maybe Parm) but if I wasn't, I might go in the casserole direction.

Big road trip? Little kids? Music that will keep everyone sane.

The five most delicious food moments in children's literature.

Polenta-Sausage Wedges -- for next Thursday and every Thursday following it.

This spicy, comfort-y Khao Soi soup is very much my speed. (Another story: Is it my childrens' speed?) As is this Spicy Chicken weeknight number. Both look like they'd be great vehicles for leftover turkey.

Most likely I'll be chronicling everything -- from the make-ahead cornbread through the turkey to the leftovers -- on instagram. Have a great holiday!

Jenny

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