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Saturday

'The Banh Mi Handbook': A Guide To A Viet-French Sandwich
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'The Banh Mi Handbook': A Guide To A Viet-French Sandwich

Food writer Andrea Nguyen dives into the story of banh mi, a Vietnamese street sandwich with a French colonial past that's been popping up on menus around the country.

'The Banh Mi Handbook': A Guide To A Viet-French Sandwich

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Chicken Confidential: How This Bird Came To Rule The Cultural Roost

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Chicken Confidential: How This Bird Came To Rule The Cultural Roost

Andrew Lawler's Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? explores the secret to the domesticated bird's success: "You can turn the chicken into almost anything," he says, from religious symbol to dinner.

Chicken Confidential: How This Bird Came To Rule The Cultural Roost

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Friday

From Humble Salt To Fancy Freezing: How To Up Your Cocktail Game

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From Humble Salt To Fancy Freezing: How To Up Your Cocktail Game

You don't need to have liquid nitrogen at your next cocktail party — but it's certainly a sure-fire way to impress your guests. Expert mixologist Dave Arnold walks you through it.

From Humble Salt To Fancy Freezing: How To Up Your Cocktail Game

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A Boozy Parisian Pineapple That Tastes Like The Holidays

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A Boozy Parisian Pineapple That Tastes Like The Holidays

Dorie Greenspan struggled to recreate a friend's sweet dessert, but he just wouldn't divulge his secret. "It's nothing," he said. "It's so simple." Turns out, it is simple — once you have the recipe.

A Boozy Parisian Pineapple That Tastes Like The Holidays

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Nigella Lawson Loves Leftovers And Knows How To Use Them

If you don't want to eat endless turkey sandwiches, there's plenty else you can make. David Greene talks to cookbook author Nigella Lawson about what to do with your Thanksgiving leftovers.

Nigella Lawson Loves Leftovers And Knows How To Use Them

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Thursday

For A Century, Thanksgiving's Must-Haves Were Celery And Olives

Ari Shapiro speaks with Boston Globe editor Hilary Sargent on the use of celery and olives as popular meal items during Thanksgivings of the past and their eventual fade from popularity.

For A Century, Thanksgiving's Must-Haves Were Celery And Olives

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Good Luck Keeping Your Paws Off 'Mittens The Cat Cake'

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Good Luck Keeping Your Paws Off 'Mittens The Cat Cake'

The story behind Gesine Bullock-Prado's elaborate chocolate-marzipan-pumpkin-mousse cake involves her late mother and a rescue cat.

Good Luck Keeping Your Paws Off 'Mittens The Cat Cake'

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Can Breeders Cure What Ails Our Breast-Heavy Turkeys?

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Can Breeders Cure What Ails Our Breast-Heavy Turkeys?

The standard commercial American turkey is the product of decades of intense selective breeding. But breeding for efficiency and size has created new health problems scientists must grapple with.

Space

Astronauts Will Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner In Space

Two NASA astronauts are aboard the International Space Station. Turkey is on the menu but not pumpkin pie. NASA can't make pumpkin pie in space because the crust doesn't come out right.

Astronauts Will Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner In Space

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Stories Of Your First Thanksgiving In The U.S.

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Stories Of Your First Thanksgiving In The U.S.

Not surprisingly, many of the stories we heard from you were about food. You had issues roasting the turkey. Your mom found, um, a creative solution to making your bird golden-brown.

Stories Of Your First Thanksgiving In The U.S.

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Wednesday

Coca-Cola Wades Into Milk Business With 'Fairlife'

The milk is now for sale in a limited number of stores — including the Coborn's in Belle Plaine, Minn. Ari Shairo talks with Coborn's dairy manager, Steven Thueringer.

Coca-Cola Wades Into Milk Business With 'Fairlife'

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Cooking This Thanksgiving? Your Worst Enemy In The Kitchen Is You

Dana Cowin, author of Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen, offers some helpful tips for the reluctant or unpracticed cook who may be entering the kitchen on Thursday.

Cooking This Thanksgiving? Your Worst Enemy In The Kitchen Is You

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Why American Honey Importers Are Wary Of 'Turkish' Honey

An apiary on the outskirts of Chengdu, China, produces about 440 pounds of honey a day. American honey importers say they suspect the uptick in honey coming from Turkey actually originated in China. Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Why American Honey Importers Are Wary Of 'Turkish' Honey

American honey importers say they've noticed an odd surge in cheap honey from Turkey. They think some of that honey really came from China, which is subject to U.S. trade restrictions.