food

What To Do With Your Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffing

4:33pm November 24, 2017

In an interview earlier this week, Deb Perelman — the food blogger behind Smitten Kitchen — suggested frying leftover Thanksgiving stuffing in a waffle iron. We had no choice but to try it out for ourselves.

EllynAnne Geisel started Tie One On Day after she saw how much joy her gift of a baked good wrapped in an apron brought her neighbor who was dealing with hardship.

Books
Arts

As The Holiday Season Gets Started, A Look Back At Aprons And Their Stories

4:42pm November 23, 2017

by Wynne Davis

For EllynAnne Geisel, aprons are a way to connect to past generations, often women, who once wore them. For years she has collected different designs and shared the joy they bring her with others.

National

Turkeys Have Gotten Bigger And It's Not Because Of Stuffing

4:40pm November 23, 2017

Over the past half-century, turkeys have been getting a lot bigger. Due to selective breeding, the average turkey is now twice the size it was in 1960.

This 3-foot-long tuber, in a picture tweeted earlier this month, is a threatened edible wild yam from Madagascar called bako.

Health & Safety

The Yam That Deserves To Win The Internet

7:00am November 23, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

It's one of many varieties in Madagascar that are being studied as part of a project to bring better nutrition to people. And no, it's not the same as a sweet potato.

Economy

Walmart And Amazon's Food Fight

5:08am November 23, 2017

by Julia Dewitt

Amazon and Walmart each want to sell you groceries as part of their plan to sell everyone everything. So now Walmart is inventing new kinds of foods to lure customers into the store.

National

How To Survive Uncomfortable Holiday Dinner Conversations

11:27pm November 22, 2017

Family dynamics and political opinions can be hard to navigate during Thanksgiving. Advice columnist Mallory Ortberg shares her tips for how to avoid, diffuse, or otherwise deal with blowups.

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After Maria: Puerto Rico & Thanksgiving

1:28pm November 22, 2017

How many people really died after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico? The official death toll is 55. New evidence suggests that's wrong and by a lot.

Grabbing turkey legs to gnaw on might be taboo at some tables and encouraged at others. But whatever your Thanksgiving traditions, they're all yours.

Arts

Is Your Thanksgiving More 'Norman Rockwell' Or 'Game Of Thrones'?

7:00am November 22, 2017

by Ian McNulty

As we get bombarded by ads and advice to host the "perfect" feast, remember that traditions come from all kinds of families — and the bizarre mix of quirks and temperaments they bring to the table.

A new report reveals how the industry influenced research in the 1960s to deflect concerns about the impact of sugar on health — including pulling the plug on a study it funded.

What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us

11:39pm November 21, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The sugar industry pulled the plug on an animal study it funded in the 1960s. Initial results pointed to a link between sugar consumption and elevated triglycerides, which raises heart disease risk.

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Politics & Government

Trump Uses Pardoning Power Without Ruffling Feathers

4:53pm November 21, 2017

Since 1989 the U.S. president has pardoned a turkey before Thanksgiving. On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned Wishbone and Drumstick, sparing them from being part of the family dinner. He also used it as a chance to address his reversal of some of former-President Obama's executive orders.