I’ll never forget the Thanksgiving when the turkey didn’t finish in time for dinner. As a professional recipe developer, I knew how long to cook a turkey, but my experience must have made me flippant.

Chef and restaurateur JJ Johnson is stopping by the TODAY kichen to share a couple of his favorite family Thanksgiving recipes that are perfect if you're having a smaller celebration. He shows us how ...

Attention turkey virgins: Get step-by-step cooking and carving directions here. Nov. 4, 2009 — -- Are you a turkey virgin? Never cooked a bird, but you think it's time to learn? You're not alone.

If it’s Thanksgiving morning and you’re reading this with a frozen turkey on the counter, let me put your fears to rest: Yes, you can cook a frozen turkey. And yes, it will taste just as delicious as ...

This back-to-basics roast turkey recipe is a great place for beginners to start, and the results are pretty dang fabulous: crisp skin and evenly cooked, juicy meat, without butterflying, flipping, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Fresh turkeys can be kept in the refrigerator for 1-2 days before cooking. They are ready to prepare. Frozen turkeys can be purchased weeks before Thanksgiving, but they should be stored in the ...

Turkey breast is prone to dry out while the dark meat finishes cooking. Turkey cooking tips include brining, buttering and butchering the bird in specific ways to get the juiciest, most flavorful ...

For many cooks, even those who aren't easily derailed by a recipe, roasting a turkey is fraught with anxiety. Yes, it's big and not everyone has a roasting pan large enough to hold it. That is solved ...

It's Turkey Day, and you've been put in charge of the titular turkey. No pressure. Turkey is often thought of as the star of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it can also be notoriously difficult to get ...

I mean, they’re just SO cute. They’re also pretty fun to assemble, as I discovered when my best friend Lars (Chef-de-Cuisine of Hags) found them in the Delish holiday magazine last year and said we ...