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The 9-day countdown

Here's a schedule to help you get everything done and keep last minute hassles and stress to a minimum.

Behold...the turkey!
Day 9: Thanksgiving
Recipes for the big meal
Turkey 101: How to Handle a Turkey
Turkey 102: How to Carve a Turkey
'Dinner Impossible' does the improbable
By J.M. HIRSCH | AP Food Editor | November 20, 2008
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It may not be impossible, but it seemed improbable.

Chef Keller dishes wisdom
By Kathleen Purvis | E-mail | November 20, 2008
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Chef Thomas Keller could have made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich Tuesday in Charlotte and the crowd who turned out to see him probably would have been happy.

What's 'Under Pressure'? We have a winner
‘Bon Appetit' editor heads to Charlotte
By Kathleen Purvis | E-mail | November 19, 2008

Barbara Fairchild, editor-in-chief of the food magazine Bon Appetit, will be in Charlotte Thursday night with her new “baby,” the new book “The Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook” (Wiley, $34.95).

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Little touches dress up birds on a budget for Thanksgiving

In today's economy, people are looking for ways to cut corners. That includes food costs, and Thanksgiving is no exception.

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Food fest offers feast of tasty fun

It's always a little difficult to sum up the Southern Foodways Symposium, the annual gathering in Oxford, Miss.

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With a couple of places to work, plus a family, this dad really cooks

While many chefs rarely cook at home, Richard Carr enjoys time in his light-filled kitchen with his wife, Terry, and teenage daughters, Casey and Kelly.

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Will the Wine Loft ever open?
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RECIPE DATABASE »
Get Cookin'

You've been asking for it, and we are building it. The Observer recipe database is back.

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Winemakers find success in Oregon's Willamette Valley

No one back in the 1960s, especially the experts down in sunny California, thought wine grapes could grow this far north in the Willamette Valley's cool climate.

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There's a wine out there for every taste

For years, I tried to carefully select a special wine or two that would interact perfectly with the meal. But it simply added too much tension to an already busy day.

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Search for farmers markets in our region

Here is the Observer's annual list of farmers markets in the region.

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Pick your own farms