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Brining a Turkey Like Alton Brown, Emeril and Cooking Light

Want a moist and juicy Thanksgiving turkey? Follow this recipe for How To Brine a Turkey just like the TV celebrity chefs do. Deep frying a turkey after using a turkey brining recipe results in a perfectly cooked, juicy turkey with crispy skin.

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The Best Thanksgiving Pies and Dessert Recipes on the Web

Looking for the Most Popular Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas? Pumpkin Pie, Homemade Apple Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Chocolate French Silk Pie, New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Pecan Pie, Cherry Pie and even Christmas Cookies are the the list. A quick Google search brought up an amazing number of baking websites that specialize in desserts. With Thanksgiving and Christmas being the main focus at this time of year, you'll no doubt find plenty to keep everyone happy.

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Cracker Barrel Serves Cheap $4.49 - 8.99 Thanksgiving Meal

$8.99 for a complete Cracker Barrel Thanksgiving meal, and $4.49 for a kids meal? You bet. Cracker Barrel's Thanksgiving menu includes turkey, ham, stuffing and gravy, biscuits, pumpkin pie, and all the fixin's in between. The cheap Thanksgiving dinner even includes drinks. Don't want to eat out? Call for a complete turkey dinner take out meal.

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Martha Stewart's Vegetarian Fed $69.99 Thanksgiving Turkey

Martha is selling her own Thanksgiving turkeys for dinner this year. Make Thanksgiving menu planning a little easier by ordering Martha Stewart's all natural, hormone-free turkey. Just add homemade stuffing, and it's ready to pop in the oven. Having a ready-to-cook turkey delivered to the front door is one less thing to think about, and Martha makes it so easy.

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How To Deep Fry a Turkey: Popular Thanksgiving Recipe

Deep Fried Turkey is extremely moist and tender, with a crispy, golden brown skin. Every year more backyard cooks deep fry a Thanksgiving turkey. In the next few weeks, this will be one of the most searched for Thanksgiving recipes on the internet. Alton Brown of The Food Network explains in his video how deep frying a turkey is delicious and easy, provided you follow the directions. Despite the fact that deep fried turkey is cooked in 4-5 gallons of oil, the turkey is not greasy.

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How to Deep Fry a Turkey for the Holidays

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Alton Brown's Deep Fried Turkey video explains what equipment is needed to deep fry a turkey, the dangers of deep frying a turkey in oil, and a moist and tender, crispy deep fried turkey. Follow the Food Network star's instructions, and you'll enjoy the best Thanksgiving turkey ever.

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Today Show's Favorite Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes are Online

Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, food52 food writers, shared two Thanksgiving stuffings for the holiday turkey on The Today Show set. Vegetarian Challah, Mushroom and Celery Stuffing, and Ciabatta Stuffing with Chorizo, Sweet Potato and Mushrooms, were made and enjoyed with the crew of the popular morning show. Free printable stuffing recipes can be found online.

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Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Desserts List is Ready to Bake

Martha Stewart just released her 2009 Thanksgiving Dessert recipe list. With favorites like Pumpkin Cheesecake, Thanksgiving Cupcakes, Chocolate Ganache Tart, Classic Pumpkin Pie and Caramel Apple Bread Pudding, it's no wonder Martha is so popular with the dessert crowd. A quick look at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and you'll know that you're in the right place for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season.

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Top Chef Season 6, Episode 9: Restaurant Wars Heats Up

Restaurant Wars is Top Chef's challenge for episode 9, with Rick Moonan as guest judge. Laurine goes home after Tom and Padma decide she's not restaurant material. The Quickfire and Elimination challenges are heated, entertaining and delicious all at the same time.

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Hell's Kitchen Winner of Season 6

Chef Dave Levey of San Diego, beat out Kevin and Ariel in Hell's Kitchen Season 6, episode 15. Chef Dave gets the job at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia as the head chef. With the 2010 Winter Olympics gearing up, Chef Dave is at the right place at the right time!

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Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay Previews Season 6

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Gordon Ramsay's interview and preview of Hell's Kitchen, Season 6. Ramsey talks candidly about what he expects of his chefs, previous chefs as guest judges, and what he thinks of his palate. Chef Ramsay chose Dave Levy as the winner of Season 6. Levy will go on to become the new executive chef of the British Columbia restaurant, Araxi.

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Top Chef Season 7 Now Holding Casting Calls

How would you like to be the next Top Chef? Bravo TV is holding casting calls in Miami, San Francisco, NY, Dallas, Washington DC, Chicago and Los Angeles. Show up in person or send in an application. Either way, the competition will be fierce.

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