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Pillowcase Turkey, Pumpkin Margaritas, Cafe Brulot
Turkey in a pillowcase, and turkey deep fried! Plus, Thanksgiving crab cakes in Alaska and, here in LA, pumpkin shows up in dinner rolls, stuffing and a Margarita.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenNothing says Thanksgiving like pumpkin, and Roxana Jullapat, Dan Mattern and Matthew Biancaniello are all incorporating squashes and gourds into their Thanksgiving meals and cocktails this year. Sara Kate Gillingham Ryan offers some great tips for setting the Thanksgiving table, and Elizabeth Heiskell and Poppy Tooker put a Southern spin on Turkey Day. Food blogger Jun Belen recounts his first American Thanksgiving at a Carrow's in Las Vegas. Stacie Hunt provides some Thanksgiving wine advice. Plus, chef Kirsten Dixon paints a picture of an Alaskan Thanksgiving, and KCRW's Matt Holzman takes us along for the ride on his annual sailing trip to Catalina Island.
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Roxana Jullapat and Dan Mattern are the co-owners of Cooks County on Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood. Jullapat makes dinner rolls with kabocha squash and sage for Thanksgiving and Mattern likes to use her rolls in his stuffing.
Read the story9 minSetting the Thanksgiving Table
Sara Kate Gillingham Ryan is the founder of Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn . Her latest book is Good Food to Share : Recipes for Entertaining with Friends and Family.
Read the story7 minPillowcase Turkey
Elizabeth Heiskell is the Lead Culinary Instructor at the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood, Mississippi and the co-author, with her best friend, of the cookbook Somebody Stole the Cornbread from My Dressing : A Hilarious Comparison Between the North and South Through Recipes and Recollections.
Read the story7 minA Drink that Will Light Your Night on Fire
Poppy Tooker is the host of Louisiana Eats! on WWNO in New Orleans. Recipes for her Oyster Dressing and Cafe Brulot are on the Good Food blog .
Read the story7 minTaking the Stuffing out of the Turkey
Jun Belen, the voice behind Jun-blog , moved to California from the Philippines in 1998. His first Thanksgiving was spent in a Carrow's on the side of a Las Vegas highway. You can see his recipe for "Stuffing Balls" here .
Read the story4 minAn Alaskan Thanksgiving
Chef Kirsten Dixon is the co-owner, with her husband, of Within the Wild adventure lodges in Alaska. She has lived and cooked in Alaska for 20 years. Recipes for her crab cakes are on the Good Food Blog .
Read the story7 minThanksgiving Wine Suggestions
Stacie Hunt comes to us from Du Vin Wine and Spirits and Splash Productions . All of her wine recommendations for Thanksgiving Day are below. You can find more wine suggestions and outtakes of this conversation on the Good Food Blog .
Read the story7 minCelebrating Turkey Day on Catalina Island
KCRW's Matt Holzman of Matt's Movies shares his experience of sailing to Catalina Island on each year on Thanksgiving Day.
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