Need turkey brine? Sweet potato casserole? Cornbread stuffing? How To Cook a Turkey has it all

November 25, 1:09 AMBook ExaminerMichelle Kerns

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Cookbooks may seem a bit quaint nowadays, what with recipes available online for everything from piroshkis to tofu surprise.

The holiday season, however, is where cookbooks really come into their own. Most cooks don't want to stray too much from ye olde favorites when it comes to putting out the goods on Thanksgiving day; But, if you're anything like me, recipes you found on the internet last November, printed out, and put in that safe place where you know you'll definitely remember for this year have a way of going mysteriously awol.

And then, what happens when you go back online to search for it or something even remotely like it? You come up with about ten thousand stuffing recipes that look great but you've never tried before.

Holidays are a time for comfort cooking, and nothing says comfort to a cook like a nice, reliable set of recipes that not only taste great year after year, but don't wander away when you're not looking. Enter How To Cook a Turkey: And All the Other Trimmings, from the editors of Fine Cooking magazine.

 

The best thing about How To Cook a Turkey is that it is truly useful for cooks of every imaginable level of experience, from those who debate with their friends the best methods for homemade foie gras to those who wouldn't recognize a turkey if it came to their door selling Girl Scout cookies.

For every dish you could possibly want to see make an appearance on your table come Thanksgiving dinner, the writers provide detailed, photograph heavy recipes that range from completely basic to a bit dolled up to fare for a queen.

Appetizers, salads, soups, turkey cooking methods (including brining, trussing, etc.), gravies, stuffings, traditional casseroles, cranberry sauces, desserts of every imaginable type, and an entire chapter devoted to the annual What Do I Do With All of These Leftovers puzzler make this cookbook a fantastic, all-in-one Thanksgiving cook's gospel.

Quit squirreling about on the internet every November in a desperate search for Thanksgiving dinner recipes; believe me, How To Cook a Turkey has got all you're looking for and more.