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Thanksgiving? It all starts with a great turkey

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:32 EST

Join our own “Sweet” Melissa Murphy as she offers up a full menu for Thanksgiving. Find your favorite recipes below — or start with Murphy’s turkey recipe by clicking above.

Who says bacon can’t get dates?

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:31 EST

These are a great appetizer to serve while you are waiting for everyone to arrive. They can be prepped up to two weeks ahead and frozen. Pop them in the oven 20 minutes before your guests are expected. Early arrivals will hope the other guests get stuck in traffic.

Stuffing with a difference!

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:32 EST

I love to use different types of sausage for this bread pudding. I recently discovered some wild boar and red wine sausage at our local Los Paisanos family owned butcher on Smith Street. It was an incredible substitution for the pork sausage here.

A killer mushroom soup

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:34 EST

This is a great soup, full of wonderful earthy mushrooms. Roasting the mushrooms concentrates their flavor. It is an elegant first course that acts as a preview of the delicious meal to come.

Mashed potatoes with a parsnip twist

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:35 EST

Everyone loves roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and the parsnips add a subtle sweetness that I adore. The toasted breadcrumbs sprinkled on just before serving may be gilding the lily, but I love the buttery crunch it lends to the creamy mash.

These baked pairs are one great dish

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:31 EST

I love something sweet next to all these savory dishes, and these baked pears are perfect. As an added bonus, they smell like absolute heaven in the oven. This is a great “signature” dish for you or your kids to make. It’s so easy and delicious, it’ll become a new tradition for sure.

And of course you need cranberry sauce

By Melissa Murphy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:34 EST

This recipe will help use up that box of clementines! The cranberry sauce can be made up to one week ahead and stored tightly wrapped in the refrigerator.

The meal is useless without this pie

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:30 EST

There’s only one way to punctuate the perfect meal — and that’s with Melissa Murphy’s perfect apple pie. We ran this recipe last year and offer it again as a tribute to its lasting greatness.

Finally, real British football with real British food

By Will Yakowicz — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:10:03 EST

Plenty of bars show European football matches, but at the long-awaited Black Horse Pub in Park Slope, you can watch Manchester United live while eating fried eggs, Irish bacon, black pudding, sausage, baked beans, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and fried toast — and wash it down with a spot of tea or a pint of Guinness.

Got something to say? Stick it in this artwork

By Will Yakowicz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:51:01 EST

A piece of sculpture at the Pratt Institute asks you to scribble down your inner-most thought. Relax, it’s art.

Finally, Tom Mylan is on our meat hook!

By Andy Campbell — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:43:26 EST

The celebrity butcher finally breaks his silence about his new butcher shop, the Meat Hook.

Comedy comes to the Knitting Factory

By Meredith Deliso — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:06:02 EST

Comedy is coming to the Knitting Factory.

Bar owner defies tarot reading and opens anyway

By Shane Kite — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:16:58 EST

Jesse Levitt, owner of the Minor Arcana on Washington Avenue, is optimistic.