We get it. You're not hosting Thanksgiving dinner, so you volunteered to make a side dish--and then forgot about it...until now. Our easy spinach salad is the perfect solution. Try it out--and let us know what you think! Why we love it: This toss-together salad offers mouthwatering flavors and textures: tart dried cranberries, creamy... read more

Today's daily dinner (and delicious dessert) idea is a meal that allows you to feel good and do good. Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen -- otherwise known as the World Wine Guys -- are donating a portion of the proceeds on sales of their Fire Island Cookbook to charities that serve... read more

You don't have to eat pumpkin pie just because it's Thanksgiving. Change things up this year by serving a different kind of dessert with the traditional roast turkey and stuffing. Get inspired with five of our favorite sweet endings. Pumpkin Trifle: Don't feel like baking? Buy a loaf of pumpkin bread and follow this... read more

Why we like it: It's even easier to make than traditional pumpkin pie. Time: 10 minutes (prep); 1 hr, 15 min (bake) Ingredients: 11 Source: The Food Network Get the recipe read more

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, yet thousands of people still haven't nailed down their travel plans yet. A recently-released survey by Hotwire.com revealed that 78 percent of people who said they were planning to travel over the holiday still hadn't booked their flights as of October 26. Problem is, a record number of Americans... read more

Confession: I've never roasted a turkey, even for Thanksgiving dinner. My grandmother has always done the honors. She roasted her first turkey when she was 19, and she's insisted on preparing the Thanksgiving bird ever since. But even though she's a turkey-roasting pro, my grandma will tell you that preparing the perfect bird... read more