Christmas Dinner Cooking Plan: Roasts, Sides and Timing
A complete Christmas dinner cooking plan covering main dish choices, safe temperatures, oven timing, make-ahead sides, and essential equipment checks.
Holiday Cooking
Cooking for the holidays through the year: the equipment, timing and techniques for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, summer cookouts and New Year’s.
Thanksgiving Cooking Equipment Checklist: What You Actually Need
A practical checklist of the Thanksgiving cooking equipment you actually need, from turkey roasting essentials to stovetop pots, oven helpers, carving tools, and safe leftover storage.
Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner With One Oven: Timing and Appliance Helpers
Learn to cook a full Thanksgiving dinner with a single oven using a backward schedule, stovetop sides, slow cookers, air fryers, and make-ahead strategies.
Holiday Cooking: Kitchen Guide
Holiday meals put more demand on a kitchen than any other day. Start by checking your equipment a few weeks ahead with our Thanksgiving cooking equipment checklist, then plan the oven: cooking with one oven shows how to share the work with the stovetop and countertop appliances.
Turkey safety follows USDA guidance: thaw in the refrigerator or cold water, cook to 165°F in the thigh, wing and breast, and refrigerate leftovers within two hours.