Giada De Laurentiis hosts a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends, offering tips for pulling off the perfect holiday dinner from start to finish. For this meal, Giada prepares an array of holiday dishes with a modern spin, like Pumpkin Alfredo Lasagna Rolls, Crispy Truffled Turkey and Caramelized Apple Semifreddo Cake.
Trisha is hosting her family for Thanksgiving this year. She's making her uncle's famous Ranch Injected Fried Turkey. The family lends a hand in the kitchen with the Brussels Sprouts With Pistachios, Broccoli Cornbread and Lemon Pecan Pie before gathering around the table to share what they're thankful for, eat and sing!
The hosts share the best make-ahead recipes and tips to get you ready for a delicious and relaxing Turkey Day Dinner. Maile Carpenter stops by with a look inside Food Network Magazine, including a peak at some of the most outrageous turkey trends. Then there's the ultimate time line to get your shopping in order and your fridge stocked, plus exciting dessert offerings and new recipes for your pumpkin fix. Plus, the hosts fess up and reveal their Thanksgiving short cuts.
A cornucopia of Thanksgiving favorites, all stuffed into one special Unwrapped! What's on our holiday table? The secrets to sides like Pepperidge Farm's stuffing and Ocean Spray cranberry sauce. If you can't decide between turkey or duck or chicken, "turduchen" stuffs them all into one big bird! The Jolly Green Giant's veggies are favorites but did you know the big guy wasn't always green and he wasn't always a giant? Also we visit Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts to see what really was (and wasn't) on the first Thanksgiving table. And save room for dessert-we've got Marie Callender's pies and Reddi-wip. All this plus muffins and mashers and much much more on a special hour-long "Turkey & Trimmings" edition of Unwrapped.
Alex celebrates an early Thanksgiving with some of her close friends. Alex grew up with some serious family traditions and this sugar cranberry pie is one of them. It's made with a flaky homemade crust and tangy cranberry filling, then topped with a sprinkle of sugar. The centerpiece, a golden turkey, is paired with a sourdough bread and spicy sausage stuffing. Plus, a stovetop green bean casserole that is topped with fried shallots. It's a Thanksgiving filled with family traditions and some new additions.
There's no meal Bobby Flay looks forward to more than Thanksgiving dinner, so he's invited Damaris Phillips over to help prepare for the big day. They sip a seasonal Cranberry Orange Mule cocktail and talk about their favorite Thanksgiving memories. When it's time to test out some recipes, Bobby fries a turkey breast and makes some Yukon Gold Colcannon with Sauteed Kale, Cabbage and Bacon Butter. Damaris bakes Cashew Coconut Dinner Rolls for the feast, and you'll be thankful for her Smokey Pumpkin Creme Brulee.
Molly Yeh is hosting Thanksgiving on the farm with Nick, her mom and a variety of family friends. She's making her foolproof Sweet-and-Smoky Turkey, crunchy Pretzel Stuffing and a delicious side dish of Charred Creamed Corn. Finally, she's getting creative with cranberries for dessert by making her Lemon Almond Cake with Cranberry Glaze.
Bobby goes to "Spaghetti Park" (as the locals refer to it) in Corona Heights, Queens to cook up a Thanksgiving feast for the local Italian-American community. The holiday menu includes Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled whole Turkey Breast with Grilled Apples, Orange Glazed Grilled Acorn Squash, Grilled Polenta with Morel Vinaigrette & Mulled Cider
Lifestyle icon Martha Stewart welcomes four of the country's best cake artists as they craft the most incredible cake tributes to beloved Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons and floats. From Tom Turkey and Santa's Sleigh to the Grinch and Aviator Snoopy, cake masters Buddy Valastro and Yolanda Gampff decide which masterpieces deserve the $25,000 prize.
Trisha Yearwood hosts a misfit Thanksgiving for all her local friends. Her gang gets glammed up and Trisha decks out the dining room table for the ultimate feast, which includes Orange Maple Glazed Turkey with Thyme-Shallot Gravy, Slow Cooker Acorn Squash, Roasted Chestnut Apple Stuffing, Champagne with Pomegranate, and Spice Cake with Lemon Sauce.