Holiday recipes and cooking tips

Are you ready for the holidays? Let us help! Food Editor Russ Parsons and Test Kitchen Director Noelle Carter walk you through a number of classic holiday recipes, including roast turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie, as well as the latest techniques, such as turkey carving tips, how to tell when your turkey (or other poultry) is done and perfecting your pie crusts. Curious about a technique or want to see a recipe or tip we haven’t yet covered? Comment below and let us know.

Recipes: Homemade marshmallows | Classic potato latkes | Pumpkin pie | Homemade whipped cream | Homemade gravy | Dinner rolls | Persimmon salad | Brussel sprouts with bacon and chesnuts | Pumpkin seed stuffing | Mom’s cranberries | Mashed potatoes | Homemade meringue | Hazelnut paste

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Homemade hazelnut paste

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Cooking tip

Par- and blind baking pie crusts

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Homemade marshmallows

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Making latkes

Noelle Carter, Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director, prepares latkes.

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Pumpkin pie

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Creative pie crust borders

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Homemade whipped cream

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Gravy

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Brining and roasting a turkey

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Persimmon salad

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Cooking tip

Carving a turkey

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Brussels sprouts with bacon and chestnuts

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Pumpkin seed stuffing

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Cooking tip

Checking for a thoroughly cooked bird

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Mom's cranberries

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Mashed potatoes

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Cooking tip

Rolling dough

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Homemade meringue

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