Hi Reader,

Some will call it sacrilege. I simply call it your Thanksgiving plot twist.​
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While everyone else wrestles with their 20-pound bird at 4 AM, you'll be calmly creating something that doesn't require a physics degree to cook properly.

Thanksgiving Main Courses (that Aren't Turkey)

Let someone else bring the turkey this year, while you collect the rave reviews for your delicious "change of pace".

​Pork Loin in the Style of Porchetta​

This pork loin in the style of porchetta is an Italian classic that blends pork loin with a pork shoulder, fennel, and rosemary filling, to make an impressive, celebration-worthy entrée.

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​Smoked Prime Rib​

This smoked prime rib, coated with a sugar spice rub and smothered with a horseradish mustard mixture, becomes slowly infused with smoky flavor and is simply the best prime rib we've ever tried.

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​Mustard-Glazed Ham​

This mustard-glazed ham is covered with mustard, brown sugar, and maple syrup and is simple, subtle, and super impressive. And is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and any other holiday dinner (or insatiable pork craving).

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​Roast Leg of Lamb​

This roast leg of lamb is a simple yet impressive recipe that celebrates the rich, sigh-inducing good flavor of the best, most perfectly cooked bone-in lamb accented with garlic and lemon. And in a shorter cooking time than usual.

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​Jamie Oliver’s Sunday Roast​

Jamie Oliver's Sunday roast is entirely worthy of a special occasion although it's also an easy way to transform any old day or night into a meal to remember.

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​David Leite’s Best Brined Roast Chicken​

This best brined roast chicken is the best method for brining your chicken, as far as I know. It blends aromatic vegetables and herbs to the brining solution before adding your chicken. The meat gets infused with lush flavors and juiciness beyond the average brined chicken.

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​Mustard and Garlic Roast Goose​

This dish from my Connecticut neighbor is the best goose I've ever eaten. But in Danny's inimitable way, she simply insists it be served with red currant jelly. Nothing else will do.

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​Portuguese Carne Assada​

This Portuguese carne assada from David's VERY Portuguese Mama Leite, is a traditional Azorean braised beef dish made with meltingly tender meat, small red potatoes, chouriço, and onions.

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​Mushroom Wellingtons with Spinach​

This mushroom wellington with spinach is essentially a meaty portobello mushroom and spinach-walnut filling in flaky puff pastry. A spectacular vegan and vegetarian option, whether for Thanksgiving or any time of year. And you can easily assemble it ahead of time and bake it at the last moment.

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​Wine-Braised Pork Shoulder​

This braised pork with red wine is an easy, set-it-and-forget-it one-pot meal. Made with meltingly tender shredded pork shoulder, red onions, and a rich red wine and herb sauce, it boasts French overtones but without any fussiness.

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