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Today: Shauna James Ahern on her new gluten-free Thanksgiving iPad app, the ultimate go-to guide for a deliciously wheat-free Thanksgiving -- plus, a giveaway!

See some of the menus that Food52 community members have planned using our Thanksgiving menu tool.

More than a few tricks you'll want to have up your sleeves for the big day. 

Let us give you a small suggestion: make room on your table for a salad.

Amanda finds a holiday dessert that might shoulder your apple pie aside.

You'll be hearing from the staff at FOOD52 every week in Too Many Cooks, our group column in which we pool our answers to questions about food, cooking, life, and more.

There's no getting around it -- everyone's mind is on Thanksgiving. As the big day grows nearer, our plans fall into place: we decide which sides should grace the table, which way is best to cook the bird, what to serve before the meal. And then there's always the pumpkin pie. 

But what if this year, there wasn't?