This week, Tuesday meant turkey day.

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This is the twenty-first installment of Sunday Dinners, a biweekly column from our own Tom Hirschfeld featuring his gorgeous photography, stunning Indiana farm, and mouthwatering family meals.

Today: Whether you're cooking for a few, or like Tom, for 100, here are 5 tips to make your Thanksgiving easier -- prep like mad, accept the right kind of help, and use that cooler to keep the turkey warm.

Thanksgiving recipes that you can make now and freeze until the big day. Less time stressing means more time eating.

Amanda and Merrill show us how to carve a chicken.

How to add much-needed spark to your winter diet (and your Thanksgiving spread).