Your Monday Lunch Break Reading List

Life moves pretty fast, as Ferris Bueller says. Here's a selection of our favorite stories from the site this weekend.

Saturday

• This week's haiku was brought to you by coffee.
• We shared our most recent test kitchen favorites.
• First-time on turkey duty? Taylor brought together some A+ advice.

Sunday

• Sarah gave us some good reasons to fight temptation and resist tearing into oven-fresh bread.
• When two became one: pizza + mac and cheese.

Monday

• Fondue? We fon-did it.
• Kendra Vaculin made us forget pumpkin pie.
• We heard some of your goofiest, loveliest Thanksgiving traditions.
• We reached out to the community and figured out what to do with that sad tub of leftover miso.

Tuesday

• We announced the FIFTH ANNUAL Food52 Holiday Secret Swap! Will you sign up?
• Cakegirl told us why her mom starts cooking for Thanksgiving in August.
• Speaking of starting early, did you know you can make your pies ahead of time and freeze them? Now you do!
• A-ha! A great mystery from the test kitchen: Cookie spreading. Why?!
• We heard stories from Thanksgivings abroad.

Wednesday

• Ever wonder what the folks at Food52 actually eat on Thanksgiving? We let you in on our own traditions.
• Anne Sage gave us some pro-tips on how to blend form and function by using home decor to ease hosting woes.
• Leslie confirmed that takeout and sparkling wine are a match made in heaven.
• Thank-you bottles of wine and batches of cookies are out... Here are some DIY party gifts that will get you invited 'round more often.

Thursday

• There was a giant cinnamon roll on the site and it was true love for everyone involved.
• We put together a primer on Thanksgiving potatoes to make sure there are no bumps (or unwanted lumps!) in your holiday spread.
• Kenzi found out that Nigella Lawson does not entertain with a capital E.
• Mrs. Wheelbarrow explained why the Friday after Thanksgiving is her real holiday.

Friday

• Adele's new album dropped and we may have cried chopped some onions.
• We met the finalists and Community Picks from Your Best Holiday Cookie from Anywhere in the World contest!
• Modernist Cuisine is all about food, art, and science, but also SAFETY.
• Gabi had a lot of anger issues feelings.