Thanksgiving Reader Recipe Box

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To celebrate this Thanksgiving, we’re collecting your best Turkey Day recipes and compiling a Washingtonian Reader Recipe Box right here in this space. Have a good from-scratch cranberry sauce recipe? Or directions for gravy handed down from your great grandmother? We want to read them.

Leave your recipes, including ingredients, measurements, and instructions below, and be sure to try out some of your fellow readers’ recipes. If you attempt one, report back and tell us how it went.

Happy Thanksgiving, readers!

  1. Chat with Pastry Chefs Heather Chittum, Michelle Poteaux, and Josh Short

    February’s round-table with three mixologists and last week’s Chinese food chat with Jennifer 8. Lee were such hits that we’re bringing in more food-world folks for Q&A. On Thursday, April 3 at 11 am, three of the area’s top pastry chefs—all 2008 RAMMY award nominees—will chat live on Washingtonian.com. Want to know their take on the current cupcake craze? Or how to avoid home baking disasters? Submit a question in advance for our pastry panel.

  2. Spike From 'Top Chef' Talks, Well, 'Top Chef'

    Ready for the new season of 'Top Chef'? We sure are. Today at 11 we'll have former cheftestant Spike Mendelsohn in to chat about the show, the battling chefs, and more.

  3. Flips, Fizzes, and Other Fabulous Cocktails: A Chat With Three Mixologists

    Three of the areas best mix masters chat about cocktails, spirits, and the local bar scene. Looking for tips on how to stock your bar at home? Wondering what high-end rum or boutique bourbon to buy? Curious about what cocktail trends will pop up this summer? The answers are here.

  1. Spike From 'Top Chef' Talks, Well, 'Top Chef'

    Ready for the new season of 'Top Chef'? We sure are. Today at 11 we'll have former cheftestant Spike Mendelsohn in to chat about the show, the battling chefs, and more.

  2. Chefs Chat About Brunch, Thursday, May 8 at 11 AM

    In the spirit of Mother’s Day—one of the biggest brunch days of the year—we’re bringing in three chefs who offer stellar late-morning menus to chat about all things brunchy and breakfasty on Thursday at 11 AM. Ask them about their own favorite brunches, how they riff on the traditional to set their menus apart from the often-boring pack, or for ideas on what to make for Mom on Sunday morning.

  3. Greg Engert of Rustico Talks Beer

    Greg Engert is the 28-year-old beer guru at Alexandria's Rustico, where he pairs the gourmet pizzas and comfort fare with brews from his hand-picked list of over 300. Want to learn some tricks for pairing beer with food? Wondering how he progressed from English lit major to beer sommelier? Ask him anything!

  4. Chat with Pastry Chefs Heather Chittum, Michelle Poteaux, and Josh Short

    February’s round-table with three mixologists and last week’s Chinese food chat with Jennifer 8. Lee were such hits that we’re bringing in more food-world folks for Q&A. On Thursday, April 3 at 11 am, three of the area’s top pastry chefs—all 2008 RAMMY award nominees—will chat live on Washingtonian.com. Want to know their take on the current cupcake craze? Or how to avoid home baking disasters? Submit a question in advance for our pastry panel.

  5. Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

    Did you know that one of the world's best Chinese restaurants is in Dubai? Read about this and more in our chat with Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles.

  6. Flips, Fizzes, and Other Fabulous Cocktails: A Chat With Three Mixologists

    Three of the areas best mix masters chat about cocktails, spirits, and the local bar scene. Looking for tips on how to stock your bar at home? Wondering what high-end rum or boutique bourbon to buy? Curious about what cocktail trends will pop up this summer? The answers are here.

  7. What Makes a Good Neighborhood Restaurant?

    What makes a good neighborhood restaurant? Is it the scene? The food? The prices? The convenience? Why do we gravitate to some places and not others? Read the transcript of our Neighborhood Eats chat.