With all that holiday food prep coming up, now may be the perfect time to teach the little ones some kitchen skills.

There is stuffing remaining from Christmas dinners sitting in refrigerators right now. Use it up in these breakfast recipes.

Make sure your knives are sharpened and spice rack is stocked so time in the kitchen this holiday season goes more smoothly.

Use a little imagination and a lot of love to create celebratory fare that even the staunchest traditionalists will enjoy.

Start planning your Thanksgiving wine selections by trying this sustainable rosé this weekend.

It takes only a few minutes to whip up this delicious cold-weather drink at home.

More than half of Thanksgiving guests will be taking dessert for the holiday. Whether it’s pumpkin pie or not, we’ve got you covered.

Warre’s Otima Tawny 10 Year Port will warm you up on a chilly evening.

Get a jump on Thanksgiving prep with these pro tips and avoid holiday meltdowns.

Watch a hungry hamster and his furry friends devour a holiday feast made of miniature food.

If policing your child’s plate at a holiday dinner dampens the celebration, this one tip may be incredibly freeing for you and your children.

Give your kids another non-alcoholic cocktail option besides a Shirley Temple this holiday season.

We practice thankfulness on certain holidays, but why not all the time?

Decorate your table with this inexpensive, natural arrangement that also happens to be compostable.

Here's a big hint: If you must do this, move away from the house.

NYT and Google teamed up to find the most distinctive Thanksgiving dishes by state. Some of the more unusual ones have whipped topping in common.

These creative recipes will help you make something out of your leftover turkey besides soup or sandwiches.

Manufacturer Libby is confident there will be enough pumpkin for the holidays, but you still may want to stock up early.

It's colder up here and the harvest is earlier, but that's not the only reason Canadian Thanksgiving is different than American Thanksgiving.

These quick sides will complement your main dish, and we've included a few tips on how to make the recipes even easier.

'Batman v Superman' star says his Thanksgiving tradition is all about respect for animals.

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

Skip the stores and head outdoors to a nearby state park.

Get ahead of the holidays by making and freezing unbaked and baked pies, crusts and filling before the rush.

Take some of the stress out of the big day by preparing some of your menu days, even weeks, ahead.

The true story behind the modern holiday isn't all togetherness and turkey.

Pumpkin is just as healthy for your dog as it is for you. Here are some simple ways to feed your pooch this popular fruit, and some bonus biscuit recipes.

From Black Friday through Cyber Monday, online retailer Zappo's will cover cat and dog adoption fees at more than 100 participating shelters.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas treats will be here soon, but being proactive can help you win the battle of the bulge.

Head into the holiday season with a series of daily questions that help all of us think about what we're thankful for.

Take Thanksgiving on the road this year and appreciate the different experiences these places have to offer.

Looking back at the first Thanksgiving offers a way forward for us, says Michael Berman.

Focusing on what we're thankful for can help us turn outward and express appreciation, especially during the holidays.

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.

A Chicago restaurant is serving crystal-clear pumpkin pie. Do you think it's fun or freaky?

The 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau has just been released, fulfilling the destiny of many French gamay grapes.

Dorcas Reilly created the first green bean casserole recipe as an employee of Campbells in 1955.

There are no rules for Friendsgiving, but it still helps to plan ahead.

Project Chimps creates special meals for rescued chimps on Thanksgiving, and you can see how much they enjoyed it in this video.

NASA's Cassini orbiter and other telescopes reveal stunning pictures of the planet and its rings.

The space agency's $650 million Neo Surveillance Mission is designed to spot killer asteroids.

NASA astronauts make history with an all-female spacewalk — now that the spacesuit problem is resolved.

From nearsightedness to bone mass, a trip to the International Space System has a notable effect on astronauts' bodies.

Natural fluctuations alone do not explain warming in the upper layers of the planet's oceans, confirms a new computer modeling study.

Trying to stay cool while obeying his own stringent vehicle idling restrictions, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg enlists security detail to install a full

As acidic seawater forces shellfish to grow thinner shells, scientists warn of a ripple effect that could alter marine ecosystems around the planet.

Arctic sea ice, the white cap that covers the watery northern edge of the planet, has melted back to a record low level.

Microbes possibly feeding on the remains of an ancient forest may be generating billions of tons of methane deep beneath Antarctic ice, a new study suggests.

A new study shows that some wells in N.Y. contain large amounts of explosive methane and need to be monitored to prevent any detonation.