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Some recipes call for clarified butter. This is unsalted butter that is slowly melted, allowing the milk solids to collect on the bottom. The clear (clarified) top is poured off and used in recipes. Its smoking point is much higher than butter. Clarified butter does not have as rich a taste as butter.

Don’t think the Big Feed is over once you put your fork down after the last bite of pumpkin pie. It can last a few more days by creatively using the leftover turkey and trimmings.

This week, create a simple-to-make goulash. Recipe, how-to video and ingredients inside.

Devon (DEHV-uhn) cream, also called clotted cream, is an English concoction often called for in desserts.

Isn’t it amazing how a certain aroma can trigger favorite experiences and memories? For many people, the scent of cinnamon especially has that effect.

Talk about a lot of pots on the burners. Cooking celebrity Rachael Ray is smack in the middle of the third season of her Emmy-winning daytime show, she just released a brand new cookbook, and she recently threw a mega wedding for 40 couples whose wedding plans were swept away by Hurricane Ike. But when it comes to Thanksgiving, Ray makes time for family.

We all know what a green bean is, but what happens when a recipe calls for snap beans, string beans, wax beans or haricot vert?

We’re at a six-booth lunch counter in downtown Norfolk ordering pork plates. “Spoonbread with that?” says Clara, the waitress. I’m afraid to ask her what that is. I’ve gone through this before in Southern eateries. Ignorance of their cuisine is just, plain, dad-gum ignorant. And stupid.

Foodies who have not yet discovered "Top Chef" — starting its fifth season — will see the remaining 16 contestants demonstrate their kitchen skills tonight at Craft, the New York flagship restaurant of head judge Tom Colicchio.

SJ-R staff members test new products.

As we give thanks for the good things in our lives, let's appreciate how much wine has improved over the past 20 years and how much good wine is available today. We should do this during Thanksgiving dinner, of course, since wine is the perfect complement to food.

Beer is much more versatile when it comes to matching the many different flavors that will be on the table that day.

The countdown to Thanksgiving dinner is on. For the cook, we’ve compiled a quick reference guide to get you through the big day. Get ready, get set . . . chop, chop!

Although the turkey gets all the attention, the side dishes give character to each family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Some people look forward to the same tried-and-true sides each year, while other families enjoy adding a new dish to the feast.