What to Do the Week of Thanksgiving

It's the final countdown.

By Claire LowerNovember 22, 2026

What to Do the Week Before Thanksgiving

Turkey Day draws closer.

By Claire LowerNovember 16, 2026

What to Do Two Weeks Before Thanksgiving

It is time to clean the fridge.

By Claire LowerNovember 9, 2026

Milk Street's Ultimate Guide to Mashed Potatoes

Whether you like them fluffy, smooth, creamy or herb-infused, we have the mash for you.

By Matthew CardNovember 6, 2026

Jacques Pépin's Untold Stories: The Mob, The President, and Fast Food

Today, Jacques Pépin shares some of his best untold stories.

Let's Talk Turkey: Get Rid of the Water and Embrace the Dry Brine

No one wants a watery bird.

By Milk StreetNovember 4, 2026

This Week's Most Popular Recipes

This week's most-clicked recipes are pure comfort food.

By Claire LowerNovember 4, 2026

Garlic and Herb–Infused Mashed Potatoes

For mashed potatoes that are evenly seasoned with garlic and herb, it’s best to infuse the dairy that’s added to the potatoes after mashing. Here we simmer garlic cloves and hardy herbs (thyme, rosemary, sage or bay—your choice) into the half-and-half

By Milk StreetNovember 4, 2026

Wok Eggs, Fried Rice and Hot Dry Noodles: Chinese Cooking Demystified

Today, we revisit the archives with our friends Stephanie Li and Chris Thomas from the YouTube channel Chinese Cooking Demystified.

Parisian Pie Pastry

This pie pastry forgoes flakiness for ease of mixing and handling. It’s our adaptation of a formula we learned in Paris from pastry chef Stéphane Jimenez. The dough is made with less butter than typical flaky pie pastry or pâte brisée, and it ditches

By Hisham Ali HassanNovember 3, 2026

These Mashed Potatoes Stay Warm During Transport

Hint: It involves cheese.

By Claire LowerNovember 2, 2026

Black-Bottomed Sweet Potato Pie

For this sweet potato pie, we skip canned puree in favor of potatoes that we roast ourselves to intensify their flavor. And instead of masking the potatoes’ pure, earthy sweetness with a slew of spices, we add only brown sugar, vanilla and nutmeg. To

By Hisham Ali HassanNovember 2, 2026