What Turkey Should I Buy?

Check out what Chowhounds say before you do your Thanksgiving shopping.

What Does "Heirloom" Mean?

Seeds passed from generation to generation. (By Michele Foley)

Healthy Hot Pockets

This week’s mission: real natural chicken and microwavable savory turnovers. (By James Norton)

His Knife Has Got Your Back

Butchers can do all kinds of things for you— just ask. (By Melissa Wagenberg Lasher)

All-American Drunk

This week’s mission: category-defying light rum and spiced apple schnapps from the Midwest. (By James Norton)

Soy Cheese That Isn't Hateful

This week’s mission: shelf-stable chili and fake cheese fragments. (By James Norton)

Meat at Your Door

Bypass the supermarket and buy it direct. (By Lessley Anderson)

Greens Goddess

Cookbook author Deborah Madison spills the beans with CHOW. (By Helena Echlin)

The Oaxacan delight. (By Sarah Perry)

Where to find upscale Thanksgiving specimens. (By Joyce Slaton)

Live poultry shops. (By Mark Hokoda)

Thanksgiving is to serious cooks what New Year’s Eve is to serious drunks: amateur hour. (By Miriam Wolf)

Even your sauce can be heirloom with locally grown varieties of cranberry. (By Miriam Wolf)

How to cook when you’ve ditched the shaker. (By Sarah Perry)

BusinessWeek revisits “big organic” in a sprawling cover story that looks at the rising organic tide from the corporations’ point of view. (By Miriam Wolf)