Food News Journal celebrates Thanksgiving all this week by linking to some of our favorite recipes, essays, tastes, and traditions of the holiday. Join us through Friday for tasty links from the past and present. We'll be back on Monday, November 30, with more of the news, blogs, and recipes we link to each weekday. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Main Dish

Wine-smoked Turkey - Sunset
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Mains - Gourmet
Brisket: A New Meat For Thanksgiving - The Atlantic
Deep Fried Turkey - Brian's Belly
A more flavorful dry-brined turkey - Los Angeles Times
Roasted Hen with Sage - Qlinart
Trash-Can Turkey - Steven Raichlen's BBQ USA
Porcini Mushroom Turkey with Mushroom Gravy - Bon Appetit
Spiced Roasted Turkey - Gourmet
Sage-Roasted Turkey Breast and Gravy - Real Simple
Recipe Alternatives to Turkey - NPR

Appetizers

Lox Flatbread - Chow
Giada's Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms - The Food Network
Pear Chutney and Goat Cheese Bruschetta - Delish
Rosemary Dates Wrapped in Bacon - Bitchin Camero
Spinach and Cannellini Bean Dip - Serious Eats
Todd English's Fig and Prosciutto Flatbread - Food & Wine
Baked Camembert with Sundried Tomatoes - Real Simple
Creamy Mushroom Phyllo Triangles - Cooking Light
Fresh Garlic and Almond Spread - The Atlantic

Best of the Side Dishes

Daniel Boulud's Chestnut Soup - Dorie Greenspan
Black Bean and Pumpkin Soup - Table & Spoon
Fresh Dinner Rolls - Culinary Cory
Cheesy Pumpkin Biscuits - Slashfood
Spicy Cranberry Sauce with Pinot Noir - Simply Recipes
Green Beans with Ginger Butter - Gourmet
Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts - 101 Cookbooks
Baby Brussels Sprouts with Buttered Pecans - Gourmet
Whiskey-Glazed Carrots. Major League Yum. - The Pioneer Woman
Bourbon Baked Sweet Potatoes - 101 Cookbooks
Browned Butter and Hazelnut Mashed Potatoes - Sunset
Potato Gratin Forestiere - The Los Angeles Times
Thyme Smashed Potatoes - Saveur
Prosciutto-Bread Stuffing with Sausage - Food & Wine
Oaxacan Stuffing - Saveur
Wild-Rice Pilaf with Cranberries and Pecans - Martha Stewart
Thomas Keller's Leek Bread Pudding - The New York Times
Oyster Casserole - The Bitten Word

What to Drink

Top 10 Thanksgiving Bottles - Food & Wine
Blood-Orange Sangria - Cooking Light
Thanksgiving Wines Under $25 - The New York Times
Cranberry Caipirinha - Food & Wine
Cranberry Punch - Drinks Mixer
Thanksgiving Wines: My Picks for 2009 - Good Wine Under $20
Picking a Merry Mix of Syrahs - The Wall Street Journal
Sparkling Pomegranate Punch - Food & Wine
Thanksgiving Without the Jug - Supple Wine

Desserts

Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Tart - Not Without Salt
Pumpkin Cake With Maple-Cream Cheese Frosting - Leite's Culinaria
Apple Cranberry Pie - Cook's Illustrated
Maple Panna Cotta with Poached Pears - Cannelle et Vanille
Apple and Pomegranate Tarte Tatin - Bon Appetit
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese and Caramel Frosting - Foodista
Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust - Erin Cooks
Pumpkin Churros - foodbuzz
Perfect Apple Pie - The Dinner Files
Pumpkin Brownies - YumSugar
Pumpkin Butterscotch Pie - Bon Appetit
Pumpkin Tiramisu - The Helena Independent Record