This year's Thanksgiving dinner is a time when we all need a little more comfort than usual

We need Thanksgiving this year more than ever
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • November 24, 2016
If you’ve been following the media recently, you may have noticed a certain lack of consensus on many things, including what an ideal Thanksgiving dinner might be. There have been instructions on how to spatchcock a turkey; how to slow-roast it;...
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