The magnificent roast turkey – a centrepiece of your Thanksgiving dinner – doesn’t need to be stressful. Skip the wet brine, but do rub turkey with flavoured butter when it’s ready to cook.

Thanksgiving is the holiday of food traditions, of roasting a turkey the same way your family has done for generations. Here are a few ways to deliver that experience in a new way.

The cost of a classic roast turkey dinner with all the fixings — stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, pumpkin pie and beverages — now comes in at a total cost of ...

The cost of a classic roast turkey dinner with all the fixings — stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, pumpkin pie and beverages — now comes in at a total cost of ...

The cost of a classic roast turkey dinner with all the fixings — stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, pumpkin pie and beverages — now comes in at a total cost of ...

Whole Chinese-style roast turkey is $7.35 per pound. A party combo for 25 that includes a turkey plus six party menu items, such as Shanghai noodles and Buddha’s Feast veggies, costs $228.

Check the progress every 15 minutes and, if the roast is a little too dry, add the chicken stock a bit at a time. Do not poke the meat unnecessarily or you will drain the juices.

By Mary Berry, Mary Berry 06:40, 25 Dec 2016 Updated 10:35, 22 Dec 2016 ...

Thanksgiving dinner: This turkey day, takeout is something to truly be thankful for With so many Metro Vancouver restaurants prepared to offer up the big bird and all the fixin’s, there’s no ...