We hear from food writer and soon-to-be cookbook author Eric Kim, Los Angeles Times cooking columnist Ben Mims, and from you (!), our community, about ghosts of Thanksgivings past.

Referenced in this episode:

• Why You Should Make a Turducken (Even if You Don't Want to Eat it by the End) (Food52)
   

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Follow along with Eric (and Jean's!) recipe testing for the book 
• Check out Ben's Thanksgiving spread
   

Special thanks to listeners Sarah Copeland, Melissa Dain, and Myo Quinn for sharing their stories. We'll be back next week with a genius recipe; if you come across one in your holiday prep, I'd love to hear about it at [email protected]. 

Referenced in this episode:

• Baked Sweet Potatoes With Maple Crème Fraîche recipe
• Is This the Most Genius Way to Cook Sweet Potatoes? (Food52)
• The Flavor Equation

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Does chewy food put you off? You may be a super taster.
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What are you cooking for Thanksgiving? Come across anything genius? I'd love to hear about it; email me at [email protected]. 

On Play Me A Recipe, you'll hear your favorite cooks slice, dice, and bake their way through a recipe—and you'll be right there with them, every step of the way. Here, cookbook author and food writer Nik Sharma makes the Green Olive & Choricou Stuffing from his new book.  

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Referenced in this episode:

• Anita Shepherd's Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake With Super-Fluffy Frosting recipe
• Run a Business, Raise My Daughter & Keep My Cool? Here's How That's Going. (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Surprise and delight your T-giving guests with Kristen's rumaki recipe 
• Try Anita's Yogurt—the first coconut yogurt to be fair-trade-certified!
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Come across anything particularly genius in your Thanksgiving research? Tell me about it at [email protected].

Referenced in this episode: 

• A Truly Stress-Free Pumpkin Pie for 2020 (Food52)
• Pumpkin Sugar Pie With Cookie Crust recipe
• Pre-order Erin's book, The Book on Pie, out 11/10!
   

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• On the latest Bake It Up A Notch, Erin shares how to master fruit pies
• Peep this very mesmerizing trailer for The Fearless Baker
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What are you cooking this Thanksgiving? If you've come across something genius, I want to hear about it; email me at [email protected].

Play Me a Recipe is hosted by a rotating cast, including Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser, Genius hunter Kristen Miglore, editorial lead Brinda Ayer, and senior editor Arati Menon. 

To kick the show off, we're passing the spatula to eight special guest-hosts so they can share the recipes that have been special to them and their families each holiday season.

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Referenced in this episode:

• This Genius Marinade Brings Vegetables to Life (Food52)
• Bryant Terry's Asparagus With Lemon-Pepper Marinade (Genius Recipes | YouTube)
• [Asparagus With Lemon-Pepper Marinade](https://food52.com/recipes/82794-vegan-asparagus-lemon-pepper-marinade-recipe recipe) recipe

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• How Bryant Terry Is Decolonizing Vegan Cooking (Food52)
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Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Email it to me at [email protected].

Referenced in this episode:

• Whipped Hummus With Roasted Carrots & Za'atar Oil recipe
• Dreamy-Smooth Hummus From a Kitchen Oops (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit:

• Everything you ever wanted to know about magical bean water, aquafaba
• Hetty's podcast, The House Specials
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Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it! I'm at [email protected].

Referenced in this episode:

• Scrambled Red Shakshuka  recipe
• Scrambled Shakshuka Is Almost Impossible to Mess Up (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Sami and Tara cooking some recipes from Falastin_
• Kristen making this very un-mess-upable shakshuka at home
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Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Email it to me at [email protected]!

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Kristen Miglore, lifelong Genius hunter, speaks with chef, cookbook author, and TV personality Carla Hall. Of Top Chef and Carla Hall's Soul Food fame, Carla talks about the genius buttermilk biscuit recipe she's spent decades perfecting.

Referenced in this episode:

• The Genius Secrets to Carla Hall’s Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits (Food52)
• Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits with Carla Hall (Genius Recipes | YouTube)

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Join Carla Hall on Instagram at 11 EST daily for... recess!
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