Thanksgiving Treats

WHYY celebrates the holiday with tasty recipes on TV12
By Alan Gung

Learn how to liven up your traditional Thanksgiving meal by trying the delicious recipes and tips presented by some of the top chefs in America during an entire afternoon of cooking programs on Saturday, November 22 on WHYY TV12:

Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman "Thanksgiving"Chef Jim Coleman, host of WHYY-FM's A Chef's Table, cooks a fantastic Thanksgiving meal. 1 p.m.

On Cooking Secrets of the CIA, the husband-and-wife team of Liz and Bob Briggs share some innovative variations of traditional Thanksgiving fare in "Thanksgiving with a Twist," presenting recipes for Cornbread Pudding with Apples and Sage and Braised Leeks. 1:30 p.m.

Julia and Jacques Culinary icons Julia Child and Jacques Pepin join forces to prepare a favorite dish, Roast Turkey with Sausage and Cornbread Stuffing, in Julia & Jacques: Cooking at Home "(Not-Quite-Traditional) Roast Turkey Dinner." 2 p.m.

Jacques and his daughter Claudine prepare a Thanksgiving feast of buttery bread-and-mushroom stuffing, a gratin of butternut squash, spicy cherry-ginger chutney and two sensational autumn desserts, then gather around the table with family and friends in Jacques Pepin Celebrates. 2:30 p.m.

The America's Test Kitchen team shares new recipes for the perfect grilled-roasted turkey and mashed sweet potatoes that you will want to make all year round. 3:30 p.m.

In Ciao Italia "Thanksgiving Dinner," host Mary Ann Esposito visits her friend, Lee Esposito (no relation), at Esposito's Meat Market in South Philadelphia to pick up a turkey breast, which she stuffs with chestnuts, Parmesan cheese, prosciutto and fresh breadcrumbs. 4 p.m.

Cucina Amore "Southern Thanksgiving Dinner"Hosts Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola put an Italian twist on Thanksgiving Dinner, which includes Braised Fennel (Finocchio), Southern Baked Yams, Cornbread Dressing and Turkey. 4:30 p.m.