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Prepare the giblet gravy while the roasted turkey rests.

Make this side dish a day or two ahead. On Thanksgiving, reheat it in the oven or microwave.

Make up to three weeks ahead and freeze. Defrost before the big day.

This old-fashioned winter dish is the soup equivalent of a hot toddy. Use a wide pot so the dumplings don't stick together.

Simple to make and packed with omega-3s, this soup can be an easy weeknight supper or a sophisticated starter at a dinner party. Serve it with oyster crackers for the kids.

This spicy soup from Shawn McClain, chef at Green Zebra in Chicago, is rich in immunity-enhancing vitamin A.

Toss with the vinaigrette while rice is warm, so it absorbs the flavors.

The recipe below is part of a healthy and delicious spa menu developed exclusively for Epicurious by Ananda spa in India. While the recipe is not low in calories or fat, almost anyone can fit this dessert into a healthy diet by taking small servings of the panna cotta and sabayon and upping the portion of the antioxidant-rich berries. If you are following an Ayurvedic diet, the experts at Ananda recommend this for the vata dosha, and in moderation for the pitta dosha. Be sure to start this recipe one day ahead.

The recipe below is part of a healthy and delicious spa menu developed exclusively for Epicurious by Ananda spa in India. The low-fat, low-calorie, and vegan broth is loaded with disease-fighting herbs and spices, including ginger, which has anti-inflammatory properties and is a digestive aid, cinnamon, which has been shown to help balance blood sugar, and garlic, which has powerful antimicrobial properties. If you are following an Ayurvedic diet, the experts at Ananda recommend this for vata and kapha doshas.

Eat this hearty chili as is or over rice.

This clever caramel sauce is made from coconut milk instead of the usual condensed milk. SERVING SUGGESTION: Over vanilla ice cream sprinkled with toasted coconut.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: With roast chicken or pork, or spoon atop goat-cheese crostini.

An intriguing, rich, and spicy soup with West African roots.