Franks, in Stein. One Batter After Another. Bugonion. F1 ... but make it cake. We are here to help with your Oscars party planning. Abi Inman/NPR hide caption
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Mara is a single mother of two in Minnesota. She and her family have depended on SNAP benefits to make ends meet. Caroline Yang for NPR hide caption
Out of work and with 2 teens, this mom may lose food stamps under Trump’s changes
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PepsiCo is cutting prices on many of its chips, including Lay's, as soon as this week. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Kutia is a sweet, warm porridge of pearled barley mixed with berries, nuts and stewed dried fruit. It's a staple at Ukrainian Christmas tables. Samantha Balaban/NPR hide caption
Former Soviet republics celebrate the new year with a feast
Chef, author and restaurateur Tanya Holland. Aubrey Pick/Tanya Holland hide caption
Top chef weighs in on recipe ideas for the Kwanzaa table
Participants are seen deep frying turkey on November 24, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
Want to fry a turkey for your holiday meal? Here's are 10 tips to remember
Elazar Sontag, the new food critic at The Washington Post, talks with NPR's Morning Edition about ending anonymity and rethinking how restaurant criticism can feel more accessible. Sara Merg hide caption
Meet the new Washington Post food critic who won’t dine in anonymity
Once an ubiquitous item at Chinese restaurants, chop suey (seen here in one of its contemporary forms) is now widely viewed as generic and inauthentic. But its history is rich, says professor Miranda Brown. Getty hide caption
Chop suey, a holiday classic for generations, is a dish of rich origins
Several varieties of shredded mozzarella and cheese blends, sold at retailers including Aldi, Target and Walmart, are being recalled over concerns they were contaminated with bits of metal. Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
As well as the traditional Thanksgiving fare, NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will enjoy clams, smoked salmon and lobster. NASA webcast hide caption
Bolones de Verde con Chicharrón y Huevo A Martinez hide caption
An Ecuadorian-style Thanksgiving: Recreating holiday memories of a childhood recipe
One of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, Waddle and Gobble, which were presented to journalists in the Willard Room of the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC., for the 78th annual Turkey Pardoning at the White House. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
How the turkey trotted its way onto our Thanksgiving tables — and into our lexicon
Jiffy corn muffins have been an American family dinner staple for 75 years. Chelsea Milling Company hide caption
Jiffy corn muffin mix is a Thanksgiving staple made by a 137-year-old company
"Friendsgiving" describes a meal, usually potluck-style, shared with friends around the time of Thanksgiving. The custom may be centuries old, but the word only entered Merriam-Webster's dictionary in 2020. PeopleImages/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it
Frozen turkeys are displayed for sale inside a grocery store on Nov. 14, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store Monday in Baltimore. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption
SNAP funding pause to soon end, but anxiety and anger may linger
An employee walks past pallets of nonperishable food at a warehouse of the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. Allison Dinner/AP hide caption
Donated food items at Curley's House Food Bank in Miami, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/via Getty Images hide caption
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner can be hard to come by when you're overseas. How do Americans living abroad celebrate when they're far, far from home? Rita Maas/Getty Images hide caption
