No matter how simple or gourmet your holiday dinner, there is one sauce you'll serve this Thanksgiving that makes all the difference: thick, rich gravy. Apple flavors including cider, Calvados and apple cider vinegar are layered into a rich gravy, the perfect compliment to your Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. Apply liberally!

So here's (just about) everything you need to know about cooking a great turkey, making amazing gravy and even turning the leftovers into soup. Wow them this year!  And if it doesn't turn out perfect? Relax. The day is really about giving thanks for the time you're sharing together. It doesn't matter if your turkey is average when the people seated at the table are exceptional.  

Here then is my Thanksgiving gift to you, a quick and simple guide to a straight forward turkey, no special ingredients, no crazy techniques, but it will put a delicious and respectable bird on the table so you can relax and share a special day with those you love. 

Rich, full-flavored turkey stock is the flavor base for the best gravy, stuffing and leftover turkey soup you’ve every tasted. This simple recipe starts with roasting inexpensive turkey parts which fills the house with the smell of Thanksgiving. Just the thing to get you - and everyone else in your home - in the holiday mood.

Turn your turkey into a rich pot of soup. After you’ve picked it clean for leftovers turn your turkey into a soup that doesn’t taste like an after thought. The results are rich, flavorful and full of the veggies.