This article looks at the challenges of roasting a turkey properly, making a trash can turkey without ruining your yard or blowing yoursef up, and some delightful appetizer and dessert recipes.

First things first.

Trash can turkeys have become extremely popular over the years. It's an ingenious method, employing charcoal and a typcial metal trash can (hopefully, unused). Once you've cooked a trash can turkey, you may never go back to your indoor oven again.

Here are a few of the better sites that explain the process in detail.

Cook a Trash Can Turkey on Thanksgiving - Scout Shop Blog

Turkey in a Trash Can - Instructables

TRASH CAN TURKEY | Cook Whole Turkey in 90 Minutes

Traditional turkey in the oven:

The Best Recipe - The Kitchn

Now, on to the side dishes:

Green Bean Casserole - French's/McCormick

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey and Cinnamon - Food Network

Parker House Rolls - Bobby Flay

Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts - Ina Garten

Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Mascarpone Cheese - Bobby Flay

Chive and Garlic Mashed Potatoes - Tyler Florence

Caramelized Butternut Squash - Ina Garten

OK, ready for dessert?

Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie - AllRecipes

Creamy Cranberry Cheesecake - Taste of Home

My Favorite Apple Pie Recipe - Sally McKenney, Sally's Baking Addiction

Kentucky Bourbon Pie - Southern Living

Cranberry-Orange Cake With Orange Buttercream - Southern Living

Happy Thanksgiving!