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On his way to setting the Cook County record for spotting the most bird species in a year, one bird in particular eluded Tarik Shahzad. Every morning and every afternoon for a month last summer, he ...

A lot goes into cooking a full Thanksgiving meal. Every year, our resident chef Kathy Gunst serves up new recipes and tips to help home chefs cook a delicious holiday feast. So, we're looking back on ...

Cooking a turkey is a marathon, not a sprint. And creating the perfect oven-roasted bird is a science as much as an art. One of the biggest problems if you're cooking a whole turkey, which you ...