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Four Weeks of Thanksgiving Week 1: Menus & Decor Week 2: Tabletop & Sides Week 3: Pies & Centerpieces Week 4: Final Preparations Shopping Lists Hidden Objects Game Top 7 Most Popular Top 7 Newly Added other categories Most Popular Newly Added 1Blueberry Desserts 260 Summer Side Dishes 3Patriotic Desserts 4Best Quick and Easy Recipes 5Mexican Recipes 6Birthday Cakes 7Lemon Desserts Most Popular Recipes 1Everyday Food Radio Recipes 2Staff Recipes 360 Days of Summer 4Cone Cupcakes 5Martha's Culinary Herb Garden 6Home Run Cupcakes 7Mandarin Pancakes Most Popular Newly Added	Home Page » Food » Holiday Recipes » Thanksgiving Workshop » Week 4: Final Preparations let the feast begin As you count down to the big day, be sure to brush up on your turkey techniques and table etiquette, select wines, and add a few easy decorative touches to complete the feast. How Are Your Table Manners? Are you a perfect guest and a model hostess? Test your knowledge of basic table etiquette. Get Started Turkey Techniques and More How-To: Perfect Gravy Master the technique of making silky, lump-free gravy that's packed with turkey flavor. Our step-by-step guide makes it easy! Get the Step-by-Step Instructions How-To: Step-by-Step Carving The role of the turkey carver remains an important one in most families. Learn a few skills that will help simplify the task. Get the Step-by-Step Instructions How-To: Setting the Table The way a table is set contributes to the ambiance of a meal as much as the food and wine. A few simple guidelines will help you establish the tone you want. Get the Step-by-Step Instructions Wines That Match the Meal In picking wines for Thanksgiving, there are no tests and no wrong answers; the only expert opinion that matters is your own. Learn More Last-Minute Ideas Paper Turkey Decorations Getting these brilliantly feathered friends to the table requires nothing more than cutting, folding, and pasting (but no basting!). Get the Step-by-Step Instructions A Slice to Go Leftover dessert doubles as favors when packaged in boxes that are as pretty as, well, pie. Get the Step-by-Step Instructions Bonus: Turkey Napkin Fold For a gobbling good decoration, try this fun folding technique. Get the Step-by-Step Instructions Our Three Thanksgiving Menus Our Classic Menu A Contemporary Buffet A Southern-Style Feast Your Finest Thanksgiving Moment Whether you set a fantastic fall table or bake perfect pumpkin pies, we want to see your best Thanksgiving moment! Share your photos with us! Our 10 favorite photos will win the "Martha Stewart's Cooking School" book. enter now See All Photos in This Collection Invite Your Friends Learn and experience the projects with family and friends. Share Weekend Menu Roasted Vegetable, Ham, and Turkey Melts with Quick Pickles This warm open-face sandwich is an ingenious way to use up leftover turkey! For more ideas for your leftovers, visit our gallery. See the Menu Thanksgiving Inspiration Our Best Sides Fall Table Settings Holiday Pies Classic Recipes Centerpieces and More Kids' Table Ideas Harvest Desserts Thanksgiving Hotline Martha's Thanksgiving Menu Stuffings and Dressings Thanksgiving Desserts Thanksgiving Idea of the Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday See today's craft Weekly Entertaining Tip Label Serving Dishes Having everything in order well before guests arrive creates a more relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Learn How Workshop Experts Lucinda Scala Quinn For Lucinda, Thanksgiving dinner just isn't complete without her mother's bubbly breadcrumb-topped artichoke casserole. Find the recipe (and other editors' family recipes) in our November issue, on newsstands October 20. Marcie McGoldrick For most people, holidays are about tradition. But every year, Marcie comes up with new ideas for classic crafts. She spends her free time making porcelain dishes and jewelry. Regan Burns Regan will be creating a couple of new Thanksgiving traditions this year after the arrival of her first baby, but she's sure to keep some of her old favorites on the table, including this cornbread stuffing.