Dry-brining makes a comeback this Thanksgiving. Find out why cooks—home cooks and the pros—are dry-brining their birds this year. It’s easy, and mostly hands-off. For tips, Chris Prosperi joins us via phone from beautiful Florida, where he’s cooking for thousands during Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival. Also, novelist-turned-cookbook author (and Connecticut local!) Jane Green shares her new book with us, Good Taste.  Her recipes are all about good food, simply prepared for family and friends. The more the merrier. Our favorites from her book : Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup, to start off the feast, and two sweet, beautiful ways to end it: Flourless Chocolate Chestnut Truffle Torte and a showstopping Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle.
 Aired: November 10, 2016
 Photo: Tom McGovern
 CONTRIBUTORS AND GUESTS:

 • Chris Prosperi — chef/owner, Métro Bis in Simsbury, Conn.

 • Alex Province — wine expert

 • Jane Green — author of 17 New York Times bestsellers, and the new cookbook, Good Taste
 MUSIC:

 • “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Justin Timberlake

 • “Party in the U.S.A. (Instrumental),” Miley Cyrus

 • “Beans and Cornbread,” Louis Jordan and The Tympany Five

 • “Thanksgiving Day,” Ray Davis

 • “Be Thankful,” Natalie Cole

 • “Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway

Dry-brining makes a comeback this <a href="http://foodschmooze.org/our-best-thanksgiving-recipes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thanksgiving</a>. Find out why cooks&mdash;home cooks&nbsp;and the pros&mdash;are dry-brining their birds this year. It&rsquo;s easy, and mostly hands-off. For tips, Chris Prosperi joins us via phone from beautiful Florida, where he&rsquo;s cooking for thousands during <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/epcot/food-wine-celebrity-chefs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Epcot&rsquo;s International Food &amp; Wine Festival</a>. Also, novelist-turned-cookbook author (and Connecticut local!) <a href="http://www.janegreen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jane Green</a> shares her new book with us, <a href="http://foodschmooze.org/novelist-jane-greens-cookbook-good-taste-good-taste/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Good Taste</a>.&nbsp; Her recipes are all about good food, simply prepared for family and friends. The more the merrier. Our favorites from her book : <a href="http://foodschmooze.org/recipe/curried-parsnip-and-apple-soup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup</a>, to start off the feast, and two sweet, beautiful ways to end it: <a href="http://foodschmooze.org/recipe/flourless-chocolate-chestnut-truffle-torte/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flourless Chocolate Chestnut Truffle Torte</a> and a showstopping <a href="http://foodschmooze.org/recipe/pumpkin-gingerbread-trifle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle</a>. Aired: November 10, 2016 Photo: Tom McGovern CONTRIBUTORS AND GUESTS: &bull;&nbsp;Chris Prosperi &mdash; chef/owner, <a href="http://www.metrobis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">M&eacute;tro Bis</a> in Simsbury, Conn. &bull;&nbsp;Alex Province &mdash; wine expert &bull;&nbsp;Jane Green &mdash; author of 17 New York Times bestsellers, and the new cookbook, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Taste-Delicious-Recipes-Friends/dp/0399583378/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Good Taste</a> MUSIC: &bull;&nbsp;&ldquo;Can&rsquo;t Stop the Feeling,&rdquo; Justin Timberlake &bull;&nbsp;&ldquo;Party in the U.S.A. (Instrumental),&rdquo; Miley Cyrus &bull;&nbsp;&ldquo;Beans and Cornbread,&rdquo; Louis Jordan and The Tympany Five &bull;&nbsp;&ldquo;Thanksgiving Day,&rdquo; Ray Davis &bull;&nbsp;&ldquo;Be Thankful,&rdquo; Natalie Cole &bull;&nbsp;&ldquo;Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,&rdquo; Cab Calloway

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For a juicy Thanksgiving turkey, dry-brine your bird this year. We'll tell you how.  Plus, two showstopper dessert recipes from novelist-turned cookbook author Jane Green: a pumpkin gingerbread trifle (with a great story behind it) and an airy flourles...

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