A little prep and a long simmer yields a tasty meat sauce for pasta. Serve half and freeze the rest.

The Edgartown chef delivers everything from nuts to soup, and the most delicious Roasted Turkey with Apple Cider Gravy. Grab his timeline, too, if you want to make the whole menu. Or just choose what you like!

Here's a step-by-step guide (with make-ahead tips) to a moist and delicious turkey with Apple Cider Gravy and optional Wild Rice, Spiced Pecan, Apple & Sourdough Bread Stuffing.

Bold colors and clean flavors make this dish a star showcase for fresh bay scallops.

The pros know: the quick saute in a hot pan is the best way to cook bay scallops; pairing ingredients with them is the fun part.

Just a couple minutes in a hot pan plus a quick citrus butter sauce = delicious Vineyard dinner. Oh, and pick something — polenta, mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach — for the scallops to nestle in.

From All About Dinner by Molly Stevens comes this full-flavored chili with a streamlined technique.

A bread, gruyere, bacon, cream and thyme stuffing is indeed, everything good. Swap out the bacon for mushrooms in this showstopper, and you've got a vegetarian main dish for the Thanksgiving table.

Udon noodle soup is traditionally made with a pork broth, but we were eager to make one with a rich chicken stock.

Perfectly cooked chicken with two veggie combinations to choose from.