On Oct. 9, food culture reporter Dakshana Bascaramurty and food writer Julie Van Rosendaal answered reader questions on how to make the most of Thanksgiving this year , from the hottest recipes to bring to your potluck to how to be the best host possible.

Readers asked about the ideal dinner menu, how to navigate dietary restrictions and how to spruce up your leftovers the next day. Here are some highlights.

This Thanksgiving, think small with recipes for bite-size dishes

Planning your menu

What are you making for Thanksgiving this year?

Julie Van Rosendaal: My family loves a pretty traditional turkey dinner. Generally we have it at my parents’ house and my mom cooks a turkey and perhaps makes mashed potatoes, and my sisters and I bring sides – one sister always brings a mushro

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