You can have your cake and eat it, too, even if you are on a restricted diet. The key is to make that decadent sweet work for -- not against -- you. Story [Times art: Rossie Newson]

Not Grandma's turkey dinner SideBern's chef challenges Thanksgiving tradition with a turkey marinated in ancho chilies and citrus, a bread stuffing with plantains and chorizo and a pumpkin pie flavored with curry and chai tea. One World Thanksgiving The natural sedative L-tryptophan, found in turkey meat, is often blamed for making diners sleepy after the Thanksgiving meal. Could it also be that the same old menu is boring your guests into slumber?