As our most foodcentric holiday approaches, we scour the web for tasty tidbits, recipes, and all things covered in cranberry sauce and chased with pumpkin pie. 

The science behind our ability to squeeze in that piece of pumpkin pie after a huge Thanksgiving dinner. Damn those evolutionary impulses.

Presenting: The VeggieDucken. Stuffing foods in other foods that don't belong together is no longer a practice exclusive to meat eaters.

For those who find Thanksgiving food a tad mushy and lacking spice, a recipe for Turkey Enchilada Verde Soup from the Homesick Texan

Sam Worley of the Chicago Reader provides a recipe for " the world's finest pumpkin pie." Bourbon and rum optional (in the pie or for the cook)

Last minute side dish idea from the Tart Tart: brussels sprouts, Momofuku-style

Chef Marc Murphy of Landmarc (New York) cleverly repurposes turkey day leftovers to the tune of shepherd's pie, potato croquettes and more. 

Happy Thanksgiving, turkeys! 

Tony Bourdain jumps networks, the most insufferable food trends, the discontinued ice cream graveyard and how to stir-fry vegetables on today's web roundup. 

No Reservations is no more: Anthony Bourdain will host a prime time weekend program on CNN in 2013.

Larry Olmsted lists his 8 Worst Food Trends via Forbes. Food trucks, "Gastropubs that Aren't", Kobe beef [in America], and micro-distilleries all make the cut.

A more cheerful cemetery than most: NPR profiles the Ben and Jerry's Graveyard of Shelved Ice Cream Flavors. Ice cream enthusiasts and sweet-tooth afflicted hippies alike can pay their respects to Makin' Whoopie Pie, From Russia with Buzz or Neapolitan Dynamite. 

The National Pork Board sends ThinkGeek a cease and desist letter over their use of the slogan "The other white meat" in reference to a fake product: canned unicorn meat. 

Fantastic food writer Peter Kaminsky discusses his latest book, Culinary Intelligeence: The Art of Eating Healthy (and Really Well)  with Food Republic. On recent changes to the American diet, he says, "In the past 15 years, Americans have added 300 calories per day on average to their daily intake. Another thing I read was that if you asked people today what their ideal weight is, it's 15 pounds more than 15 or 20 years ago."

The best techniques for stir-frying vegetables, from Grace Young via the Kitchn. 

Nobody puts baby bok choy in a corner. A wok will do just fine though. 

Today's web roundup features beer popsicles, advancements in ketchup bottle technology, and deep-fried Girl Scout cookies.

Mankind will never again have to search for beer and popsicles in two different places on a sweltering summer day. The Beeroness presents lemon pale ale  beer popsicles.

Oklahoma State University attempts to  patent a steak, with plans of eventually selling it to restaurants, via NPR.  Apparently there are still undiscovered cuts of cow.

In further academic food developments, researchers at MIT have created a  surface coating for ketchup (and other) bottles which allows the ketchup to exit easily. So much for your only super power/cocktail party trick.

Garden & Gun provides a recipe for  deep-fried fruit pies with a history lesson as well.

The Texas State Fair strikes again. This time, it's a deep-fried creation that might prove more delicious than abominable:  the deep-fried Girl Scout cookie (Somoas, specifically). 

The Texas State Fair's motto should be, "Why not toss it in the deep fryer?"

Bourdain has fightin' words for a food writer, the existence of real Stay Puft Marshmallows and a visitor's guide to NYC dining on today's web roundup. 

Anthony Bourdain calls an as yet unidentified food journalist, "the most vicious, abusive, misogynistic, back-biting, piece of [expletive] I have ever met in my life," via Eater. Perhaps tonight's episode of No Reservations will shed some light on the situation.

In more redeeming news for food writers, the James Beard Foundation announced their Book, Broadcast and Journalism winners for 2012. 

Still riding your Cinco de Mayo momentum? Michelle Poveda provides Margarita Do's and Dont's for the Huffington Post. Our advice: avoid the sugary mix altogether and keep it simple. Or closely follow the recipe for the perfect margarita from our resident chef, Dixie Wong.

Stay Puft Marshmallows apparently exist now according to Foodiggity - hopefully not a sign of an impending 2012 apocalypse. Ghostbusters fans fear human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria to come. 

Serious Eats compiles a list of the best places to eat in New York City for a first time visitor on a two-day trip. Bagels at Murray's, pizza by the slice at Joe's, a hot dog at Gray's Papaya and of course,  pastrami from Katz's are among their choices if you prefer a "classic itinerary." 

The world's best pastrami at Katz's Delicatessen

Today's tasty links explore Sichuan fried peanuts, deli-going ducks and the truth behind brain freeze. 

Jonathan Gold, settling into his new gig at the LA Times, details his love of  spicy Sichuan fried peanuts in the San Gabriel Valley. 

Marisa Tomei was a big fan of Di Fara Pizza before it was cool, via Grub Street. She also has a thing for short, stocky bald men. 

And in unbearably cute food news, a duck who routinely frequents the same deli brings along her adorable, fuzzy young'uns for daily bread crumbs.

Elizabeth Gunnison of Esquire's Eat Like A Man blog runs down 5 tips for better pasta dishes at home. You're doing it wrong.  

Gizmodo gets to the bottom of the true cause of  ice cream headaches. No, it's not global warming, the Heat Miser or the liberal media. 

If you can't take the freeze, you'd best stick to astronaut ice cream. Or just eat slowly.