Use lemon, garlic and thyme to flavor Ina Garten's Perfect Roast Turkey recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network, great for the holidays or just dinner.

Set the bird on a roasting rack set in a roasting pan breast-side up. Brush generously with half of the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tent the bird with foil. Roast the turkey for 2 hours.

Put the turkey on a rack set in a large roasting pan and tuck the wings under the body. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat; whisk in the paprika and chopped sage and thyme.

This holiday season, serve Alton Brown's most-popular recipe: a brined and roasted turkey from Good Eats on Food Network.

Step 1, Two to three days before roasting: Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F. Step 2, Combine the broth, salt, sugar, peppercorns, allspice and ...

Place the turkey in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the turkey cavity. Stuff the cavity with the thyme, lemon, 1 onion, quartered, and the garlic.

Step 1, Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Step 2, Remove neck, giblets and liver from turkey. Wash inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Step 3, Mix 1/2 pound of butter with the chopped ...

Step 1, Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Step 2, Remove the giblets from inside the turkey. Pat the turkey dry and place it on a roasting rack, breast-side up. Cross the legs and tie them ...

Roast the turkey about 3 hours, or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F. Transfer the turkey to a platter, cover loosely with foil and let rest ...