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This is part 1 of a series that grew to include Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Finally, what I plan to make for my family.

Great waves of Thanksgiving recipes will publish this Wednesday in many newspapers, with next Wednesday focused on recipes for leftovers from the Thanksgiving feast.

Some recipes are already moving though, perhaps in anticipation of the difficulty of stuffing them all into this year's smaller news holes. You might want to copy early recipes that interest you -- some, especially those from the Detroit Free Press, may vanish behind an archives paywall by the time you're ready to use them.

I've only made it through about one-fifth of the nations' food sections, but it's Sunday afternoon and you may be browsing for ideas. So here's the first installment in a post that will be updated and reorganized as the new recipe ideas arrive online. This post won't vanish -- you might want to bookmark its permalink to make it easy to come back to see what's new over the next two weeks.

Beatrice de Gea, Los Angeles Times

Turkey:
How we discovered the be-all, end-all turkey recipe. The L.A. Times prepared four turkeys using four methods -- brining, salted, covered steaming and at high heat. Salting was the winner, and the only recipe they publish.

Or, If you have a grill or a smoker, you've got a great extra cooking opportunity for Thanksgiving, from the Fresno (Calif.) Bee.

Help for Thanksgiving emergencies is worth copying now, just in case.

Roasted Turkey with Easy Porcini Mushroom Gravy sounds good.

About a recipe adapted from Martha Stewart, Roasted Turkey Basted with Butter and Wine, the Freep says,

blankets the roasting bird with cheesecloth soaked in butter and wine, producing a rich, moist bird. Or you can rely on an under- the-skin herb butter massage.

Soften two sticks (or more) of unsalted butter and mix in your favorite fresh chopped herbs (about a 1/2 cup will do). Roll the mix into a cylinder and wrap it in plastic wrap. It can be made a week in advance, or made weeks ahead and frozen. Slice it into rounds to position under the skin.

Unfortunately, this story about Thanksgiving planning and helpful tips has already gone behind the paywall -- dumb robot -- but other papers still display it here and here.

Turkey breast tenderloins just right for 2; Recipe: Stuffed Turkey Tenderloins and Stuffed Turkey Breast with Cranberry Chutney scale down the whole production.

Sausage and Apple Stuffing (plus mushrooms) from the Freep.

Sausage And Corn Bread Stuffing, made with chicken or turkey sausage.

Pasco County Food ExaminerThanksgiving dinner - Yorkshire Pudding included

Bird Bootcamp: Turkey Roasting Basics from The Orange Country Register. They're first out the gate with the primer this year -- and republishing online a popular 2005 story, Turducken layers on the flavor "because of seasonal interest in this unusual dish." No recipe, though, and the prices cited range from $60-$70 online to a local source for $130-$140. Pass.

Thanksgiving tell-all at the Rocky Mountain News offers cookbook author Sandra Lee's recipes for Maple Pecan Pie, Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie, Turkey Drumstick Gravy, Prosciutto-Tied Asparagus Pink Peppercorn Gravy, Turkey With Cornbread Stuffing, Lemon-Chive Gravy, Golden Margarita Cranberry Molds.

Photos, including the Golden Margarita Cranberry Molds at right, accompany the main story, Turkey time is saving time.

Cranberry sauce doesn't have to be out of a can: Six homemade recipes from the Stamford, Conn., Advocate, including one that's simply cranberries, maple syrup and water.

How to do Thanksgiving with meatless dishes at the Chicago Sun-Times suggests Fall mushroom-chestnut cobbler, Beet salad with cranberry and orange, Glazed sweet potatoes and Apple crumb pie.

The Oven Is Booked but Dessert's in the Freezer at - NYTimes.com, whose Thanksgiving index is a dedicated cookbook all by itself.

Classic Monroe County Fruitcake (Updated for the Modern Kitchen) , from the Birmingham (Ala.) News.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner offers recipes that go with Pinot Noir (Turkey, stuffing and wine: A real Thanksgiving tradition): Savory Bread Pudding with Garlic and Leeks (made with 12 large croissants!), Stir Fried Cabbage with Cumin, and Cranberry Chutney with Pinot Noir.

The Orange County Register's food editor, Cathy Thomas, offers sides for the carb-sensitive (Trim calories from the Thanksgiving feast) from "Marlene Koch's 375 Sensational Splenda Recipes," with accompanying videos: Recipe: Butternut Squash SouffleRecipe: Cranberry Chutney. Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Green bean casserole from "Cook's Country Cookbook"' by the editors of Cook's Illustrated, at the San Jose Mercury News. Yup, white bread, canned fried onions -- and dried porcini mushrooms.

Potato Gratin with Swiss Cheese. Freep.

Crust that's easy as pie, from the LA Daily News: Rum Pecan Pie (pictured at right), Great Pumpkin Pie, Small-Batch All-Purpose Buttery Pastry Dough, Flaky Pie Dough, Coconut Cream Pie and Easy Sweet Potato Pie.

Perfected Pumpkin Pie at the Denver Post.

Wild cards
Killer dessert: Raspberries and chocolate in phyllo purses. Reading this one, pie pales.

Make your own bread: No-Knead Bread: Not Making Itself Yet, but a Lot Quicker; Recipes: Fast No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread, Speedy No-Knead Bread.