Thanksgiving Salads and Desserts Beyond Pie

Good morning. I’ve never been much for salad on Thanksgiving. In fact, I’ve been pretty strident about not serving salad at all on Thanksgiving. If you want an acidic hit against the richness of gravy-slicked turkey and buttery mashed potatoes, isn’t that what the cranberry sauce is for? But holy cow, Yewande Komolafe may have…

Always the Wedding Singer, Finally the Bride

When Margaret Allison Doherty and Joshua Michael Zager were married on Oct. 9 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., there was a reason Ms. Doherty’s mother, Molly Dwyer, compared the wedding to “a music festival.” Ms. Doherty, 32, has been singing at weddings since she was 10, performing with multiple bands in Saratoga Springs, where she grew…

After a Rocky Start, Smooth Sailing

While working as a bartender, Ms. Johnson freelanced as a marketing consultant. In September 2020, she started her own company, Changing Tides Media. This year, she joined PracticeBloom, a marketing agency based in Clifton, N.J., as a director of accounts. During their time apart, Mr. Wheeler realized that if he ran his own business, he…