Butterballs or Cheese Balls

If you are in Oregon this Thanksgiving, you stand a better than average chance of encountering Tofurkey. A lot of people in New York are searching for caterers to prepare the holiday menu than anywhere else in the country. Live in the Southeast? Brace yourself for a big scoop of broccoli casserole.

And no matter where in the country you are, don’t be amazed if the host molds refrigerated breadstick dough and bakes it into a cornucopia centerpiece. It is the break-out hit recipe of the season at Allrecipes.com, the nation’s largest cooking Web site..

First off, the bird. While you could go traditional with an oven-cooked meal, one-day searches have soared on the crispy kind: Many may well find a deep-fried fowl on their Thanksgiving table. Queries on the delightful sounding "cajun deep fried bird recipes" skyrocketed over 1,000%. "Turkey brine" is also popular, as is "roasted turkey recipe." But hey, even searches on "tofurkey," the "bird" carved from soybeans, are big right now. PETA would be proud..

"There are a few instances in the county each year where there have been fires or earnest injuries as a direct result of people using turkey fryers," Cox said. "I wouldn't call it a big problem within the county, however the incidents that results from these tend to be very earnest. These are fires that reason significant damage and very earnest injuries.". .