Butter and sage make everything taste like Thanksgiving—even a simple turkey leg with cracker-meal and vegetable dressing.

Makes: 4 to 6 servings
Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ⁄ 2 cup pecans

• 2 sleeves saltine crackers (about 60 crackers)

• 2 turkey drumsticks (about 1 1 ⁄ 2 pounds each)

• Salt and pepper

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 car…