🌽All the Thanksgiving Recipes You Need
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Hello, my dear friends!
I hope you are doing very well. Welcome to the Annual Big Thanksgiving Newsletter. My (and everyone's?) favorite dishes are usually all the good sides and desserts, so that's what I like to focus on.
Bring on the mashed potatoes, candied yams, roasted vegetables, biscuits, breads, mac and cheese, and of course the pies!
Below, enjoy all my best, trusted Thanksgiving recipes and more. Up next week: Leftovers recipes and the popular annual holiday gift guide.
Psst--a heads-up for subscribers: I'm going to have an instagram giveaway for the (now sold-out) Bonne Maman Advent calendar in the next few days, so make sure you follow my instagram page to enter.
I hope you feel inspired, and have a great weekend. Happy Thanksgiving season.
Warmly,
Lisa
Perfecting the Classics
Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Casserole
A sweet, comforting classic with a great pro tip for those who love marshmallow topping.
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This is perfection. A jammy, chunky, sweet-tart sauce enhanced with orange and ginger.
Italian Artichoke Casserole
This is one of Unpeeled's most-searched recipes. It tastes just like an Italian stuffed artichoke, but in easy casserole form that takes minutes to prep.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Never steam again! These roasted Brussels sprouts come out tender and crisp, perfected with a sweet maple drizzle.
Mashed Cauliflower
If you thought this was potatoes, you're not alone! Mashed cauliflower is just as satisfying and very nutritious.
More Flavorful Mashed Potatoes
Still a classic, but with subtle flavor upgrades from steeping the milk in garlic and fresh herbs.
Roasted Green Beans With Shallot Breadcrumbs
Yay! An easy, sophisticated alternative to rich casserole. I love how the buttery, crunchy breadcrumb topping balances the soft texture of green beans.
All Dressed Up
Cornbread Sausage Dressing
This moist, herby, golden-brown cornbread stuffing is absolutely fantastic, and is adapted from the VP's family recipe.
Baked Challah Bread Dressing
A favorite recipe, stuffed with flavorful onion, sage, apples, and celery.
Pick Your Cornbread
Make Jiffy Cornbread, Better
Keeping it simple with box mix? Here are some easy ways to enhance this beloved standby: sweet, savory, moist...you name it, you can do it.
Skillet Chili Cheddar Cornbread
Savory, sweet, with definite wow factor.
Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread
A classic cornbread loaf, moist and dense.
Biscuit Bliss
Pumpkin Biscuits
The season's prettiest, most tender biscuit.
Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
Get the recipe and learn the technique to great buttermilk biscuits.
Creamy Sides
Baked Cauliflower Gratin
Adapted from queen Ina Garten's fabulous recipe. Rich and delicious.
Stovetop Mac & Cheese
Oven stuffed with turkey? Go creamy, cheesy stovetop instead--easily doubled or tripled.
Essential Appetizers
A Lovely Autumn Cheese Board
Cheese and charcuterie are the perfect snack. Here's how to arrange the perfect board.
Everyone's Favorite Spinach Artichoke Dip
Thanksgiving means sticking to comforting classics. Nothing is more satisfying than this.
Simple Vegetables
Kale & Squash Salad With apple, nuts, and cider vinaigrette.
Artichoke Casserole
In case you missed it above: all you need is a bag of frozen artichoke hearts and pantry staples.
Warm Herbed Potatoes
A fresh mashed potato alternative.
Roasted Acorn Squash
Easy and gorgeous, no peeling necessary.
A Batch of Pumpkin Butter
A lovely condiment for the table, and a perfect (easy) edible gift for your hosts.
Italian Thanksgiving
Baked Ziti With Meatballs
A.k.a., the big meal before the Big Meal. Many Italian-American families, like mine, have a cheesy, tomato-smothered pasta course before getting around to the turkey dinner on Thanksgiving.
Here's my baked ziti recipe. Enjoy on Thanksgiving, Sunday dinner, or any time you'd like.
Easy Meat Lasagna
Use no-bake lasagna noodles, your favorite sauce, and cottage cheese or ricotta to bake up a lasagna so good you may not forget about the turkey.
Desserts!
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Gooey chocolate, plenty of nuts, combined in a sweet caramel-y filling. This is fantastic.
How to Make Pumpkin Pie, Better
If you follow the Libby's can recipe, you are 100% ending up with a soggy crust and possibly a cracked top. Here's the recipe with pastry pro tips for pumpkin pie perfection.
Apple Oatmeal Crisp
Here it is! An all-time favorite for apple pie satisfaction with none of the hassle.
Classic Apple Pie
The one and only. Plus: I tell you which apples are best (and worst) for baking.
Thanksgiving Cake
Who says you can only have pie? Bake this tender, moist spice cake with seasonal add-ins like cranberries and apple. I love this cake.
Special Feature
The Best Wine for Thanksgiving Dinner
You've roasted the turkey, mashed the potatoes, and baked the pie. Now let the drinking begin!
Unpeeled spoke with top sommeliers and wine experts to pull together the ultimate list of best Thanksgiving wine pairings. Check out this ultimate list of best white wines, red wines, and non-wine drinks.