It’s true what they say. If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Vanilla extract is no exception.

Cashew Brittle
How fortunate that all it takes to bring some broken shards of loveliness into one’s life is sugar, cashews, and a little patience.
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Day After Thanksgiving Cranberry Chutney
We can’t help but think that all we want for Christmas is jar after jar of this sweet-tart cranberry condiment.
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Sage Brown Butter
If you’ve yet to heat butter ’till it turns nutty brown then dribble it over any and every thing, you’ve yet to live. Here, let us show you how.
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Brown Butter Winter Squash
One taste and you’ll forget all about that butter and brown sugar trick your mom taught you long ago. Promise.
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Chestnut Pasta Rags with Wild Mushrooms and Brussels Sprouts
This eminently easy-to-assemble jumble of autumn veggies and pasta just sorta screams elegance, don’t you agree?
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Pear Parcels with Star Anise
Infused with spice, suffused with booze, and wrapped oh so neatly, this last course makes quite the lovely gift for guests to unwrap.
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Cranberry and Orange Relish
Traditions just don’t come much simpler than this easy-peasy, make-ahead relish. Simmer cranberries, sugar, and orange until you hear a “Pop!” Then plop it in the fridge.
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Apple Cranberry Crisp
How poetic that a recipe whose ingredients scream out for Thanksgiving would, in and of itself, be reason to give thanks.
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Concord Grape Granita
You’re not going to believe how easy it is to create this tartly sweet grape granita. Really. You wanna make a bet?
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Baked Spinach Mornay
Sorta like potato gratin, except the nutty, cheesy white sauce swaddles leaves of spinach, not sliced spuds. Sure beats salad.
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Sweet Potato Pie
Sugar and spice and everything nice—that’s what you’ll find in this magnificently spiced traditional southern pie.
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Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
We swoon to recipes that give us the pretense of being healthful as we douse food in fruity olive oil. Thank you, Lidia Bastianich.
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Cranberry Buckle
We’ll take this sweetly tart mingling of muffin and coffee cake any time someone cares to plunk a slice down in front of us.
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New York State Maple Pecan Pie
Distinct from other pecan pies in one notable way, this recipe draws on robust maple syrup to usurp cloying corn syrup. You’re welcome.
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Puréed Celery Root Soup with Caramelized Apples
Behold, an exquisitely simple, sophisticated soup with a subtle celery root flavor that’s certain to make you swoon.
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Homemade Snickers Bars
Know what really satisfies? Making these DIY, gooey, peanutty, caramel-y, milk chocolate-y Snickers bars.
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Chocolate Pecan Pie
Pecans. Chocolate. Bourbon. Dunno about you, but that’s sufficient to make us forget all about that other traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Pumpkin who?
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Root Beer Cake
This fetching cake contains sugar and spice and everything nice, yes, but it also has its share of sass. As in, sassafras.
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Massa de Pimentão Forte
Every Portuguese family has its own rendition of this classic, a pantry staple known as massa de pimentão. Here’s how the Leite family makes it.
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