These new-fangled Thanksgiving recipes add some welcome, if unexpected, intrigue to the traditional holiday meal. In the best possible way.

Baked Brie Stuffed with Cranberries
: Andrew Purcell
1/10
A twist on tradition that uses the tartness of cranberry to contrast with the richness of Brie.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
: Becky Rosenthal
2/10
Not your everyday mashed potatoes, these are ridiculously rich and comforting thanks to butter, sour cream, Parmesan, roasted garlic, and caramelized onions. Leftovers freeze and reheat beautifully.
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Sweet and Spicy Cranberry Relish
: Becky Rosenthal
3/10
Made in minutes from just five ingredients, this cranberry relish belongs in your weeknight repertoire and not just on your Thanksgiving table. Did we mention it freezes beautifully?
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Dry Brine Turkey
: Suech and Beck
4/10
All the juicy, tender perks of brining. None of the fuss of finding a container large enough to contain a turkey and cramming it in your already overstuffed fridge.
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Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Brown Butter
: Quentin Bacon
5/10
Think you don't like broccoli rabe? Think again. We defy you to try this butter-blasted kin to broccoli and not be converted.
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Roast Winter Squash with Pistachios
: Meike Peters
6/10
A simple and elegant way to gussy up your plain old winter squash standby.
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Baked Mushrooms, Broken Bread
: Earl Carter
7/10
An effortless, elegant side that takes inspiration from two enduring entertaining icons: the stuffed mushroom and Thanksgiving stuffing.
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Hot Buttered Rum Apple Pie
: Ed Anderson
8/10
An unconventional approach to apple pie that happily involves booze and lotsa butter. Even more memorable than the classic.
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Pumpkin Ice Cream
: Robyn Lehr
9/10
The pumpkin spice everything craze has made its way through most major foodstuffs--including this dreamy, warmly spiced ice cream that we're frankly quite smitten with.
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Pumpkin Sweet Potato Pie
: Andy Lyons
10/10
This riff on the classic marshmallow sweet potato casserole of your childhood plunks the sweet staple squarely where it belongs. Dessert.
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