Venison Bolognese

Meet your newest fave way to prepare venison. Ridiculously rich and sigh inducingly satisfying.

3 hrs 45 mins

Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Bacon Casserole

"Simple." "Delicious." "Awesome." "Lovely." "Wonderful." "What's not to love?" That's what folks are saying about this almost obscenely satisfying casserole.

1 hr 20 mins

Gingerbread Bundt Cake

This gingerbread Bundt cake has all the warm spicy goodness of gingerbread cookies. And, as if that wasn't enough, it's gilded with a sassy sweet-tart citrus glaze.

1 hr 35 mins

Berliners ~ Jelly Doughnuts

These jelly-filled German lovelies are almost identical to American jelly doughnuts save for their sparer sweetness. No complaints here.

3 hrs

Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese

This grown-up mac-and-cheese gets some gusto with its mild heat from chiles and its smattering of—are you sitting?!—crushed tortilla chips in place of bread crumbs.

45 mins

Belgian Endive Gratin

If you’ve been limiting your endive game to crudité platters and cute appetizers, prepare to be astonished.

1 hr 10 mins

Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes

The answer to the annual post-Thanksgiving glut of leftovers that leaves your fridge door impossible to shut.

30 mins

Maple Pumpkin Pie

This is just about as traditional as tradition gets. Save for the slight plot twist of maple syrup. Intrigued? You should be.

2 hrs 10 mins

Turkey Leg Barbacoa

Turkey legs are slowly braised in a spice-infused stock to become more seductive than you'd ever imagined. Not your grandma's Thanksgiving now, is it?!

3 hrs 40 mins

Pressure Cooker Pork and Pinto Bean Chili

This is why we have pressure cookers. Because they render an inexpensive cut of pork and plain pinto beans into a smoky, soulful, put-your-spoon-down-and-sigh chili in a fraction of the usual time.

1 hr 45 mins

Eggplant Stew ~ Kawaj

Simple to make. Comforting as heck. And though you may not have experienced this in your childhood, somehow it still seems to taste like home.

45 mins

Cowboy Caviar Salad

Eating healthy was never so easy—or mingled so nicely with tortilla chips and beer.

30 mins

Baked Spinach Mornay

Sorta like potato gratin, except the nutty, cheesy white sauce swaddles leaves of spinach, not sliced spuds. Sure beats salad.

1 hr

Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

A slightly tipsy sweet potato filling topped with a crumbly streusel. Thwarting tradition at Thanksgiving never tasted so good.

2 hrs 15 mins

Glazed Pumpkin Pound Cake

If you've been thinking maybe you're done with pumpkin everything, wait'll you experience this aromatic pound cake that boasts the perfect balance of sweet and spice.

2 hrs

Roasted Caramelized Root Vegetables

Sometimes it's a relief to take a respite from veggie side dishes that are overcomplicated to put together or overwrought with additional ingredients. Sometimes it's nice to simply revel in the innate goodness of the simplest incarnation of something.

1 hr 25 mins

Veal Osso Bucco

Comfort food from Alex Guarnaschelli. We don't think we really need to say anything else.

3 hrs 15 mins

Chicken Paprikash

A beloved American favorite from the 1960's that we just had to bring back.

1 hr 15 mins