Wild Rice with Roasted Chestnuts and Cranberries

This Christmas and Thanksgiving dish of wild rice is combined with freshly roasted chestnuts, cranberries, and apricots then baked in the oven. The sweet and savory notes hit just the right spot with guests.

3 hrs

Caramelized Butternut Squash Pie

This un-pumpkin pumpkin pie is made with caramelized butternut squash, spices, and a splash of brandy. It's subtly different from the classic yet still oh-so-perfect for Thanksgiving.

2 hrs 35 mins

Cauliflower-Bacon Gratin

This cauliflower gratin recipe from Dorie Greenspan is French comfort food, yet it wouldn't be out of place on a distinctly American Thanksgiving table.

1 hr 15 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

Portuguese Turkey with Two Stuffings

Our very own David Leite shares the recipes behind the drama-drenched Thanksgiving stuffings he grew up with at his family's Portuguese table.

3 hrs

Pomegranate-Glazed Cornish Game Hens

When it's Thanksgiving for just a few of you, your response is game hens with a sweetly tart and pleasingly peppery glaze and a lovely little pine nut bread stuffing. Makes just enough.

2 hrs 30 mins

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Bars

Pumpkin pie. Cheesecake. And no, that’s not a choice you have to make. You get both. You’re welcome. (New Thanksgiving tradition, anyone?)

2 hrs

Liar, Liar Apron on Fire

Guess who David blames for his inability to be the epitome of calm in the hours leading up to Thanksgiving dinner? (Hint: Not himself.)

Mushroom Wellingtons with Spinach

Yep. Vegan wellingtons. For Thanksgiving. But also for a random Thursday night. Because once a year is certainly not enough. And you can even make 'em ahead of time.

1 hr 20 mins

Smoked Turkey

It's not just about how lovely a turkey imbued with smoke would be. It's also about how lovely more space in the oven on Thanksgiving would be.

4 hrs 30 mins

Blue Cheese Balls

Birthday bashes. Cocktail parties. Thanksgiving dinner. Tuesday nights. These are but some occasions we've watched these disappear.

2 hrs 30 mins

8 Pumpkin Pie Recipes

What's a Thanksgiving table without a pumpkin pie? Our thoughts exactly. So here's our list of some of the best pumpkin pie recipes that we've got.

A Tale of Two Portuguese Stuffings

David muses about how the Portuguese in America celebrate Thanksgiving, complete with two different yet requisite stuffings on the table.

Cranberry Margarita

Because sometimes on Thanksgiving, you need something a little stronger than wine. Especially this year. We know we will. *hic*

45 mins

What’s Bell’s Seasoning?

Our very own David Leite demystifies Bell's Seasoning, a Northeast Thanksgiving classic that's taking the rest of the world by surprise.

Oyster Stew

This oyster stew, rich with cream and plump with oysters, is a classic and consummate first course for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

20 mins

Ina Garten’s Rosemary Cashews

This warm-from-the-oven nosh is the ideal melding of sweet, spicy, and savory. An ideal pre-Thanksgiving-dinner nosh.

10 mins