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Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Recipes

Lynley Jones

Are you cooking? Are you hosting? Are you bringing a dish? (Are you asking everyone else to bring a dish?)

However you’re doing Thanksgiving this year, you’re a champ! Because you’re gathering together with people you love (?), sharing a moment of peace (!?) around the table together. So here’s to you!

And here are some recipes to help:

The Bird is the Word

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How to Brine Your Turkey
How to Brine Your Turkey

Salty brine with white wine, herbs and spices to add lots of flavor to your Thanksgiving turkey. Plan to brine your turkey overnight, for about 12-18 hours total.

Classic Roast Turkey
Classic Roast Turkey

Why it works: a wine-and-butter soaked cheesecloth keeps the turkey breast moist and flavorful during cooking, and adds lots of flavor to pan juices to make delicious gravy. See notes at the end of the recipe for more details.

Fastest Roast Turkey
Fastest Roast Turkey

Cut roasting time to about an hour! Step-by-step instructions to cut your turkey into pieces and roast it much more quickly and evenly in a butter-wine braising liquid to keep the meat juicy and delicious.

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Sumac and Sage Dry-Brined Turkey
Sumac and Sage Dry-Brined Turkey

Use Sumac and Sage as a dry brine seasoning for your turkey. Season generously, then lest it rest refrigerated for several hours (for turkey parts), or up to a couple of days for a whole turkey. You can follow 101 Ways to Use Sumac and Sage Seasoning for more ideas at adventurekitchen.com.

Spice up the sides

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Paprika-Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Wedges with Crunchy Pumpkin Seeds
Paprika-Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Wedges with Crunchy Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted pumpkin wedges drizzled with a super flavorful paprika oil, then topped with herbs, parm and crunchy paprika-spiked pumpkin seeds. See notes for suggestions to prep ahead for a party, and/or to make this vegan.

Berbere-Roasted Butternut Squash
Berbere-Roasted Butternut Squash

Cubed butternut squash tossed with Ethiopian Berbere Seasoning for a slightly spicy and super flavorful side.

Roasted Turmeric-Spiced Cauliflower
Roasted Turmeric-Spiced Cauliflower

Roasty-toasty cauliflower with turmeric and other warming spices, tossed with parsley and basil.

Spicy Beet Curry with Beet Greens and Spiced Yogurt
Spicy Beet Curry with Beet Greens and Spiced Yogurt

A spicy Indian-style curry that uses the whole beet plant from root to leaf. Caramelized beet cubes sauteed along with their stems and leaves in a mixture of onions, garlic, ginger, chiles and Indian spices, and served over spiced yogurt.

Ethiopian Spiced Collard Greens
Ethiopian Spiced Collard Greens

Collards simmered with butter, olive oil, garlic, ginger and spices, then finished with a bright squeeze of lemon juice. Addictively good, and guaranteed to make a collards-lover out of anyone.

South Indian Vegetable Curry
South Indian Vegetable Curry

A South Indian approach combining thinly-sliced green beans with coconut, Indian spices and a hint of chile.

Aleppo-Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts
Aleppo-Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Caramelized Brussels sprouts in a maple glaze spiked with a hint of Aleppo peppers.

…Or Go for the Classics

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Bourbon-Ceylon Cranberry Sauce
Bourbon-Ceylon Cranberry Sauce

Step away from the can! A super-easy recipe that everyone will be talking about.

Herbed Bread Stuffing (or Dressing)
Herbed Bread Stuffing (or Dressing)

Enough for an 18-pound bird. May be cooked inside the bird or in a baking dish on the side.

Turkey Gravy
Turkey Gravy

Homemade gravy from the pan drippings of your roasted turkey.

Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Buttery and creamy, with just the right amount of braised garlic. The best traditional mashed potatoes you will ever eat.

French Green Beans with Toasted Breadcrumbs
French Green Beans with Toasted Breadcrumbs

French-style green beans topped with buttery toasted breadcrumbs.

Save Room for Dessert

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Apple Pumpkin Galettes with Bourbon-Maple Sauce
Apple Pumpkin Galettes with Bourbon-Maple Sauce

Four mini-galettes (or one big one!) with spiced pumpkin filling and lemony macerated apples, wrapped in crisp homemade pie crust pastry and drizzled with bourbon-maple sauce.

Classic Pumpkin Pie
Classic Pumpkin Pie

The all-American classic.

Apple Galette with Brown Butter Thyme Sauce
Apple Galette with Brown Butter Thyme Sauce

Macerated apples baked into a rustic tart and served with a sweet brown butter sauce infused with thyme.

Pumpkin Pasties
Pumpkin Pasties

Like little pumpkin pies inside a pastry shell. Inspired by the Harry Potter book series, they're perfect for your Halloween or Potter-themed party, but also sophisticated enough for your Thanksgiving table.

More good stuff for fall…

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Fall Recipes
Fall Recipes

All our best Adventure Kitchen recipes for fall. The air is brisk, the leaves are falling, the apples are plentiful and we’ve got some cooking to do.

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Recipes for Sides
Recipes for Sides

Recipes for sides. Because we all know they’re the real stars of the show.

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Winter Recipes
Winter Recipes

It’s cold outside, but it’s warm and cozy in your kitchen. Everything smells amazing, and it tastes even better. So here are all my winter recipes to help you stay warm and well-fed all winter long.

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categories Recipes, Thanksgiving
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