Bon Appétit
Butternut Squash Gratin with Goat Cheese and Hazelnuts
Squash is often sold already peeled and seeded, making this recipe even easier.
Brussels Sprout Hash with Caramelized Shallots
Thinly sliced brussels sprouts are sautéed with shallots in this comforting hash.
Roasted Fingerlings with Red and Yellow Pipérade
The small potatoes known as fingerlings have a sweet, buttery flavor. Small redskinned potatoes would work well, too.
Wasabi and Green Onion Mashed Potatoes
Japanese horseradish gives these a bit of heat. Great with steak or prime rib, too.
Potato Gratin with Porcini Mushrooms and Mascarpone Cheese
Over-the-top delicious.
Smashed Baby Red Potatoes with Ancho Chiles and Dry Jack Cheese
These will add a southwestern-style kick to your Thanksgiving menu.
Cranberry and Blood Orange Relish
Just three ingredients make a fresh and bright uncooked relish—and the colors are beautiful, too.
Cranberry Relish with Apple Cider
Boiling down the cider gives great apple flavor; parsley adds color and freshness.
Cranberry Sauce with Port and Cinnamon
Dried and fresh cranberries are simmered in Port for a not-too-sweet, grown-up take on the classic.
Cornbread for Dressing
With its pure flavor, this firm and simply seasoned flourless cornbread is perfect for use in stuffings. It's also delicious toasted, spread with butter, and drizzled with honey.
Cornbread Dressing with Roasted Fall Vegetables
Roasted carrots, parsnips, and rutabagas add great depth of flavor.
Wild Rice Dressing with Roasted Grapes and Walnuts
Roasted red and green grapes add juicy flavor and refreshing tanginess to this satisfying pilaf-style dressing.
Three-Mushroom Dressing with Prosciutto
Mushroom fans, this one's for you: a hearty rosemary-bread dressing made with dried porcini as well as shiitake and button mushrooms.
Shortcut Turkey Stock
All of the gravy recipes here call for this enhanced stock. What makes it so special? Instead of water, canned chicken broth gets the recipe off to a flavorful start. Simmered with vegetables and the turkey neck, heart, and gizzard, this stock is the key to great gravy.
Porcini Mushroom Turkey with Mushroom Gravy
Both the turkey and the gravy get big-time flavor from earthy dried porcini mushrooms.
Pancetta-Sage Turkey with Pancetta-Sage Gravy
Salty Italian bacon flavors both the turkey and the gravy. Does it get any better?
Lemon-Herb Turkey with Lemon-Garlic Gravy
This gets a delicious lift from lemon in the butter, in the gravy, and under the skin, plus a shortcut for "preserved" lemons.