Having a Thanksgiving Week Meal Prep Plan is essential to getting Thanksgiving dinner on the table with the least amount of stress. Spending a few minutes jotting down a Thanksgiving Week Meal Prep schedule will make sure you’re not spending the entire day frantically cooking. Instead, enjoy a relaxed pace on Thanksgiving Day so you can…
Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping Recipe
This Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping is decadent – a real treat for the holiday season. Roasted sweet potatoes and sweet spices ensure lots of flavor, and the praline topping takes this sweet potato casserole over the top. I grew up eating sweet potato casserole with toasted marshmallows on top. Although I have fond…
Cranberry Pear Sauce Recipe
This easy Cranberry Pear Sauce can be ready in less than 15 minutes; make it ahead of time for Thanksgiving or on the day of the big feast. For the past month, I’ve been volunteering in the kitchen at Grace Farms, a brand new community center in our town, built on 80 acres of open space for…
100+ Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes
You’ll want to refer to this collection of Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes for all your holiday entertaining. Holiday entertaining can be tricky when you have guests with special dietary needs. Plan on serving an assortment of side dishes at your holiday meal, including a variety of colorful dishes featuring different vegetables, some mashed,…
Vegan Holiday Recipes
This post includes Vegan Holiday Recipes if you’re hosting vegetarian or vegan guests this holiday season. If you’ve never made anything vegan, it can be a bit intimidating at first. But, once you have a few under your belt, it will be easier to adapt recipes to be vegan, or to come up with your own….
How To Plan Thanksgiving Dinner
Are you hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year? Learn tips on how to plan Thanksgiving dinner so you can relax on Thanksgiving Day. When I first started making Thanksgiving dinner, I had lots of questions. How do you plan Thanksgiving dinner? How do you cook Thanksgiving dinner in one oven when the turkey takes up so…
Turkey Brown Rice Congee Recipe
Turkey Brown Rice Congee is a wonderful way to use a leftover turkey carcass. It is humble comfort food. Turkey congee is a tradition in many Chinese American households after Thanksgiving. Congee, also called “shi fan” in the Mandarin dialect or “jook” in the Cantonese dialect, is basically rice cooked in water or broth until…
Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad Recipe
Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad is a delicious healthy Fall harvest salad that is perfect for the holiday season. Sponsored by Peapod. I created this festive fall harvest salad for Peapod’s holiday entertaining theme. Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad is perfect for the holiday season. Hearty kale is dressed in a light maple apple cider…
Green Bean Casserole Soup Recipe
This creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup incorporates all the flavors of a traditional green bean casserole into soup form. Bright green beans, sauteed onion, mushrooms, thyme and nutmeg, and cashew cream come together to create a deliciously healthy and vibrant soup. I developed this Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup for Thanksgiving this weekend. One of…
Brined Sous Vide Turkey Breast with Sage Spice Rub
This Brined Sous Vide Turkey Breast with Sage Spice Rub Recipe ensures a moist, tender and flavorful turkey. I’ve never been a fan of white turkey meat because it’s usually dry and less flavorful than dark meat. So, I was curious if cooking turkey sous vide could produce a softer, more tender turkey breast. I actually made this…
Roasted Butternut Squash Cider Soup Recipe
This sweet spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Cider Soup is perfect for Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season. Sponsored by Peapod. I can’t believe next week is Thanksgiving already! November has been flying by and I have been planning my Thanksgiving menu. I used to find preparing Thanksgiving dinner extremely stressful. The amount of time…
Light Pumpkin Pie Gingersnap Parfaits Recipe
These Light Pumpkin Pie Gingersnap Parfaits are perfect for a snack or dessert. Greek yogurt and nut milk lighten up these pumpkin pie in-a-jar desserts. These individual pumpkin pie parfaits are great for portion control and an elegant presentation. Sponsored by Peapod. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t like pumpkin pie. Although…
Potato Turnip Mushroom Gratin Recipe
This Potato Turnip Mushroom Gratin is a nice addition to any holiday table, made lighter by the addition of vegetable stock and Greek yogurt. Dried mushrooms bump up the flavor profile in this recipe. Sponsored by Pacific Foods. As the weather turns cooler and holiday menus are planned, rich comfort foods seem to make more…
Gluten-Free Pear and Apple Crisp Recipe
Gluten-Free Pear and Apple Crisp is the perfect Fall or Winter dessert. This version uses oats and olive oil in the crisp topping for a healthy and delicious treat. Last winter, my sister forwarded me an article from NPR featuring gluten-free desserts, and I’ve kept it tucked in my pile of recipes to try. One…
Turkey Soba Noodle Soup Recipe
Turkey Soba Noodle Soup Recipe is a great way to use a leftover turkey carcass and meat. Delicious and healthy, the broth is so flavorful. If you celebrated Thanksgiving today, you probably have some leftover turkey (unless you were lucky enough to be invited over to someone else’s house or ate at a restaurant). As…
Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf
This recipe for Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf is a great vegetarian and vegan option for the holiday season. During the holiday season when menus are full of turkeys, hams and roasts, it can feel challenging coming up with a vegetarian or vegan main course that doesn’t feel like an after thought….
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Spiced Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Pumpkin Pie, along with Apple Crisp, are our family’s traditional desserts for Thanksgiving each year. Sometimes I offer to mix things up, but as many of you can probably relate, Thanksgiving is not the time to mess around with tradition in some households. This year, however, I was forced to make a few changes to…
Healthy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes
Today, I am sharing my collection of gluten-free and dairy-free Thanksgiving recipes that I have accumulated this past year. I can’t believe how quickly Thanksgiving has crept up on us. This time of year always seems to go at warp speed. This is our family’s first gluten-free (and dairy-free) Thanksgiving. It’s almost been one year…
Mushroom Cornbread Stuffing Muffins Recipe
Thanksgiving Day should be a day for both the cook and the family to relax, but oftentimes, the cook spends the better part of the day in the kitchen. At least, that’s what used to happen in my house until I realized that so many of the Thanksgiving dishes could be prepared ahead of time….
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Grapes Recipe
Roasting vegetables is one of the easiest ways to prepare almost any kind of vegetable. I’ve roasted cauliflower, broccoli, beets, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and brussels sprouts, all using the same technique. It is super easy and quick, making it my go-to method for preparing vegetables on short notice, perfect for Thanksgiving and the Holidays. So…
Cranberry Ginger Upside-Down Cake Recipe
Cranberry Ginger Upside-Down Cake is an elegant holiday cake that will please any guests. Thanksgiving side dishes and desserts have been on my mind the last few weeks. I’ve been a little stressed about coming up with gluten-free foods that will taste good, look good and meet the dietary restrictions of my son this Thanksgiving,…